ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award Biblical Foundations Book Award
Winner Sandra L. Richter cares about the Bible. She also cares
about creation. An expert in ancient Israelite society and economy
as well as biblical theology, she walks readers through passages
familiar and not-so-familiar, showing how significant environmental
theology is to the Bible's witness. She then calls Christians to
apply that message to today's environmental concerns. Richter is a
master Bible scholar. Each chapter draws out a biblical mandate
about humanity's responsibility to care for the land, domestic and
wild creatures, and people on the margins. She is also a master
storyteller. Well informed on present-day environmental challenges,
Richter includes case studies that connect the biblical mandates to
current issues. Though modern political alliances may tempt readers
to sever Christian faith from environmental stewardship, in this
concise and accessible book, Richter urges us to be driven by God's
values instead.
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So important
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 | Review
by: Kelly H.
“This book is my contribution to exposing and uprooting these misconceptions that have rendered the church silent on a critical concern.” - From “Stewards Of Eden” by Sandra L. Richter
“Stewards of Eden, by Sandra L. Richter, is an amazing book which unpacks the major ways our environment suffers and then what the Bible has to say about each. She then gives an example of the damage being done and ways in which we can help course correct.
“As any organic farmer would tell us, and as the history of urbanisation in Mesopotamia dramatically illustrates, the continuous cultivation of a single crop in the same field depletes the soil of nutrients and encourages the proliferation of pests and diseases specific to that particular crop.” - From “Stewards Of Eden” by Sandra L. Richter
The Biblical study alone is fascinating and moving. Sandra carefully creates a narrative of God’s view of the world from creation to the Second Coming. She explains the context of the verses which relate to our environment by digging into history and cultural practices.
“What most of us do not realise is that environmental degradation strikes those on the margins first. It is the subsistence farmer and the poor who pay the highest price for any society’s failure to utilise land in a sustainable fashion.” - From “Stewards Of Eden” by Sandra L. Richter
The scientific explanation of the damage humans have done and continue to do is well-reasoned and compelling. I am passionate about the environment and still learnt a huge amount. The examples are heart-breaking and distressing, particularly those relating to the harm we are doing to animals.
Sandra gives practical ways we can, in our daily lives, engage with this world crisis and make a difference, It is so empowering and encouraging to be able to do something! I’m am so excited to see a book in the world calling Christians to action to protect our Eden.
I highly recommend “Stewards of Eden”, it’s elegantly written, insightful and so important. It’s a five out of five on the enJOYment scale.
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