By J Fowler on 03/03/2010
We asked Scott a few questions based on his new book and are grateful for his timely perspective on the link between environmental degradation and poverty, the future and mission of the church at large, and what it means to humbly merge JESUS’ Great Commandment with His Great Commission…
Posted in Environment & Creation, Interviews | Tagged christian faith, global poor, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Haiti, holistic ministry, Judson Press, missions, Plant With Purpose, Poverty, Scott Sabin, Social Justice, sustainable development, Tending To Eden, Tending To Eden: Environmental Stewardship for GOD's People, Whole-life Christian faith
By Ryan Marsh on 03/03/2010
Is there such thing as green guilt? Absolutely. Green grace is what God is doing about the planet’s dilemma, within us, without us and most often, despite us.
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged carbon offsetting, Christian faith and the environment, environmental crisis, GOD is green, grace, green guilt, guilt, Jesus
By Rusty Pritchard on 02/18/2010
I often hear the claim that environmentalism is a kind of new religion, usually from folks who are trying to disparage the movement. I think it’s partly right but it’s not enough to claim that environmentalism seems like a religion. We have to provide some answers for what to do…
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged Christian faith and the environment, Creation Care, enviro-legalism, environmental fundamentalism, environmentalism as religion, Jesus, legalism, Rusty Pritchard
By Meg Dunn on 02/12/2010
Caring for the environment is a moral issue. How we interact with the world around us, not just with other people but with the stuff of the earth, is not a matter of right, but of responsibility…
Posted in Book Reviews, Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged Biblical view of Creation, book review, Christian ecology, christian stewardship, Christian worldview, Creation Care, Francis Schaeffer, Pollution and the Death of Man, Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental Stewardship, Theology
By Magdalena Perks on 01/26/2010
“Sustainable Traditions” are the self-supporting, self-regenerating methods and ways that our antecedents bequeathed us, whether those were from agriculture, religion, politics, architecture or philosophy. It isn’t necessarily the big stuff. It is often the littlest stuff…
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged Christian ecology, christian faith, Creation Care, faith and the environment, sustainable traditions, tradition
By Rich Vincent on 12/18/2009
An unbiblical view of creation will lead us to wrong living. Our theology affects our practice. Only a robust view of creation guides us in how we should live in God’s world.
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features, Theology | Tagged Biblical Worldview, Creation Care, psalm 104, Rich Vincent, science and faith, sustainable christian living, Theology, theology of creation, worldviews
By Dean Ohlman on 12/04/2009
Theologians have historically categorized the Bible and nature as “two books,”…The first book, comprised of the inspired Scriptures of the Jewish and Christian faith, is called “special revelation.” The second of God’s two revelations is the book of nature, termed “general revelation.”
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features, Theology | Tagged creation, natural world, Theology, worldviews
By Dean Ohlman on 11/30/2009
In his book Biology Through the Eyes of Faith, Dr. Richard Wright speaks of the Cyrus Principle in reference to the many non-Christians who have worked diligently to preserve the wonder and integrity of God’s creation and have in essence done what God’s children could have and should have at least been actively involved in.
Posted in Environment & Creation | Tagged Biology Through The Eyes of Faith, christian environmentalism, Creation Care, Cyrus Principle, Dr. Richard Wright, Francis Schaeffer
By Rusty Pritchard on 11/16/2009
Public policy should focus more directly on the things that make people better off, rather than trying to control their reproductive decisions. Coercive population control is immoral, and other efforts at regulating population are less effective than helping families lead productive, rewarding, and flourishing lives.
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged christian ethics, Creation Care, environmentalism, overpopulation
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