For the Beauty of the Earth, 2nd edition: A Christian Vision for Creation Care

Name: For the Beauty of the Earth, 2nd edition: A Christian Vision for Creation Care
Brand: Baker Academic
SKU: 036958
Price: 32.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Steven Bouma-Prediger
ISBN: 9780801036958

By: Steven Bouma-Prediger

Product Description

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Thomas Aquinas once stated that "any error about creation also leads to an error about God." Fortunately there are many in the Christian faith today with an ever-increasing interest in caring for the environment. In this second edition of his highly acclaimed book, Steven Bouma-Prediger provides a compelling treatment for an evangelical theology of creation care. Making the case that an authentic Christian faith requires ecological obedience, Bouma-Prediger argues that true Christianity acknowledges the responsibility and privilege Christians have been given as stewards of the earth. This edition has been substantially revised and updated with the latest scientific and environmental research.

About the Series

The Engaging Culture series is designed to help Christians respond with theological discernment to our contemporary culture. Each volume explores particular cultural expressions, seeking to discover God's presence in the world and to involve readers in sympathetic dialogue and active discipleship.

Product Information

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Title: For the Beauty of the Earth, 2nd edition: A Christian Vision for Creation Care
By: Steven Bouma-Prediger
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 288
Vendor: Baker Academic
Publication Date: 2010

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 15 ounces
ISBN: 080103695X
ISBN-13: 9780801036958
Series: Engaging Culture
Stock No: WW036958

Publisher's Description

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Caring for the environment is a growing interest among evangelicals. This award-winning book provides the most thorough evangelical treatment available on a theology of creation care. "Authentic Christian faith requires ecological obedience," writes Steven Bouma-Prediger. He urges Christians to acknowledge their responsibility and privilege as stewards of the earth. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated with the latest scientific and environmental research.

Author Bio

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Steven Bouma-Prediger (PhD, University of Chicago) is professor of religion at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and the author of The Greening of Theology: The Ecological Models of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joseph Sittler, and Jürgen Moltmann. He is the coauthor of Assessing the Ark: A Christian Perspective on Non-human Creatures and the Endangered Species Act (with Virginia Vroblesky) and Evocations of Grace: The Writings of Joseph Sittler on Ecology, Theology, and Ethics (with Peter Bakken).