BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

There are numerous books on the subject of creation or environmental care. Some are written from a perspective of Biblical teaching and others are written from secular perspectives. There is much to learn from both.

From time to time the BCC Creation Care team sponsors a discussion of a book the team has found helpful.

The Gospel and Creation Care, by Douglas and Jonathan Moo

Planted, by Leah Kostamo

For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care, by Steven C. Bouma-Prediger

Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible, by Ellen Davis

The Bible and Ecology, by Richard Bauckham

An investigation into the relationship between human beings and the rest of creation from an in-depth look at the ecological perspectives found in the book of Job, the Psalms, and the Gospels.

Surprised by Scripture, by N.T. Wright

A review of New Testament literature about “end times” and “the second coming” that helps us make sense of Christian responsibility toward the creation in the present time. Chapter 5, Jesus is Coming; Plant a Tree is especially applicable.

Creation Care; A Biblical Theology of the Natural World, by Douglas J Moo and Jonathan Moo

Explore the place of the natural world within God’s purposes and celebrate God’s love as displayed in creation and new creation. Theology of creation care, scientific review and suggestions for a Christian response.

Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 2013, Milkweed Editions.

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Kimmerer shows that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgement and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world.

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