coming together to care for creation Lowe, Ben 1984- creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Books c2009 2009 monographic eng

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206 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Foreword / by Shane Claiborne -- Introduction: Why a revolution? -- Reality check -- Incompatible foolishness : our plan for the world vs. God -- Uplink: Will Samson, author of Justice in the burbs -- Prodigal treehuggers : our place in God's plan -- Uplink: Fred van Dyke, director of environmental studies, Wheaton College -- From insulation to incarnation : the journey back to God's plan -- Uplink: Peter Harris, founder, A Rocha -- Changing our communities -- The heat is on : the current Creation Care Movement and the climate crisis that sparked it -- Uplink: Vince Morris, risk manager, Wheaton College -- Spheres of change : where this movement is germinating -- Uplink: Paul Corts, president, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities -- Transformation : a movement of change -- Uplink: Bettie Ann Brigham, vice president for student development, Eastern University -- Mustard seed organizing : how this movement grows -- Uplink: Janel Curry, dean of research, Calvin College, and chair, Evangelical Environmental Network -- Molehills : overcoming obstacles to growth -- Uplink: Ed Johnson, president, Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies -- Sustaining sustainability : keeping the movement alive -- Uplink: Jeff Greenberg, professor of geology, Wheaton College -- A bigger vision -- Synthesis : connecting into the bigger picture -- Uplink: Dorothy Boorse, professor of biology, Gordon College -- Red, blue, or green? : the role of politics in caring for creation -- Uplink: Jonathan Merritt, spokesperson, Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative -- We hug trees for Jesus : engaging the world for Christ -- Uplink: Ajith Fernando, national director, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka -- Epilogue: A revolution of hope -- Afterword / by J. Matthew Sleeth. by Ben Lowe ; foreword by Shane Claiborne ; afterword by J. Matthew Sleeth. Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-206) Human ecology Religious aspects Christianity Ecotheology Communities Religious aspects Christianity BT695.5 .L695 2009 261.8/8 9780830836246 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2008046020 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0904/2008046020.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0904/2008046020.html DLC 180312 20250312110638.0 15502533