The ecology of the New Testament : creation, re-creation, and the environment / Mark Bredin ; foreword by Richard Bauckham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bredin, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human ecology.

Human ecology in the Bible.

Environmental ethics--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Environmental ethics.

Ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2010]

Summary:

Mark Bredin opens contemporary ecological concerns to the teachings of Jesus. He shows how the New Testament gives us the moral bearings we need to respond to disturbing global trends such as the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and the shortage of food and clean water.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Why Care for the Earth?""; ""Chapter 2: Cosmic Justice""; ""Chapter 3: Ecology and the Wilderness""; ""Chapter 4: Jesus “with the Wild Beasts� (Mark 1:13)""; ""Chapter 5: Bad News""; ""Chapter 6: The Beatitudes 1: Matthew 5:36""; ""Chapter 7: The Beatitudes 2: Matthew 5:7�12""; ""Chapter 8: The Lord�s Prayer 1: Matthew 6:9�10""; ""Chapter 9: The Lord�s Prayer 2: Matthew 6:11�13""; ""Chapter 10: Food Makes the World Go Round""

""Chapter 11: Paul�s Ecological Teaching""""Chapter 12: James�s Ecological Teaching""; ""Chapter 13: Revelation�s Ecological Teaching""; ""Chapter 14: Caregivers of Body Earth""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9780830858842

0830858849

OCLC:

873902068