Biblical Holism and Agriculture : Cultivating Our Roots

by Evans, David J.; Vos, Ronald J.; Wright, Keith P.

• ISBN13: 9780878083558
• ISBN10: 0878083553
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: William Carey Library Pub

Table of Contents

Editors and Contributors	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xiii
Introduction
Building Consensus for Biblical Holism in Agriculture	1	(8)
David J. Evans
Keith P. Wright
The Agriculturalist and God
Reclaiming a Biblical Vision for Agriculture	9	(10)
Wayne A. Kobes
The Worship of God through Agriculture	19	(24)
Jesse T. Njoka
The Agriculturalist and Humanity
Social Principles for `Good' Agriculture	43	(22)
Ronald J. Vos
Behold I Give You: A Christian Perspective on Farming	65	(16)
Rev. Jim Ball
The Agriculturalist and Creation
Production Principles for `Good' Agriculture	81	(18)
Robert De Haan
Enabling Creation's Praise: Lessons in Agricultural Stewardship from Africa	99	(24)
Harry Spaling
The Agriculturalist and Knowledge
Affinity, Dominion, and the Poverty of Our Day: Calling and Task of Agriculture in a World That Belongs to God	123	(18)
John H. Kok
The Agriculturalist and Purpose
Agriculture and the Kingdom of God	141	(32)
Darrow L. Miller
On Dams, Demons, Wells and Witches: Managing the Message of Transformational Development	173	(14)
Bruce Bradshaw
The Agriculturalist and Ethics
The Bible as Ethical Standard for Appraising Modern Agricultural Practices	187	(16)
Michael Oye
Integration towards Ethical Agriculture: Challenges, Principles and Practice in International Perspective	203	(48)
E. John Wibberley
The Agriculturalist and Economics
Is Our Agricultural House Built on Sand? Biblical Holism in Agriculture and the Assumption of Monotonicity in the Utility Function	251	(16)
Kara Unger Ball
Redeeming Agriculture and Economics through Worldview Transformation	267	(28)
Greg De Haan
Conclusion
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread: A Prayer to the First Farmer	295
David J. Evans