Author: Bruce Nicholls
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Asia Theological Association--Manila
ISBN: 9789719480358
No. of Pages: 35
Measurement: 21 x 15 x 0.4(cm)
Weight: 76g
Author Description:
DR. Bruce Nicholls, a cross-cultural theologian and educator with 35 years’ experience in India, is an active member of the Forest and Bird Society and A Rocha International. His hobby, as a lover of nature, is tramping in the foothills of the Himalayas and in the mountains of New Zealand. He is also the editor of the Asia Bible Commentary series.
Product Description:
The increase in floods, cyclones, droughts and tsunamis, the ozone hole over the Antarctic, melting ice, warming oceans and the increase of carbon dioxide in the air cannot be denied. But the greater danger, according to Nicholls, are the human factors—an exploding global population greed, selfishness, corruption and collapsing moral values. These result in the unethical destruction of primal rain forests, uncontrolled mining, and the pollution of air, land and sea, threatening the future of planet Earth. The poor are the first to suffer. He discusses the elusive search for an environmental ethic, for scientific technology, eastern religions and New Age spirituality seem to have had little influence. Many churches are indifferent tot eh ecological crises, while those who are involved are fragmented. The author appeals to the God-given universal human conscience for moral support, but this too is corruptible. Ultimately his hope is in God’s direct intervention now and on the last Day. He argues that the Bible alone provides a work ethic to sustain creation, and emphasises the Sabbath rest for renewal and reflection on the wonder of God’s world. God will hold his people accountable for their stewardship of this beautiful planet entrusted to their care.