Earthkeeping in the Nineties: Stewardship of Creation / Edition 1

by Loren Wilkinson

Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

Ever since its original publication over a decade ago, Earthkeeping has presented a thought-provoking, biblically based call for responsible stewardship. In view of the continuing environmental crisis worldside and in light of the increased ecological awareness in recent years, the book's message regarding "earthkeeping" is now more pertinent than ever.

This greatly revised and augmented edition of Earthkeeping updates the original edition while retaining the same breadth of perspective, reflecting the combined insights of Christian scholars in biology, physics, economics, literature, and philosophy. The book begins by laying out, with scientific precision, the state of the planet. Several chapters then carefully examine various historical and contemporary views of creation. Next the authors survey biblical and theological teaching relative to humanity's use of creation. The book concludes by offering helpful, practical guidelines for an earthkeeping ethic.

Besides providing an updated "state of the planet" analysis, this revised edition of Earthkeeping deals with recent cultural and religious developments, incorporating new material, for example, on the "Deep Ecology" and "new age" movements, the Gaia hypothesis, and ecofeminism. This edition also takes into account the recent wealth of Christian thinking about the earth, including the recovery of important but neglected voices from the Christian tradition, such as Hildegard of Bingen and Celtic spirituality. At the end of the book, an expanded and updated annotated bibliography, organized according to subject area, and new indexes (of names and subjects and of Scripture references) enhance the value of Earthkeeping as a significant resource fostering better human stewardship of God's creation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802805348
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/03/1991
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	405
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Preface to the First Edition	xii
	Introduction Humanity and the Earth: Two Futures	1
Section I	The State of the Planet
1	The Land Entrusted to Us	19
2	The Creatures under Our Care	36
3	The Human Deluge	51
4	The Earth and Its Fullness: Minerals and Energy	68
Section II	The Earth Keepers
Part A	Historical Roots
5	The Contribution of the Greeks	113
6	The Medieval View of Nature	127
7	The Scientific Revolution	145
8	The North American Experience	162
9	The Environmental Movement: Searching for a New Religion	181
Part B	Our Mind Today
10	Models: What's Behind Our Mind Today?	203
11	Economics: Managing Our Household	216
12	Valuing Creation	237
13	The Appropriateness of Technology	255
Section III	The Earth is the Lord's
14	Dominion as Stewardship: Biblical Principles of Earthkeeping	275
15	Stewardship	307
16	Inheriting the Land: Resources and Justice	326
Section IV	What Shall We Do?
17	Guideposts	341
	A Steward's Hymn	360
	Appendixes
A	What You Can Do	361
B	For Further Reading	372
C	Case Study: Recycled Paper	380
	Indexes
	Names and Subjects	383
	Scripture References	390

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"When the first edition of this book came out in 1980, few people were discussing the environment - then the book was prescient. Now it is vital."
Bill McKibben, author of 'The End of Nature'

Editorial Reviews

"When the first edition of this book came out in 1980, few people were discussing the environment - then the book was prescient. Now it is vital."
Bill McKibben, author of 'The End of Nature'

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