Living with other creatures : green exegesis and theology / Richard Bauckham.

The Bible and Christian tradition have, at best, offered an ambiguous word in response to Earth's environmental difficulties. At worst, a complex, often one-sided history of interpretation has left the Bible's voice silent. Aiming to bridge these gaps, Richard Bauckham mines scripture and...

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Main Author: Bauckham, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • The human place in creation: a biblical overview
  • Dominion interpreted: a historical account
  • Reading the synoptic gospels ecologically
  • Jesus and animals
  • Jesus and the wild animals in the wilderness (Mark 1:13)
  • Reading the Sermon on the mount in an age of ecological catastrophe
  • Joining creation's praise of God
  • Creation's praise of God in the book of Revelation
  • Creation mysticism in Matthew Fox and Francis of Assisi
  • Biodiversity: a biblical-theological perspective.