The reality of climate change, and the challenges it presents to sustainable living, is perhaps the key issue facing humanity at present. The developing ecological crisis raises profound questions for theology, religious traditions, politics and economics. This book examines the roots and causes of the global emergency from a variety of perspectives and look at the implications of the crisis for future sustainable living on the planet. The contributors include top theologians -- Rowan Williams, Tim Gorringe, Mary Grey, Michael Northcott and Clive Pearson -- as well as the environmental activist John Sauven, the BBC science producer Martin Redfern and the former Secretary of State for Environmental Development, Clare Short.

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

Introduction

1 Renewing the face of the earth: Human responsibility

2 Visions of the end? Revelation and climate change

3 Consider the lilies of the field: Reading Luke’s Gospel and saving the planet

4 Hope, hype and honesty reporting global change: A still point on a turning planet

5 Disturbing the present

6 The concealments of carbon markets and the publicity of love in a time of climate change

7 Exploring a public theology for here on earth

8 Apocalypse now: Global equity and sustainable living – the preconditions for human survival

Postscript: The climate change debate continues

Notes

Index

This book examines the roots and causes of the global ecological crisis from a variety of perspectives and look at the implications of the crisis for future sustainable living on the planet. Contributors include top theologians as well as scientists and activists.

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Contributors are Tim Gorringe, Mary Grey, Michael Northcott, Clive Pearson, Martin Redfern, John Sauven, Clare Short and Rowan Williams.  
  
This book fulfils a need, particularly after the failure of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference to reach a binding agreement on the reduction of CO2 and the lack of progress since. It is derived from a series of lectures aimed at promoting serious consideration of the reality of climate change and the challenge it presents to sustainable living, from the perspective of the Christian faith. A team of ten experts, including theologians and ethicists, examine the root causes of climate change and discuss the motives and methods behind current attempts to cope with it. The contributors emphasise that climate change is not just about the physical effects but also involves both moral and spiritual dimensions.   
 The book concludes that the climate change debate is not just about the science but that there is a need for a coherent and committed plan of action. Scientific facts are fighting against more powerful forces such as economic growth and bureaucratic inertia, which take advantage of our innate desire to ignore what we don’t want to believe. Practical ways are suggested in which people can most helpfully respond to the challenge of climate change.

Christianity and the Renewal of Nature

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