A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues
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A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues by Margot Hodson
Environmental sustainability is a major issue in society today. While Christian response was generally slow in the 1980s and ’90s, concern has grown rapidly in the 21st century across the church. In this book, two environmental experts consider eight of the key contemporary issues, offering eco-tips to enable practical response, as well as Bible-based reflections to deepen understanding. Among the issues covered are climate change, food, biodiversity and population, and the relationship between environmental problems and issues relating to world development. ‘We belong to a human community which must come to terms with new ways of living: extremely rapid environmental changes now impact us ever more directly, and this book is a comprehensive guide to some of the ways forward we must take. It is accessible, practical, even hopeful, and its biblical wisdom means it is indeed a Christian guide to environmental issues.’ Peter Harris, Founder of A Rocha ‘This book looks straight in the eye of the most serious set of environmental challenges humanity faces. Drawing together in accessible ways scientific evidence, biblical reflection and practical ideas, it will provoke you to think, act and pray for the renewal of creation.’ The Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Dudley
'It could re-excite enthusiasm, joy, delight, and action in our Christian responsibility and privilege of caring for God's earth and giving a voice to all creation to sing God's praise' Church Times
The Revd Margot Hodson is Vicar of Haddenham Benefice in Buckinghamshire and was previously Chaplain of Jesus College, Oxford. She has taught Environmental Ethics at Oxford Brookes University and is on the boards of The John Ray Initiative and A Rocha UK. Margot has published several books including Cherishing the Earth (with Martin Hodson, Monarch, 2008), and Uncovering Isaiah's Environmental Ethics (Grove Booklet E161, 2011). She has also written for BRF's Guidelines and the theology journal Anvil. Dr Martin Hodson is a plant scientist and environmental biologist, and is Operations Manager for the John Ray Initiative. He was the tour scientist for the Hope for Planet Earth tours, and writes and speaks widely on environmental issues. He has over 90 research publications and a worldwide reputation in his field. His recent publications include Climate Change, Faith and Rural Communities (with Margot Hodson, Agriculture and Theology Project, 2011) and Functional Biology of Plants (with John Bryant, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). He has also written and been guest editor for the theology journal Anvil.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857463838 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857463837 |
| Title | A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues |
| Author | Margot Hodson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) |
| Year published | 2015-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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