Stewards of Eden: Scripture and the Environment
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Overview
Environmental stewardship continues to be misunderstood in the church. Does our rule of faith and praxis—our Bible—speak to the issue of environmental concern?
As a biblical scholar and expert in ancient Israelite society, Sandra Richter shows that the stewardship of this planet is not alien or peripheral to the message of the gospel. She walks readers through passages familiar and not-so-familiar, showing how significant environmental theology is to the Bible’s witness.
Each session draws out a biblical mandate about humanity’s responsibility to care for the land, domestic and wild creatures, and people on the margins. She is also a master storyteller. Well informed on present-day environmental challenges, Richter includes case studies that connect the biblical mandates to current issues.
Though modern political alliances may tempt readers to sever Christian faith from environmental stewardship, Richter urges us to be driven by God’s values instead.
- Shows that the stewardship of this planet is not peripheral to the message of the gospel.
- Includes case studies that connect the biblical mandates to current issues.
- Urges us to be driven by God’s values instead
- Lesson 1: Can a Christian Be an Environmentalist?
- Lesson 2: Creation as God’s Blueprint
- Lesson 3: The People of the Old Covenant and Their Landlord
- Lesson 4: A Sabbath’s Rest
- Lesson 5: The Wild Creatures Entrusted to Adam
- Lesson 6: Environmental Terrorism
- Lesson 7: The Widow and the Orphan
- Lesson 8: The People of the New Covenant and Our Covenant
- Lesson 9: Biblical Theology of Environmental Stewardship
- Title: Stewards of Eden: Scripture and the Environment (video)
- Author: Sandra Richter
- Publisher: Seminary Now
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Video
- Subject: Environmental protection › Religious aspects--Christianity
- Resource ID: LLS:STWRDSDNNVRNMNTVD
- Resource Type: Media
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-19T18:16:18Z
Sandra Richter received a B.S. from Valley Forge Christian College, 1983; a M.A. from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, 1990; and a Ph.D. from Harvard University, 2001. Dr. Richter has spoken in various academic arenas, including The Society of Biblical Literature, The Epworth Institute, district conferences and continuing education lectures. She has also presented lectures at Tel Zeitah and Tel Dan (archeological excavations). In 2008, she was inducted in the Sigma Chi Pi Honor Society of the Assemblies of God Commission on Christian Higher Education. She was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from the Valley Forge Christian College and Alumni Association. Some of her awards and recognitions include a listing in the Who’s Who Among American Teachers and Educators (2007); the Asbury Theological Seminary’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006); The Graduate Society Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Harvard University (1999); Derek Bok Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University (1996-1997); and several others. Dr. Richter has written numerous books, including her most recent, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament (InterVarsity Press, 2008). Dr. Richter is married to Steven Tsoukalas. They have two children.
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