Ecology of the New Testament Creation, Re-Creation, and the Environment

Name: Ecology of the New Testament Creation, Re-Creation, and the Environment
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ISBN: 9780830856381

ISBN-10: 0830856382

ISBN-13: 9780830856381

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Authors: Mark Bredin, Richard Bauckham

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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…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 11/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 209
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Mark Bredin is a tutor at Westcott House and is an associate researcher for the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon project. His recent publications include: 'Jesus, Revolutionary of Peace' and 'John's Account of Jesus' Demonstration in the Temple'.



Foreword


Acknowledgments



Why Care for the Earth?



Cosmic Justice



Ecology and the Wilderness



Jesus "with the Wild Beasts" (Mark 1:13)



Bad News



The Beatitudes 1: Matthew 5:36



The Beatitudes 2: Matthew 5:7-12



The Lord's Prayer 1: Matthew 6:9-10



The Lords Prayer 2: Matthew 6:11-13



Food Makes the World Go Round



Paul's Ecological Teaching



James's Ecological Teaching



Revelations Ecological Teaching



Caregivers of Body Earth


Notes


Bibliography