Care of Creation Focusing Concern and Action

Name: Care of Creation Focusing Concern and Action
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ISBN: 9780830815562

ISBN-10: 0830815562

ISBN-13: 9780830815562

Edition: 2000

Authors: R. J. Berry

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A 2003 Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction!"God intends . . . our care of the creation to reflect our love for the Creator," writes John Stott in the foreword to this book.For the theologians and scientists who have contributed to this book, the care of creation is both crucial to human survival and a supreme test of the reality of Christian faith. Their concern reflects not just the selfish interest of the developed North. Nor is it merely a minority enthusiasm, peculiar to bird-watchers and tree-huggers. Rather, it stems from God's creation commands, from Christ's reconciling work, and from what should be a communion of worship between the human and natural worlds. There is now a…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 6/13/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 213
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

R.J. Berry is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at University College, London. He is a former President of the Linnean Society, the British Ecological Society, the European Ecological Federation, the Mammal Society, and Christians in Science. For 20 years he served as a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, and in 1996 received the UK Templeton Award.



Foreword




RationaleAn Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation: The Text



Context



The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis




Biblical Foundations for Creation Care




The Making of the Declaration




Creation's Environmental Challenge to Evangelical Christianity




The Declaration Under Siege




Commentary



The Stewardship of the Creation: An Evangelical Affirmation




"Where Were You . . . ?"




Commitment to Creation




Stewardship and Relationship




God's Covenant and Our Responsibility




The Earth Under Threat




A Universal As Well As an Evangelical Declaration




Our Common Future




A New Look at Old Passages




Love Your Neighbour As Yourself




The Declaration in Practice: Missionary Earth-keeping




Population Numbers and Environmental Degradation




Eschatology and Hope




The Spirit of Environmentalism




Conclusions


The God Who Set the Stars in Space



Notes


Bibliography


The John Ray Initiative


General Index


Index of Bible References