These days, “going green” is all the rage.  Everything from hybrid cars to organic foods, from energy efficient appliances to recyclable printer cartridges is being touted as “green.”   A recent USA Today magazine even headlined this article, “Play Green:  Your Guide to Earth-Friendly Sports.”  Multinational corporations such as GE, DuPont, and Wal-Mart are “greening” their day-to-day operations.  You can now ski “green,” eat “green” and even sleep “green.”  And do it with near religious fervor. 

But what does going green really mean, especially for the person of faith? Is it just about changing types of light bulbs or is there more to it?  Is being earth-friendly just a secular movement or a political agenda?  Or does environmental stewardship have a place in our life with God? 

As it turns out, paying attention to the health of the planet is deeply grounded in the Bible.  You could say it is a core biblical value.  While the Bible has some 490 references about heaven, and 530 about love, it contains over 1000 references to the earth.

Combining scripture, science, and story, this book grounds ecology firmly in theology.