Product Description

Christians play a crucial role in maintaining the environment as stewards of God's creation. Calvin B. DeWitt, a nationally recognized authority on environmental issues, describes in detail the wonders of God's creation, how fallen humanity and modern society have abused it, and how Christians can respond. Discussion questions are included for use in group settings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #227695 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 92 pages

About the Author
Calvin B. DeWitt is a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He helped found and is president emeritus of the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies. He also serves as president of the Academy of Evangelical Scientists and Ethicists, an organization dedicated to responsible Christian environmental stewardship.

Customer Reviews

New Perspectives on Christian Environmentalism
DeWitt offers a compact but practical handbook for discussing Christian environmental stewardship in the church. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in broadening their views of what it means to be pro-environment in the body of Christ.

Lord of all or merely a section?
Cal Dewitt has done the church a great service by authoring this short book. In it he outlines Biblical reasons for stewarding nature. He reminds us of how much our survival depends on biodiversity, clean air, soil, and water, and beauty. He, implicitly, puts to shame the gnostic idea of a dirty world and a pure Heaven. Granted, sin and our continued mistreatment have dirtied the earth, but to think that because it is material or is "going to burn" means God doesn't care about his creation is severly mistaken.
This book is perfect for someone just beginning to waken to the world around them or a church group looking for ways to make their church a "Creation Awareness Station." His last section is filled with more than enough ideas for individuals and churches to dirty their hands with Earth-Keeping, and by implication, worship the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

Book is Best-Seller at Leawood Baptist Church
When I ordered my first 20 copies of EARTH-WISE, it was my intent to make it available to couples who would participate in my book study as a "community study tool." The book was so popular, however, that another full order of 20 was made to accommodate the requests from our members who each wanted a book for him/herself in which to make notations throughout our study and to review individually. As today's politicians take to task environmental issues in their endeavor to achieve the highest power, they are forgetting that THE Highest Power, our God, has created the Earth for us to use and enjoy wisely. Dr. DeWitt is very adept at getting this point across in a scholarly manner, yet he is not "preachy" in his text. The group session portions have aided me greatly as I have prepared for each week's class. They have produced many quality discussions from which our members have benefitted. I highly recommend this book to any clergy wishing to delve into exploring the current environmental status with your congregation.