Serve God, Save the Planet : A Christian Call to Action

by Sleeth, J. Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781933392011
• ISBN10: 1933392010
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-15
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Summary

Drawing on science and religion, Doctor Sleeth build a bridge between environmentalists and mainstream Christians and shares how material downsizing led his family to healthier lifestyles, stronger relationships, and richer spiritual lives.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	XI
CHAPTER ONE Genesis	1	(10)
CHAPTER TWO An Ounce of Prevention Can Change the World	11	(9)
CHAPTER THREE A Christian's Case for Earth Care	20	(17)
CHAPTER FOUR The Earth Is the Lord's	37	(11)
CHAPTER FIVE Moving from Faith to Works	48	(14)
CHAPTER SIX Too Much Stuff	62	(12)
CHAPTER SEVEN An Hour of Work, A Day of Rest	74	(14)
CHAPTER EIGHT Television: More Real Than Real	88	(12)
CHAPTER NINE Steward Parents and Servant Children	100	(13)
CHAPTER TEN Food for Thought	113	(11)
CHAPTER ELEVEN A House Is Not a Home	124	(12)
CHAPTER TWELVE It's a Wonderful Life	136	(11)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Power and Light	147	(9)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN First, Do No Harm	156	(10)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Population Fallout	166	(10)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN God Is Love	176
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Serve God, Save the Planet Energy Audit	84	(108)
APPENDIX B Stewardship, One Appliance at a Time	192	(8)
APPENDIX C Let ft Begin with Me: An Earth Care To-Do List	200	(6)
APPENDIX D Luther, Calvin, Lewis, and Others on Creation Care	206	(4)
APPENDIX E Excerpts from The Evangelical Climate Initiative	210