Norman Wirzba
Biography
Norman Wirzba wrote Living the Sabbath and From Nature to Creation, and co-wrote Making Peace with the Land with Fred Bahnson.
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A Political Theology of Climate Change
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In this wide-ranging, compelling book Northcott shows why it is a great mistake to think that weather is a topic of concern only to farmers and gardeners. Anthropogenic climate change -- and all the pain and suffering it will bring to humanity and fellow creatures -- is a profound challenge to theological reflection in all of its forms because what is at stake is nothing less than hope for life that honors the gift of creation and gives glory to God. Drawing on the latest scientific research on climate and energy, Northcott develops an ambitious political theology that has the potential to bring healing to our lands and our communities. This book is a wake-up call.”
Theology
““Over many years, Steven Bouma-Prediger has been a leading voice charting the way for earthkeeping as an essential Christian practice. Now in his latest wide-ranging book, Creation Care Discipleship, we are treated to a distillation of the wisdom he has acquired along the way. Read it and let it inspire you to love the world that God loves and has chosen to make his abiding home.”
Creation’s Slavery and Liberation
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In Creation’s Slavery and Liberation, Presian Burroughs literally grounds Paul’s gospel message in the land. By attending to water, agriculture, and food and economic systems as these were being worked out in the Mediterranean world of his day, Burroughs gives us the tools we need to live more faithfully in our own lands and communities today.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Yordy encourages us to think the meaning of creation in terms of the in-breaking Kingdom of God. With this eschatological reading of our environmental troubles she invites us to a more exacting and merciful discipleship that is patterned on the Trinitarian God who brings all creation into being and sustains it until its final redemption in Christ. Yordy's views will challenge established patterns of thinking, and inspire churches to be more faithful witnesses to the healing presence of God in our world.”
Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology
Theology
“Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology is a wonderful new addition to the field. Combining scientific data, personal stories, and careful theological analysis, the authors draw readers into the goodness and pain of God's world and invite them to develop a wholesome response as an act of Christian discipleship. Christians and congregations will learn much and benefit greatly from this book.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Prepare to be illuminated! Jesus for Farmers and Fishers brims with insights that can only come when you join in one person the world's leading ethnobotanist, a major food justice advocate, and a member of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans. Page after page, Gary Paul Nabhan shows how living closely and practically with land, water, and fellow creatures helps readers appreciate Scripture in ways they never have before.”
Theology
“In this foundational text Brian Brock has firmly established ‘creatureliness’ as a category of decisive theological and ethical significance. His wide-ranging and deeply probing reflections demonstrate that the implications are enormous and cannot be ignored, especially as we confront today’s multiple social and ecological crises.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“According to scripture, humans are created to be with animals. They greatly outnumber us, and they make our living possible, but we scarcely think deeply about it. Read Laura Duhan-Kaplan’s book and be reminded that we have much to gain by giving animals the attention they deserve. Mouth of the Donkey will open your mind and, hopefully, your heart.”
“What I wouldn’t give to join Alastair McIntosh on a journey. Poacher’s Pilgrimage doesn’t simply take us on a trip. By taking us into the remote region of the Scottish Hebrides, it also takes us deep into ourselves so that we might learn to love and protect a world made to be savored and cherished.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“If Christian faith is about being grounded in the life of God, this book helps us see that God's own life has from the beginning been grounded in the land as the place where divine love is made manifest and goes to work. Rooted and Grounded opens multiple vistas for a fresh revisioning of biblical exegesis and theological reflection. In doing so it helps us make the essential connections that are foundational for the healing of human and land communities. It deserves a wide readership.”
Theology
“The fruit of a lifetime of patient and careful study, this text is saturated with insights about God's desire and plan for life's abundance. It will be an essential guide for biblical scholars, theologians, and laypeople for generations to come.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Larry Rasmussen has written a wise and compassionate book, precisely the sort of book our Anthropocene world needs. Don't let the title fool you. This is a book for young people, but it is also for all adults who now (and quickly) need to learn the art of becoming good ancestors.”
Christian Living
“Wine as a gift of God's love, wine as a witness to the in-breaking of God's kingdom of life and joy, wine as the drink that draws us more closely into the fellowship of Christ, and wine-making as our participation in the care and celebration of God's good creation — these themes and many more besides are lovingly developed in this beautifully conceived book. Gisela Kreglinger opens up the gift and the mystery of wine in these pages so that we can taste God's invitation to us to share in the divine love that heals the world and the deep joy that celebrates our life together.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Over the last several decades, Timothy Gorringe has established himself as an indispensable theological guide in matters relating to culture and the built and natural environments. In The World Made Otherwise, he shows how theological insights can help us address what is likely the most pressing, planetary issue of our time—creating societies, economies, and infrastructures that will be livable and just and, dare we hope, even beautiful.”
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