A Christian Environmentalist
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A Christian Environmentalist
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Author : E. Roberts Alley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-05-01
A Christian Environmentalist written by E. Roberts Alley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with Religion categories.
"Our society is inundated with desperate communication to prove that there is no active God. From education to the media to popular books, philosophers, sociologists and theoretical scientists have filled thousands of pages with shallow quotes from like minded thinkers, told cute metaphoric stories, and used science fiction to invent alternates to scientific fact and theological beliefs. With this organized pressure, our children will likely be brought up to believe that nature and natural science are gods, and as such, we can control the environment, as well as our society, and enjoy a utopian future of comfort and happiness without the complication of an "unproven" God. A Christian Environmentalist discusses the ignored, or dismissed possibility of a supernatural reality, the facts of the environmental scientific reality, and how God and Christians fit into the future of the environment. From global warming to climate change, from scenic rivers to petroleum fracturing, and from wildlife protection to endangered species, A Christian Environmentalist explores our environment from Creation to Heaven, God's plan for the environment, and God's plan for us, and how the twain shall meet. " E. Roberts Alley, P.E.
Mere Environmentalism
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Author : Steven Hayward
language : en
Publisher: Government Institutes
Release Date : 2010-11-16
Mere Environmentalism written by Steven Hayward and has been published by Government Institutes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-16 with Religion categories.
As debates over climate change rage in Washington and American consumers become ever more conscientious about 'going green,' evangelical Christians are increasingly concerned about the proper relationship between faith and environmentalism. The notion of human 'stewardship' over God's creation could be a groundbreaking opportunity for cooperation between evangelicals, the scientific community, and environmental activists. However, a deep understanding of environmental issues from a distinctively Christian perspective will inevitably complicate partnerships with those who approach the subject from conventional secular viewpoints. Although there is some common ground, there remain important differences between Christian and secular perspectives on the environment. Are human beings merely one 'part' of the undifferentiated whole of nature? Or, worse, are humans a blight and a drain on God's perfect creation? Do we really 'own' the land we live on and the plants and animals that provide our sustenance? The answers to these questions begin to form a Christian approach to solving ecological problems. In Mere Environmentalism: A Biblical Perspective on Humans and the Natural World, Steven F. Hayward provides a thorough examination of the philosophical presuppositions underlying today's environmentalist movement and the history of policies intended to alleviate environmental challenges such as overpopulation and global warming. Relying on Scripture to understand God's created order, Hayward offers an insightful reflection on the relationship between humans and the natural world.
Should Christians Be Environmentalists
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Author : Dan Story
language : en
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date : 2012-04-13
Should Christians Be Environmentalists written by Dan Story and has been published by Kregel Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-13 with Religion categories.
Did God instruct the human race to be His caretakers over nature? If so, is environmental exploitation disobedience to God? Is it true, as many critics claim, that Christianity is the root cause of today’s environmental problems--or are all religions and cultures responsible? How should the church respond? Should Christians Be Environmentalists? systematically tackles these tough questions and more by exploring what the Bible says about the environment and our stewardship of creation. Looking at three dimensions of environmentalism as a movement, a Bible-based theology of nature, and the role the church has in environmental ethics, Dan Story examines each through a theological, apologetic, and practical lens.
Christian Faith And Environmental Stewardship
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Author : Daniel K. Lagat
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-03-15
Christian Faith And Environmental Stewardship written by Daniel K. Lagat and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-15 with Religion categories.
This book covers the contribution of Christianity in the care, stewardship, and management of the environment. It uses ideas from the logical position of a Christian, created in God’s image, redeemed by God, and given responsibility to subdue and keep the earth, arguing that a Christian has the responsibility and mandate to care for the environment. It shows that successful stewardship happens when a Christian is aware of God’s intention for creation, exerts effort to increase it, and is expected to give an account to God for their actions toward it. The book presents environmental concerns in Kenya as an opportunity for change, describing situations and why they could become opportunities for change. Seven worldviews are presented that discourage Christians who want to do environmental stewardship, and Christian theological doctrines are discussed that could be used to cause ecclesial participation in environmental stewardship. Finally, the book envisions a “Conserving Church” with specific activities the church can do to successfully influence people to do environmental stewardship.
Earthkeeping And Character
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Author : Steven Bouma-Prediger
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2019-11-19
Earthkeeping And Character written by Steven Bouma-Prediger and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Religion categories.
