God's Good Earth (eBook)

CONTENTS Preface xi Foreword xiii Introduction xvii How to Use This Book xxii God the Creator and God’s Glorious Creation      1. God the Creator 3      2. God’s Glorious Creation 9      3. Sacred Earth 16      4. Living Waters 22      5. Wonder 28      6. The Song of Creation 34      7. God Be Praised 40 God’s Physical Universe      8. Oceans 49      9. Sky 54      10. Wilderness 60      11. Mountains 67      12. Trees and Forests 74      13. Deserts 80      14. Universe 86 The Diversity of God’s Creatures      15. God’s Gift of Diversity 95      16. Biodiversity 101      17. The One Human Family 107      18. Children 113      19. The Wisdom of Indigenous Cultures 119      20. Animals 125 The Human Community and Its Needs      21. A Good Society 135      22. Farms 141      23. Agriculture with a Human Face 147      24. Water 154      25. Cities 160      26. Nations 166      27. Work 172      28. Simplicity 178      29. Compassion 184      30. Survival 190      31. The Language of Love 196 The Whole Creation Groaning in Travail      32. Exploitation of the Earth 205      33. The Culture of Death 212      34. The Lure of Money 218      35. Climate Change 224      36. Global Warming 230      37. Forgotten People 235      38. Poverty 241      39. Hunger 247      40. Migrants 253      41. Violence 259      42. Victims of War 265      43. Consequences 271      44. Judgment and Mercy 277      45. Death and Resurrection 283 Hope and the Future      46. Ecological Conversion 291      47. Action 298      48. Science 304      49. Healing Our Nation 311      50. Peace 317      51. Hope 323      52. Replenishing God’s Good Earth 329 Index of Psalms and Other Biblical Readings 337 Index of Contemporary Reflections 341 Index of Hymns 343 Supplementary Hymns 345 Acknowledgments 350