Ecology of the New Testament

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Ecology of the New Testament

Creation, Re-Creation, and the Environment

Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Author: Mark Bredin

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Language: English

Published by: IVP

Published on: 5th January 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 673 Kb

ISBN: 9780830858842


God as Creator

God is the Creator of all and cares deeply for all that he has made. His vision for creation is seen through a world teeming with life where eternity is breathed into and through all creation.

Teachings of Jesus

Jesus teaches that humans must live with a spirit of generosity and restraint; however, a spirit of meanness and greed dominates human culture and leaves nearly 1.3 billion people living on less than $1 a day. The politics of globalization based on principles of greed have resulted in the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and a shortage of food and clean water.

Generosity and Justice

Jesus teaches that those who are generous are blessed, and such generosity brings justice to all creation. There cannot be God's social justice without ecological sanity, and yet we tend to speak of social justice as though non-human creation doesn't matter.

Care for Creation

God cares even for the flowers of the field, yet we show contempt for God in our careless plunder of his creation. To love God is to love all that he has made, from our own families to the soil outside our homes.

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