Greening God S Earth With Verse

Author : Paul Bebbington
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781664112391

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'Greening God's Earth with Verse' by Paul Bebbington Pdf

It’s invaluable to relax and spend time with people of different generations to oneself. .. both youngsters and the elderly. With regard to our World’s future, teenagers need to be challenged in different ways. The residential holidays I helped with - through Face2Face Educational Trust- have been as much a blessing to me, as to the youth’s participating. The trust, overseen by Kevin Moore, has run Checkmate ( chess ) and Sketchpad (art) weeks, in a rural centre in Bedfordshire many times. All Face2Face events aim to introduce participants to the Christian faith too. It was at one such week that I started to pen my longest poem..‘Son’s of Adam’, when my Christian faith was being challenged by life’s events. During travels around the U.K., I devised some less serious odes too.. ‘Micromoth’ being one, and ‘Evan Evans’. Poetry has helped me reminisce about favourite places and memories. I have included 3 poems about Italy in this selection. But a recent painful season ( bereavement of my mother ) also focused me to compose ‘Lotus Lily’ .. in her memory, a poem which is deeply emotive to me. The Biblical king, David, found himself expressing many raw feelings to God recalled for us, in the book of Psalms - from which I have drawn much inspiration. Ps. 19 vs 1 ‘ The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork.’ Ps 42 . vs 1& 2 ‘ As the deer pant s for living water, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?’

Author : Dr Clive Ayre
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781923087712

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Faith and the Greening of Earth by Dr Clive Ayre Pdf

Earth’s changing climate is increasingly obvious, and if humans are largely responsible, we all have a part in the solution. The purpose of this book a faith perspective to Earthcare, and in particular to demonstrate how Earthcare is an integral part of the Christian Faith and therefore of Christian mission. It is not a peripheral issue or an optional extra! Moreover, the Christian Faith can interact not only with other faith perspectives, but also with science, and with all who simply care. And in the process of caring for the Earth, we can build bridges of understanding rather than walls of division. “Faith and the Greening of Earth” invites the inquiring reader into realistic scenarios and offers high-value resources with integrity. Rev Dr Wayne Sanderson A well summarised affirmation of Earthcare as an integral part of faith and an important dimension of Christian mission. Dr Kumi Abeysuriya Rev Dr Clive Ayre was ordained in 1967 and is a Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church. With his wife Gail, he has served ecumenically and in Queensland congregations over many years, in addition to a short term in England. Clive has a PhD in Practical Eco-theology and is a Minister-in-Association at Chermside-Kedron Community Church in Brisbane.

Author : Bob Shore-Goss
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498299190

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God is Green by Bob Shore-Goss Pdf

At this time of climate crisis, here is a practical Christian ecospirituality. It emerges from the pastoral and theological experience of Reverend Robert Shore-Goss, who worked with his congregation by making the earth a member of the church, by greening worship, and by helping the church building and operations attain a carbon neutral footprint. Shore-Goss explores an ecospirituality grounded in incarnational compassion. Practicing incarnational compassion means following the lived praxis of Jesus and the commission of the risen Christ as Gardener. Jesus becomes the "green face of God." Restrictive Christian spiritualities that exclude the earth as an original blessing of God must expand. This expansion leads to the realization that the incarnation of Christ has deep roots in the earth and the fleshly or biological tissue of life. This book aims to foster ecological conversation in churches and outlines the following practices for congregations: meditating on nature, inviting sermons on green topics, covenanting with the earth, and retrieving the natural elements of the sacraments. These practices help us recover ourselves as fleshly members of the earth and the network of life. If we fall in love with God's creation, says Shore-Goss, we will fight against climate change.

