Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living

What should Christians do to protect the Earth and its people? Amounts and patterns of consumption and production in the West have reached a level that cannot be maintained. Lifestyles based on our present way of creating and using energy are no longer environmentally sustainable--and are threatening the health and well-being of both planet and people. Our activities and the policies that shape them need to change. In light of those realities, Spencer, White, and Vroblesky offer serious Christian engagement with the emerging issue of Sustainable Consumption and Production. They analyze the scientific, sociological, economic, and theological thinking that makes a Christian response to these trends imperative and distinctive. And they offer practical conclusions that explore and explain what can be done at the personal, community, national, and international levels to ensure that next generations will have the resources necessary for life. Firmly rooted in the good news of the Christian faith, this is, above all, a constructive and hopeful book that offers a realistic vision of what the future could and should look like. "This timely and well-researched book is a welcome addition to the literature on Christianity and climate change. It offers three things rarely found in a single volume: solid science clearly presented, winsome Christian theology rooted in sound biblical interpretation, and much practical wisdom on what we individually and collectively can and should do. I can think of no better book written from a Christian perspective on this important issue." --Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Hope College, author of For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care This book was printed with a FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) chain-of-custody certified printer. Highest environmental and social standards are applied to forest conservation, responsible management, and community level benefits for people near the forests that provide this paper and in the printing facilities that turned that paper into this book. The cover paper is recycled, and the book is printed on 30% post consumer waste paper, using only soy or vegetable content inks. This book is endorsed by A Rocha International and the Jubilee Centre.