The Planet You Inherit
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The Planet You Inherit
Author: Larry L. Rasmussen
language: en
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Release Date: 2022-11-29
For the first time ever, love letters consciously written by elders of one geologic epoch to the young of another. Our children's and grandchildren's generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. In fact, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another. From this vantage point--two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet--Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green earth and climate justice as well as a scholar of faith-based earth ethics, Rasmussen bridges this gap between generations to write to the future about climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy. In topics ranging from "A Viable Way of Life" and "Democracy" to "Where We've Come From" and "Who We Are Now," Rasmussen explores the large questions of justice, meaning, and faith, encouraging us to speak to and look to the future generation and their future world.
Think About What You Think About
The goal of Christian living is to be in the world but not of the world. We all wish to live in the yacht, separated from turmoil. Steven W. Ingram, who has spent forty-six years in ministry, emphasizes that to enjoy such a life, we must understand our thoughts are powerful, prioritize them, keep them positive, and let God tell us what positive is. Finally, we must control our thoughts and be obedient to Jesus. The author seeks to answer questions such as: · How can our thoughts drive and direct us? · Why does God allow sin to be an option? · How is Christianity like a new frontier? He also explores the destructive power of rejecting God, why we must avoid darkness as much as we can, the refreshing power of right thinking, and how the definition of the truth has changed over time. Join the author as he explores what it means to be a better Christian in Think About What You Think About.
Faith Facing Reality
Author: John W. de Gruchy
language: en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date: 2022-10-21
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have starkly reminded us of the realities that threaten our future on planet Earth. Christian faith is not a way of escaping these realities, but of engaging them in the struggle for justice and peace—motivated by love, enabled by faith and sustained by hope. This is based on the conviction that in Jesus Christ the reality of God has become redemptively embodied within the reality of the world. Written within the context of South Africa but with global vision, and in conversation with the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, this book is an attempt to stir up discussion and inform action in connecting worldly and transcendent reality. Inevitably this will be controversial, not least because that is something that Bonhoeffer risked. This is certainly true when it comes to the five realities that provide much of the book’s substance: the persistence of racism, the will-to-power, scientism and soulless technology, the conflict in Israel-Palestine, and the threat of wars and pandemics. Is it possible to believe in the God of Jesus Christ in such a world? If so, what does that mean, and how does it help us live creatively, redemptively, and faithfully? To answer these questions, the author examines the meaning of faith; the human desire for transcendence; and the need for conversion, wisdom, solidarity, and responsible freedom.