Norman Wirzba
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From Nature To Creation
$25.00How does Christianity change the way we view the natural world? In this addition to a critically acclaimed series, renowned theologian Norman Wirzba engages philosophers, environmentalists, and cultural critics to show how the modern concept of nature has been deeply problematic. He explains that understanding the world as creation rather than as nature or the environment makes possible an imagination shaped by practices of responsibility and gratitude, which can help bring healing to our lands and communities. By learning to give thanks for creation as God’s gift of life, Christians bear witness to the divine love that is reconciling all things to God.
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Making Peace With The Land
$20.99Series Preface
Foreword By Bill McKibben
Prologue: For God So Loved The Soil . . .1. Reconciliation With The Land
by Norman Wirzba2. Learning To See
by Fred Bahnson3. Reconciliation Through Christ
by Norman Wirzba4. Field, Table, Communion: The Abundant Kingdom Versus The Abundant Mirage
by Fred Bahnson5. Reconciliation Through Eating
by Norman Wirzba6. Bread For The Whole Body Of Christ
by Fred BahnsonEpilogue: . . . So We Can Eat From The Tree Of Life
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About The Duke Divinity School Center For Reconciliation
About Resources For ReconciliationAdditional Info
God is reconciling all things in heaven and on earth.We are alienated not only from one another, but also from the land that sustains us. Our ecosystems are increasingly damaged, and human bodies are likewise degraded. Most of us have little understanding of how our energy is derived or our food is produced, and many of our current industrialized practices are both unhealthy for our bodies and unsustainable for the planet.
Agriculturalist Fred Bahnson and theologian Norman Wirzba declare that in Christ, God reconciles all bodies into a peaceful, life-promoting relationship with one another. Because human beings are incarnated in material, bodily existence, we are necessarily interdependent with plants and animals, land and sea, heaven and earth. The good news is that redemption is cosmic, with implications for agriculture and ecology, from farm to dinner table.
Bahnson and Wirzba describe communities that model cooperative practices of relational life, with local food production, eucharistic eating and delight in God’s provision.
Reconciling with the land is a rich framework for a new way of life. Read this book to start down the path to restoring shalom and experiencing Jesus’ kingdom of shared abundance, where neighbors are fed and all receive enough.
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