Author : John E. Carroll,Paul Brockelman
Publisher : University of New Hampshire Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781512600254

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The Greening of Faith by John E. Carroll,Paul Brockelman Pdf

The recent release of Pope Francis's much-discussed encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home, has reinforced environmental issues as also moral and spiritual issues. This anthology, twenty years ahead of the encyclical but very much in line with its agenda, offers essays by fifteen philosophers, theologians, and environmentalists who argue for a response to ecology that recognizes the tools of science but includes a more spiritual approach - one with a more humanistic, holistic view based on inherent reverence toward the natural world. Writers whose orientations range from Buddhism to evangelical Christianity to Catholicism to Native American beliefs explore ways to achieve this paradigm shift and suggest that "the environment is not only a spiritual issue, but the spiritual issue of our time."

Author : Mark A. Torgerson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781566995399

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Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry by Mark A. Torgerson Pdf

Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry is a comprehensive guide. The book provides a rationale, strategies, and resources for fulfilling environmental stewardship through the land and buildings of Christian and Jewish congregations. New construction, renovation, and historic preservation projects are addressed. Site development, material choices, energy generation and consumption, water use, interior air quality, green cleaning programs, and beauty are discussed. Ten congregations from across the United States and Canada are featured as examples of excellence in creation care in and through their built environments.

Author : Guy Dauncey
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1550924370

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The Climate Challenge by Guy Dauncey Pdf

Immediate and practical climate change solutions for everyone.

Author : Jonathan Merritt
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 044656916X

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Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt Pdf

In GREEN LIKE GOD, Jonathan Merritt gently and insightfully observes that the bible has a lot to say about environmental problems like unclean water, material waste, over consumption, air pollution, and global warming. In fact, Jonathan writes that "in the book of Genesis, God went green and never looked back." Relying heavily on scripture, Jonathan gives the case for green living, but not because it's trendy and hip. Rather, it's part of living rightly as a believer. It's an act of obedience to our Creator-God. GREEN LIKE GOD is at once practical, prescriptive, and conversational in tone. The author looks at a number of trends with tips to help the reader wade into the world of creation care living. An appendix includes suggestions of things we can do. In addition, the book includes interviews with everyday Christians to tell the story of the journey to environmental stewardship among people of faith. This is the book that Christians are longing for and need today. Written for a new generation of Christians who are struggling with how to deal with the important issue of creation-care and green living, GREEN LIKE GOD is both highly relevant and theologically sound. It will have a profound impact on how Christians live and interact with the world today.

Author : Saint Augustine (of Hippo)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Theology
ISBN : UOM:39015056278719

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The Works of Saint Augustine: v. 1. The confessions by Saint Augustine (of Hippo) Pdf

Author : Robert Booth Fowler
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807861530

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The Greening of Protestant Thought by Robert Booth Fowler Pdf

The Greening of Protestant Thought traces the increasing influence of environmentalism on American Protestantism since the first Earth Day, which took place in 1970. Robert Booth Fowler explores the extent to which ecological concerns permeate Protestant thought and examines contemporary controversies within and between mainline and fundamentalist Protestantism over the Bible's teachings about the environment. Fowler explores the historical roots of environmentalism in Protestant thought, including debates over God's relationship to nature and the significance of the current environmental crisis for the history of Christianity. Although he argues that mainline Protestantism is becoming increasingly 'green,' he also examines the theological basis for many fundamentalists' hostility toward the environmental movement. In addition, Fowler considers Protestantism's policy agendas for environmental change, as well as the impact on mainline Protestant thinking of modern eco-theologies, process and creation theologies, and ecofeminism.

Author : Harper Bibles
Publisher : HarperOne
Page : 1440 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0061951129

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The Green Bible by Harper Bibles Pdf

Is God green? Did Jesus have anything to say about the environment? With over 1,000 references to the earth in the Bible, the message is clear. All of God's creation—nature, animals, and humanity—are inextricably linked to one another. As creation cares for us, we too are called to care for creation and engage in the work of healing and sustaining it. Read the scriptures anew with The Green Bible as your guide and discover how caring for the earth is not only a calling, but also a lifestyle. Special features: Green-letter edition—over 1,000 verses highlighted Green topical index and "The Green Bible Trail Guide" for further study Inspirational essays by scholars and leaders such as N. T. Wright, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Brian McLaren Environmentally friendly—recycled paper and soy-based ink