Addressing a topic of growing and vital concern, this book asks us to reconsider how we think about the natural world and our place in it. Steven Bouma-Prediger brings ecotheology into conversation with the emerging field of environmental virtue ethics, exploring the character traits and virtues required for Christians to be responsible keepers of the earth and to flourish in the challenging decades to come. He shows how virtue ethics can enrich Christian environmentalism, helping readers think and act in ways that rightly value creation.
An Introduction To Christian Environmentalism
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Author : Associate Professor and Chair Kathryn D Blanchard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-15
An Introduction To Christian Environmentalism written by Associate Professor and Chair Kathryn D Blanchard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-15 with categories.
Christians share a common concern for the earth. Evangelicals emphasize creation care; mainline Protestants embrace the green movement; the Catholic Church lists 10 deadly environmental sins; and the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch has declared climate change an urgent issue of social and economic justice. This textbook examines seven contemporary environmental challenges through the lens of classical Christian virtues. Authors Kathryn Blanchard and Kevin O'Brien use these classical Christian virtues to seek a golden mean between extreme positions by pairing each virtue with a pernicious environmental problem. Students are thus led past political pitfalls and encouraged to care for other creatures prudently, to develop new energy sources courageously, to choose our food temperately, to manage toxic pollution justly, to respond to climate change faithfully, to consider humanity's future hopefully, and to engage lovingly in advocacy for God's earth. Readers will emerge from this text with a deeper understanding of contemporary environmental problems and the fundamentals of Christian virtue ethics.
For The Beauty Of The Earth
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Author : Steven Bouma-Prediger
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2010-04
For The Beauty Of The Earth written by Steven Bouma-Prediger and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04 with Nature categories.
This substantially revised and updated edition provides the most thorough evangelical treatment available on a theology of creation care.
Ecologies Of Grace
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Author : Willis Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-12
Ecologies Of Grace written by Willis Jenkins and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-12 with Nature categories.
Christianity struggles to show how living on earth matters for living with God. While people of faith increasingly seek practical ways to respond to the environmental crisis, theology has had difficulty contextualizing the crisis and interpreting the responses. In Ecologies of Grace, Willis Jenkins presents a field-shaping introduction to Christian environmental ethics that offers resources for renewing theology. Observing how religious environmental practices often draw on concepts of grace, Jenkins maps the way Christian environmental strategies draw from traditions of salvation as they engage the problems of environmental ethics. He then uses this new map to explore afresh the ecological dimensions of Christian theology. Jenkins first shows how Christian ethics uniquely frames environmental issues, and then how those approaches both challenge and reinhabit theological traditions. He identifies three major strategies for making environmental problems intelligible to Christian moral experience. Each one draws on a distinct pattern of grace as it adapts a secular approach to environmental ethics. The strategies of ecojustice, stewardship, and ecological spirituality make environments matter for Christian experience by drawing on patterns of sanctification, redemption, and deification. He then confronts the problems of each of these strategies through critical reappraisals of Thomas Aquinas, Karl Barth, and Sergei Bulgakov. Each represents a soteriological tradition which Jenkins explores as an ecology of grace, letting environmental questions guide investigation into how nature becomes significant for Christian experience. By being particularly sensitive to the ways in which environmental problems are made intelligible to Christian moral experience, Jenkins guides his readers toward a fuller understanding of Christianity and ecology. He not only makes sense of the variety of Christian environmental ethics, but by showing how environmental issues come to the heart of Christian experience, prepares fertile ground for theological renewal.
Christian Faith And The Environment
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Author : Brennan R. Hill
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2007-03-16
Christian Faith And The Environment written by Brennan R. Hill and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-16 with Religion categories.
Although the environmental crisis has been recognized as an international threat, Christian attempts to reconcile their religious traditions and the earth are just beginning. 'Christian Faith and the Environment' challenges churches to take a stand for environmental concerns. Hill explores how twentieth-century theologians such as Karl Rahner, Bernard Lonergan, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin have taught Christians to build bridges between Christianity and creation. Examining sacramental rites, church documents, and feminist theological insights on ecology, Hill outlines a Christian environmental spirituality and traces the ethical challenges posed by our new awareness of our environment.
A Greener Faith
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Author : Roger S. Gottlieb
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-10
A Greener Faith written by Roger S. Gottlieb and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Nature categories.
Discusses religious environmentalism and argues that theologians are recovering nature-honoring elements of traditional religions and forging new theologies connecting devotion to God with love for God's creation and care for the Earth.