Keeping God's Earth

by Toly, Noah J.

• ISBN13: 9780830838837
• ISBN10: 083083883X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-01
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Wheaton College professors Noah J. Toly and Daniel I. Block bring together a team of biblical scholars with social and natural science backgrounds to address the ethical matter of Christian responsibility for our physical environment throughout the whole earth. Their biblical insight combined with scientific expertise will provide you with a deeper understanding and clear guidance on the most important environmental issues facing us today.

Author Biography

Noah J. Toly (Ph.D., Delaware) teaches environmental politics and is director of urban studies and assistant professor of politics and international relations at Wheaton College in Illinois. Previously he served as policy fellow at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy in the University of Delaware's School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. Daniel I. Block (D.Phil., Liverpool) is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College in Illinois. He is the author of many books, including several commentaries, most recently on the book of Ezekiel in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. 7
Introduction
Introduction: Keeping God's Earth
Toward an Evangelical Response to Environmental Challenges	p. 11
Eschatology and Environmental Ethics
On the Importance of Biblical Theology to Creation Care	p. 23
Cities and the World
Cities and the Global Environment	p. 47
A Biblical Theology of the City and the Environment
Human Community in the Created Order	p. 69
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life
Its Loss and Conservation	p. 93
To Serve and to Keep
Toward a Biblical Understanding of Humanity's Responsibility in the Face of the Biodiversity Crisis	p. 116
Water Resources
Water for Life
Global Freshwater Resources	p. 143
A Biblical Theology of Water
Plenty, Food and Drought in the Created Order	p. 165
Climate Change
The Changing Global Climate
Evidence, Impacts, Adaptation and Abatement	p. 187
"The Earth is the Lord's"
Biblical Foundations for Global Ecological Ethics and Mission	p. 216
Conclusion
Environmental Ethics
Bringing Creation Care Down to Earth	p. 245
Afterword: When the Gardener Returns
An Ecological Perspective on Adam's Dominion	p. 267
Recommended Further Reading	p. 276
Contributors	p. 285
Subject Index	p. 290
Scripture Index	p. 296
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