Author : Andrew J. Spencer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781666702279

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Doctrine in Shades of Green by Andrew J. Spencer Pdf

How we come to our conclusions about ethical issues matters as much as the specific policies or practices we commend. This book argues that four key doctrines form a theological perspective for environmental ethics. They are the key ideas upon which people build their ethics of the environment. By looking at the doctrines of revelation, creation, anthropology, and eschatology, we can find points of contact to work together more effectively for the common good and have more meaningful debates when our positions differ. This book uses examples from four different theological positions--ecotheology, theological liberalism, fundamentalism, and evangelicalism--to show that a creation-positive ethic is possible from all of these positions, and it explores why people who stand within various theological streams may engage in environmental issues in diverse ways.

Author : Greg Kats
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610910798

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Greening Our Built World by Greg Kats Pdf

“Green” buildings—buildings that use fewer resources to build and to sustain—are commonly thought to be too expensive to attract builders and buyers. But are they? The answer to this question has enormous consequences, since residential and commercial buildings together account for nearly 50% of American energy consumption—including at least 75% of electricity usage—according to recent government statistics. This eye-opening book reports the results of a large-scale study based on extensive financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the U.S. and ten other countries. It provides detailed findings on the costs and financial benefits of building green. According to the study, green buildings cost roughly 2% more to build than conventional buildings—far less than previously assumed—and provide a wide range of financial, health and social benefits. In addition, green buildings reduce energy use by an average of 33%, resulting in significant cost savings. Greening Our Built World also evaluates the cost effectiveness of “green community development” and presents the results of the first-ever survey of green buildings constructed by faith-based organizations. Throughout the book, leading practitioners in green design—including architects, developers, and property owners—share their own experiences in building green. A compelling combination of rock-solid facts and specific examples, this book proves that green design is both cost-effective and earth-friendly.

Author : Emma Sleeth
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780310730071

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It's Easy Being Green, Revised and Expanded Edition by Emma Sleeth Pdf

You’ve probably heard the story of the garden of Eden—the paradise that God created for humans to live in. There was plenty of room for everyone, there were trees and flowers and plenty of food. When you look out your window today you don’t see the paradise God intended for us. This world is crowded, polluted, and headed for trouble. But it’s not hopeless. Emma Sleeth is only sixteen, and she’s working hard to save our planet. She believes that we’re called by God to protect the resources that he gave us, and she wants to help you learn how to live a sustainable lifestyle. She’s speaking out to her generation in the hopes that you will be the ones who can end global warming and restore our world to the paradise that God desires for us. In It's Easy Being Green you’ll learn how to honor God in the choices you make and you’ll begin to understand the impact those choices have on the environment. Emma will help you see how you can make a difference at school, around the house, and all over the world as you make choices about everything from transportation to food to clothes. Imagine the kind of paradise you can help to create for the next generation—for your future children! Join Emma on the quest to serve God by saving the planet.

Author : Jon Pahl
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606083970

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Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces by Jon Pahl Pdf

Christian historian Sidney Mead has observed: In America space has played the part that time has played in older cultures of the world. In Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces, Jon Pahl examines this provocative statement in conversation with what he calls the spatial character of American theology. He argues that places are always imaginatively constructed by the human beings who inhabit them. Sometimes this spatial theology works to our benefit; other times it poses spiritual risks. What happens when our banal clothing of the sacred violates our genuine need for comfort and intimacy? Or when we remember that the fleeting pleasures of a shopping trip or a Disneyland escape are designed to fill someone else's pocket rather than the spiritual emptiness in our own hearts? Pahl develops several ways to clothe the divine from within the Christian tradition. He introduces a theology of place that reveals aspects of God's character through biblical metaphors drawn from physical spaces, such as the true vine, the rock, and the living water. Accessible and thought provoking, this enlightening book provides a better grasp of our particularly American way of lending religious significance to spaces of all kinds.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Environmental ethics
ISBN : OCLC:166882303

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God's Green Earth by Anonim Pdf