The Ecology of the New Testament - Creation, Re-Creation, and the Environment (Paperback)

God is the Creator of all and cares deeply for all that he has made. His vision for creation is seen through a world teeming with life where eternity is breathed into and through all creation. Jesus teaches that humans must live with a spirit of generosity and restraint; however, a spirit of meanness and greed dominates human culture and leaves nearly 1.3 billion people living on less than $1 a day. The politics of globalization based on principles of greed have resulted in the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and a shortage of food and clean water. Jesus teaches that those who are generous are blessed, and such generosity brings justice to all creation. There cannot be God's social justice without ecological sanity, and yet we tend to speak of social justice as though non-human creation doesn't matter. God cares even for the flowers of the field, yet we show contempt for God in our careless plunder of his creation. To love God is to love all that he has made, from our own families to the soil outside our homes.

General

Imprint:	Inter-Varsity Press,US
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Mark Bredin
Foreword by:	Richard Bauckham
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-0-8308-5638-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-8308-5638-2
Barcode:	9780830856381

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