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Green Witness - Ecology, Ethics, and the Kingdom of God (Paperback)
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Green Witness - Ecology, Ethics, and the Kingdom of God (Paperback)
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Description: Green Witness is a work in theological ethics,
addressed primarily to theologians and seminarians, but also to
clergy and church study groups. Yordy approaches the topic of
Christian environmental work not from the perspective of a global
crisis that must be solved, but from the perspective of God's
promise of the Kingdom. She argues that Christians can and should
work for the wholeness of the biophysical environment whether or
not their efforts bear immediate visible fruit, because God always
welcomes and makes good use of faithful discipleship. This is good
news to religious environmentalists who have grown weary of
struggling to ""make a difference"" amid ever-louder announcements
of environmental destruction. The eschaton is clearly a realm of
interspecies peace, abundance, and diversity, and part of the
church's mission is to demonstrate these aspects of God's plan for
the world, although only God can and will consummate the Kingdom.
Endorsements: ""Often confronted by the so-called 'environmental
crisis, ' many are led to despair that nothing can be done. Drawing
on profound theological insights, Laura Yordy helps us see that
something can be done because Christ's redemption is sure and good.
Hopefully this book will find its way into many congregational
discussions of how we can better live as witnesses to God's
glorious creation."" --Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School
""Yordy encourages us to think the meaning of creation in terms of
the in-breaking Kingdom of God. With this eschatological reading of
our environmental troubles she invites us to a more exacting and
merciful discipleship that is patterned on the Trinitarian God who
brings all creation into being and sustains it until its final
redemption in Christ. Yordy's views will challenge established
patterns of thinking, and inspire churches to be more faithful
witnesses to the healing presence of God in our world."" --Norman
Wirzba, author of The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an
Ecological Age About the Contributor(s): Laura Ruth Yordy is
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Bridgewater
College in Virginia.
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