Keeping God's Earth The Global Environment in Biblical Perspective

Name: Keeping God's Earth The Global Environment in Biblical Perspective
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ISBN: 9780830838837

ISBN-10: 083083883X

ISBN-13: 9780830838837

Edition: 2010

Authors: Noah J. Toly, Daniel I. Block

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Diversity of life. Water resources. Global climate change. Cities and global environmental issues. We all know being a Christian involves ethical responsibility. But what exactly are our environmental obligations? This unique volume edited by Wheaton College professors Noah J. Toly and Daniel I. Bock, teams up scientists with biblical scholars to help us discern just that question. What does the Lord require of us? Here you'll read informed essays from Christian teachers in a variety of fields, ranging from New Testament, Old Testament, Christian theology and ethics to geology, biology, atmospheric physics and environmental science. Their biblical insight combined with scientific expertise…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 6/26/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Daniel I. Block (D.Phil, University of Liverpool) is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College.



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Introduction


Introduction: Keeping God's Earth


Toward an Evangelical Response to Environmental Challenges




Eschatology and Environmental Ethics


On the Importance of Biblical Theology to Creation Care




Cities and the World



Cities and the Global Environment




A Biblical Theology of the City and the Environment


Human Community in the Created Order




The Diversity of Life



The Diversity of Life


Its Loss and Conservation




To Serve and to Keep


Toward a Biblical Understanding of Humanity's Responsibility in the Face of the Biodiversity Crisis




Water Resources



Water for Life


Global Freshwater Resources




A Biblical Theology of Water


Plenty, Food and Drought in the Created Order




Climate Change



The Changing Global Climate


Evidence, Impacts, Adaptation and Abatement




"The Earth is the Lord's"


Biblical Foundations for Global Ecological Ethics and Mission




Conclusion



Environmental Ethics


Bringing Creation Care Down to Earth



Afterword: When the Gardener Returns


An Ecological Perspective on Adam's Dominion



Recommended Further Reading


Contributors


Subject Index


Scripture Index