This is My Father's World
by Gale Heide
A Unique Perspective on Environmental Ethics
This is My Father's World
by Gale Heide
A Unique Perspective on Environmental Ethics
"The fullness of all the earth IS His glory!' (Isaiah 6:3). With warmth,
wit and Biblical wisdom, Gale presses the issue of God's profound love for that which He
has made. Gale realizes that Christians have more at stake than anyone in environmental
issues, since we see creation as an expression of the glory of our Creator."
Dr. Ronald B. Allen, Professor of Bible Expostion,
Dallas Theological Seminary
"Gale Heide demonstrates, with remarkable clarity, that the care and love
of creation are a central part of what it means to be a new creature in Christ. But this
book is no doctrinaire tract for a barely baptized Christian environmentalism. Heide shows
with gentle insight the weakness in the foundation of all mere 'environmentalisms' . God's
creation -- sometimes splendid, sometimes gritty -- breaks through often in the book. Like
much of the Bible, this book is written by one who knows intimately the behavior of
animals, the glory of night skies, and the smell of the wind across open range. It is
earthy, accessible and wise."
Dr. Loren Wilkinson, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Philosophy,
Regent College; editor of the book "Earthkeeping: Christian Stewardshp of Natural
Resources."
About the Author: Gale Heide grew up on a farm/ranch in Montana giving him insight into the beautiful and sometimes forceful movements of God in creation. He also learned a great deal during the three years he worked for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana. These insights have been honed through his education in theology and ethics at Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (M.Div.), Duke University (Th.M.), and Marguette University (Ph.D. candidate). He is currently Professor of Theology and Biblical Languages at Montana Bible College.
Table of Contents
| Chapter 1. Is the Sky Really
Falling?.....................................................1 Chapter 2. Who Dunnit?.......................20 Chapter 3. We Don't know Where WE're Going, But We're Making Pretty Good Time...................................53 Chapter 4. "Kicking the Tires" of Moral Theory..........................................90 Chapter 5. Money Makes the World Go Round.....................................................123 Chapter 6. The Language of Love....141 Chapter 7. More Than Just a Change of Scenery............................................177 Chapter 8. New Life - New Beginning...............................................198 |
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