Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World, by Jonathan and Douglas Moo
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, father and son team Douglas and Jonathan Moo invite you to open your Bible 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.
They answer questions such as:
- What is the purpose of non-human creation?
- Can a world with things like predators, parasites, and natural disasters still be the "good" world described in Genesis 1?
- What difference does the narrative of the Fall make for humankind's responsibility to rule over other creatures?
- Does Israel's experience on the land have anything to teach Christians about their relationship with the earth?
- What difference does Jesus make for our understanding of the natural world?
- How does our call to care for creation fit within the hope for a new heaven and a new earth?
- What is unique about Christian creation care compared with other approaches to environmental issues?
- How does creation care fit within the charge to proclaim the gospel and care for the poor?
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