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The increase in floods, cyclones, droughts and tsunamis, the ozone hole over the Antartic, melting ice, warming oceans and the increase of carbon dioxides in the air cannot be denied. But the greater danger, according to Bruce 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, uncountrolled mining, and the pollution of air, land and sea, threatening the future of planet Earth. The poor are the first to suffer.
Many churches are indifferent to the ecological crisis, 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 emphasizes 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.
Publisher: Asia Theological Association (ATA) is composed of theological educational institutions, committed to evangelical faith and scholarship, which are networking together, to serve the Church in equipping the people of God for the mission of the Lord Jesus Christ. ATA was established in 1970 as a direct outcome of the need expressed at several Asia wide conferences and consultations. Since then, it has grown into a movement committed to serving its members in the development of evangelical biblical theology by strengthening interaction, enhancing scholarship, promoting academic excellence, fostering spiritual and ministerial formation, and mobilizing resources to fulfill God's global mission within driverse Asian cultures.
Many churches are indifferent to the ecological crisis, 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 emphasizes 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.
Publisher: Asia Theological Association (ATA) is composed of theological educational institutions, committed to evangelical faith and scholarship, which are networking together, to serve the Church in equipping the people of God for the mission of the Lord Jesus Christ. ATA was established in 1970 as a direct outcome of the need expressed at several Asia wide conferences and consultations. Since then, it has grown into a movement committed to serving its members in the development of evangelical biblical theology by strengthening interaction, enhancing scholarship, promoting academic excellence, fostering spiritual and ministerial formation, and mobilizing resources to fulfill God's global mission within driverse Asian cultures.
Author: 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.
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