Let Creation Rejoice by Jonathan A. Moo and Robert S. White

Engage with environmental concerns from a biblical perspective in Let Creation Rejoice.

Let Creation Rejoice: Biblical Hope and Ecological Crisis by Jonathan A. Moo and Robert S. White. IVP Academic, 2014. 187 pages.

• Reading Level: Adults
• Recommended For: Adults

If you’re the type that reads the publication information just above, you’ll notice that the publisher of this book is a Christian academic publisher. And this book is definitely a meaty read, scholarly and, at times, dense. But it is excellent and thought-provoking and not overly hard to digest.

For too long, we Christians have let the secular environmentalists sound the call to care for “nature,” but Christians have a significant reason to encourage one another to care for God’s creation: we know that we were given a steward’s role way back in the garden of Eden. Moo and White thus urge their fellow Bible-believing Christians to think through what the Bible says about creation (past, present, and future) and what that means for those of us who want to take the stewardship mandate seriously.

Let Creation Rejoice is more about a philosophical (and theological) basis for caring for creation than it is practical resource. Many times, I wished for some direct “do this” tips, but that’s not the point of this book. Indeed, the authors tell the reader that the practical strategies will look different for different people and different communities. Rather, the point is that we Christians must be grappling with these questions and that our approach should look different from our secular friends who do not have a biblical hope. We listed this book as a “further reading” title for the chapter on environmentalism in our new book; it offers much good food for thought, particularly for those who are looking for a Biblical grounding as they wrestle with how to care for the earth.

But if the Christian gospel fundamentally reorients us in our relationship with God and his world, then there ought to be something fundamentally different in our approach and in our attitude toward how we engage with our fellow human beings and with the rest of creation.

~p. 18

Bottom Line: Let Creation Rejoice is a meaty, but accessible, resource for Christian parents and educators who want to engage with environmental concerns from a biblical perspective.

Recommended Reading at Redeemed Reader

• Reviews: The following picture book biographies show examples of people practicing good stewardship and care for the earth (even though they aren’t necessarily Christian): Out of School and Into Nature (Anna Comstock), Magic in a Drop of Water (Ruth Patrick), Granny Smith Was Not an Apple (Maria Ann Smith, aka “Granny”).
• Reviews: One of the best ways to encourage a love for God’s creation (other than being outside IN God’s creation) is to read well-illustrated picture books that open our eyes to the intricacies of the world around us. Try these as a start: Wind Watchers (about the wind), One Long Line (about caterpillars and the scientific method), and A Few Beautiful Minutes (about a solar eclipse).
• Resource: We have reviewed quite a few “science” books for all ages. Browse our science category to discover some new favorites.

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