Together For The Harvest
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Week of Prayer 2009
Book Review
“Jesus and the Earth”
by James Jones,
Bishop of Liverpool
This is an interesting and thought provoking book that makes the case that we have a God given responsibility to care for the earth that He gave for our use. The bishop explains that when Adam was told in Genesis till and keep the earth that the Hebrew word has its roots in 'to serve'. So from the beginning we are accountable for our consumption of the earth's resources. He reminds us that Jesus, calling himself the Son of Man, urges us to pray for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. This gives personal, parochial and political implications. This book touches on many subjects such as centralisation of the church rather than Christians connecting with their local communities, the 'earthiness' of Jesus' ministry and end time theology. At the end of the book there are practical guidelines on how churches and individuals might become more environmentally responsible. This book would be useful for anyone interested in what God might have to say about environmental issues.
