"This is the current state of our planet. The air, ocean, land, and fresh water resources given to us by the Creator are suffering. The garden is in decline. There are pragmatic reasons to be concerned, economic reasons to alter our course, and spiritual reasons to consider a new way of living. But within the community of faith, where is the concern, the sense of urgency?"
Along the way, we read some truly beautiful passages from scripture and some very insightful anecdotes and thinking from this award-winning landscape architect. Abbaté is well-placed to write on this subject, combining as he does his experience in sustainable landscape design and resource planning with his many years at the centre of his spiritual community.
The book is well-written, persuasively and thoughtfully argued, and if you're still on the fence on the conservation issue, this book will bring you down firmly on the side of Creation Care.
"Conservation is a conservative issue. And if you're a Christian, it really doesn't matter what your political stripe is - God put us here to care for his garden. Some in the faith community believe that this planet is like giant bank account of natural resources that God gave us access to. It is here for our use and enjoyment. But the earth isn't a trust-fund, it's a limited chacking account. And we've got to make investments in the natural world to keep it healthy and thriving."
Biblios Reviewer : Louise, A View from Carmine Superiore. Copyright © Louise Bostock 2009. All rights reserved.
2 comments:
Sounds like a book right up my alley. I recently read a similar styled book entitled.
Serve God Save the Planet (A Christian Call to Action) by J. Matthew Sleeth, MD.
I definitely view myself as a conservationist not an environmentalist, but one who truly cares and does whats best for the earth with the human race given the higher consideration. God gave us the resources of this beautiful earth to use, but not to abuse.
I'll see if I can find that book here in our library.
Thanks, Joy
Yay for conservation calls to the faithful.
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