Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World Contributor(s): Moo, Douglas J. (Author), Moo, Jonathan A. (Author), Lunde, Jonathan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 031029374X ISBN-13: 9780310293743 Publisher: Zondervan Academic OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
Dewey: 261.88 |
LCCN: 2017036847 |
Series: Biblical Theology for Life |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.3" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Ecology |
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Publisher Description: From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals a God whose creative power and loving care embrace all that exists, from earth and sky and sea to every creeping, crawling, swimming, and flying creature. Yet the significance of the Bible's extensive teaching about the natural world is easily overlooked by Christians accustomed to focusing only on what the Bible says about God's interaction with human beings. In Creation Care, part of the Biblical Theology for Life series, father and son team Douglas and Jonathan Moo invite readers to open their Bibles afresh to explore the place of the natural world within God's purposes and to celebrate God's love as displayed in creation and new creation. Following the contours of the biblical storyline, they uncover answers to questions such as:
In addition to providing a comprehensive biblical theology of creation care, they probe behind the headlines and politicized rhetoric about an 'environmental crisis' and climate change to provide a careful and judicious analysis of the most up-to-date scientific data about the state of our world. They conclude by setting forth a bold framework and practical suggestions for an effective and faithful Christian response to the scriptural teaching about the created world. But rather than merely offering a response to environmental concerns, Creation Care invites readers into a joyful vision of the world as God's creation in which they can rediscover who they truly are as creatures called to love and serve the Creator and to delight in all he has made. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lunde, Jonathan: - Jonathan Lunde (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. He is coeditor (with Kenneth Berding) of Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and has contributed articles to The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels and the New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Jon and his wife, Pamela, have three children and reside in Brea, California.Moo, Douglas J.: - Douglas J. Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. His work centers on understanding the text of the New Testament and its application today. He has written extensively in several commentary series, including the NIV Application Commentary, Pillar Commentary, Tyndale New Testament Commentary, and the New International Commentary on the New Testament. Moo, Jonathan A.: -Jonathan A. Moo (PhD, University of Cambridge) is associate professor of New Testament and environmental studies at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. In addition to his work in biblical studies, he earned a graduate degree in wildlife ecology from Utah State University and has written a number articles and books on the understanding of nature in early Judaism and Christianity. He has worked extensively with the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge (UK) and was a key contributor to the Lausanne Movement's Global Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel. |