Environmental Stewardship [Paperback]

The stimulus for the book came from a conference organized by the John Ray Initiative (JRI) to explore 'the Christian approach to the environment'. A clear conclusion was the need to explore and characterize 'stewardship'. This is a concept widely used by environmentalists and one which has clear biblical roots, but it is repeatedly criticized (even condemned) by those who regard any management of nature as either impious or impractical, and by others who believe it is inadequate or misleading. Five key contributions form the core of this book: a context-establishing introduction by R.J. Berry, and papers by Robin Attfield (philosopher), Murray Rae (theologian), Calvin DeWitt (biologist), and Jim Lovelock ('biogeochemist'). They are supported by other relevant material - either classic texts or contributions written or revised especially for this volume.

Ghillean T. Prance: Foreword????????????????
Editor's Preface????????????????????
R.J. Berry: Stewardship. A default position???????????

HISTORY OF THE IDEA

Peter Harrison: Having dominion: Genesis and the mastery of nature??????

Richard Bauckham: Modern domination of nature - historical origins and biblical critique??

Joseph Sittler: A theology for the Earth??????????????

Rene Dubos: Franciscan conservation versus Benedictine stewardship??????

CRITICISMS AND EXPOSITION

Clare Palmer: Stewardship: a case study in environmental ethics????????

Robin Attfield: Environmental sensitivity and critiques of stewardship??????

John Black: Dominion of man????????????????

Ruth Page: The fellowship of all creation??????????????

James Lovelock: The fallible concept of the stewardship of the earth????????

Bruce Reichenbach & Elving Anderson: Tensions in a stewardship paradigm??????

CONSOLIDATION

Douglas Hall: Stewardship as a key to the theology of nature????????

Calvin DeWitt: Stewardship: Responding dynamically to the consequencel“&