Recommended Books on Creation Care

 

Order you copy of this important new book on creation care. Until recently, science has been alone in sounding the alarms while many religious leaders have held back, viewing global warming as a purely secular issue. Now, in an unprecedented demonstration of unity and moral purpose, religious voices from across the spectrum--liberal, conservative, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists--are joining in one of the largest movements in human history...declaring the environment to be an urgent matter of faith. In Love God, Heal Earth: 21 Leading Religious Voices Speak Out on Our Sacred Duty to Protect the Environment (St. Lynn's Press, 2009, ISBN: 798-0-9800288-3-6, $17.95), the Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham brings together 21 highly regarded spiritual leaders from diverse faiths to make the case for environmental stewardship and show how their faith communities are tackling the issue of religion and environment.

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Local Woman Writes On Creation Care

Rebecca Barnes-Davies is currently a student at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Her book, 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth, includes practical steps as well as a spiritual perspective to caring for God's creation. Some of the ways will even surprise those seasoned environmentalists.

When asked why creation care is an important issue for people of faith, Rebecca responds, "I think creation care is a vital part of faith. Speaking from my own tradition, it is essential that Christians care for God's world as evidenced throughout our scriptures, tradition, ethical statements (from various denominations), and our experience with the world around us. We cannot ignore the scriptural mandates or the long history of theological, ethical grounding in our tradition that say that we cannot be in covenant with God apart from the covenant God has with all of creation."

We read the book immediately and wwew impressed by how comprehensive it is as well as how useful. The book is available online at Cokesbury or ask your local bookseller to order it for you.