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Graham Buxton
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Pickwick Publications
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November 2016
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In 2015 a conference on ""Rediscovering the Spiritual in God's Creation"" was held at the Serafino winery complex in the McLaren Vale region of South Australia. The aim of the conference was not to seek consensus but to survey the landscape with a view to intentional responsible action in caring for God's creation. Delegates were challenged to recognize their own worldviews and to widen their horizons to encompass the enormity of the transcendence and immanence of God's presence in all creation. A group of leading international scholars and experts in the fields of science, ecology, theology, and ethics participated in a multidisciplinary conversation on the spiritual in creation, with the aim of discovering fresh horizons with regard to creation care, liturgy, justice, and discipleship within the Christian community. The chapters in this volume reflect the diversity of perspectives summarized in The Serafino Declaration, which was crafted towards the end of the conference. This declaration (which opens the volume) outlines a range of views relating to the presence of the spiritual in creation, views that are both traditional and radical. This volume highlights the current concern over ecological destruction and finds sources of inspiration in the deepest roots of our traditions and forms of spirituality to sustain efforts towards custodianship of the land and care for God's creation. ""The theological doctrine of the presence of God within creation has traditionally been an oft-ignored theme throughout church history, for a variety of rationale. Perhaps, in some critical way, this has contributed to the church's hostile posture toward the ecological crisis. But change is afoot. To aid in reversing this, The Nature of Things exercises a sensitive and attentive eye in retrieving this lost doctrinal dimension of the church's worship. Kudos to Bruxton and Habel for directing such a needed and refreshingly diverse orchestra."" --A. J. Swoboda, Pastor; Professor, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary; Author of The Dusty Ones; Executive Director, Seminary Stewardship Alliance ""This book is an invaluable source for rethinking Christian theology and spirituality in relation to the natural world and evolution itself. It is a superb collection of essays by leading Christian theologians, Biblical scholars, and ethicists. Clearly one of the most important books on this subject yet to be published."" --Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology Graham Buxton is a Senior Research Fellow at the Graeme Clark Research Institute at Tabor College of Higher Education in Adelaide, South Australia, and currently serves as a Professor of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in California. His most recent books are An Uncertain Certainty (Cascade Books, 2014) and a revised edition of Dancing in the Dark (Cascade Books, 2016). Norman Habel is a Professorial Fellow at Flinders University. He has taken the lead internationally in the field of ecological hermeneutics, specializing in ecology and the Bible, as well as Wisdom literature. His writing initiatives include The Land Is Mine (1995), Exploring Ecological Hermeneutics (2008), and The Season of Creation (2011).
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Author
Graham Buxton
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pickwick Publications
Published
November 2016
Weight
341g
Dimensions
150 x 227 x 18 mm
ISBN
9781498235143
ISBN-10
149823514X
Eden Code
4938144
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Author/Creator: Graham Buxton
ISBN: 9781498235143
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Release Date: November 2016
Weight: 341g
Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 4938144
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