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Books recommended

'Caring for Creation' Edited by Sarah Tillett. A collection of theological writings from people who care about creation, plus testimonies from A Rocha people of creation care in practice.

'How to Rescue the Earth Without Worshipping Nature' by Tony Campolo. Another thought provoking book from this larger than life character.

Scripture Union's Connect booklet entitled ' Thinking Biblically About Climate Change by Richard Bull. 

The Birds Our Teachers - Biblical lessons from a lifelong birdwatcher by John Stott. An informative little book with great photos telling us what we can learn from birds in relation to the bible, God and our lives. What John calls Orni-theology. 

Planetwise: Daring to Care for God's World by Dave Bookless. This book is a very readable 'manual' of what Creation Care is all about. It presents the argument from a biblical view where Creation to the Return of Christ

'The Message of Creation' by David Wilkinson. A Bible commentary on this important subject based on various passages which talk on creation.

'Under the Bright Wings' by Peter Harris, forward by John Stott. The Story of the beginnings of A Rocha. Very readable but also rich. 

[Personally Recommended for a good rant/preach on the ethics, morals, and ecology of our day (usually) from a non-Christian perspective read Ecologist magazine £3.50 from WHSmiths or view online]

 

Books advertised

Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living New book by Nick Spencer and Robert White, published in August 2007 by SPCK. Downloadable flyer

Saving Gods Green Earth Based on a book about rediscovering the churches responsibility to environmental stewardship

Serve God save the planet Based on a book of one doctor's mission in Earth Stewardship

Six Degrees: our future on a hotter planet by Mark Lynas (Harper Collins 2007)

 

Articles

A Rocha's 2007-8 Annual review  

Baptist Mission magazine Catalyst on Creation Care

Church Mission Society Magazine on Mission and the environment 2006

Can Eschatology (End time studies) be green? (15 page report - quite deep)

Creation Care magazine back issues

EU Wildlife and wellbeing report

Notes from the first God's ACRE event

Living generously a whole range of articles throughout a year of living generously

A Time for God's Creation - a new booklet from ECEN (European Environmental Christian network) Talks about the creation, seasons and time - from an Orthodox Christian background. 

Tearfund booklet on Climate Change and the " 2 degrees one chance"  report

 

Read National papers for up-to-date articles on the environment. Other magazines of interest are BBC Wildlife Magazine, The New Internationalist, Permaculture, British Wildlife Magazine, Countryfile and Sanctuary magazine (MoD publication)

 

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