Gardening Eden: How Creation Care Will Change your Faith, you Life, and Our World

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Mike Abbate Randy Alcorn

Gardening Eden

How Creation Care Will Change your Faith, you Life, and Our World

Mike Abbate, Randy Alcorn

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Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
15 July 2009

Mind, Body, Spirit

For people of faith ages 20-60, this book is a ""green guide"" offering a biblical exploration and practical application of the responsibility to care for creation. Matching ""why it matters"" with inspirational how-to advice, readers will find this book uniquely helpful in understanding the basic issues of Christian ecology, forming an appropriate, personal response, and becoming a true steward of God's world in both the universal and personal areas of life.

Before the snake, the apple, and the Ten Commandments, God created a garden...

""Spiritual environmentalism"" did not start out as an oxymoron-it was an invitation.

Yet today, many believe God's first job description for humankind has been replaced by other ""worthier pursuits"". Why has this simple instruction become so controversial? How does one sort through all the mixed messages? Is changing our lives to save the world really our responsibility-or even possible?

Gardening Eden invites you to consider a new, spiritual perspective to practical environmentalism. The question is not whether our souls find expression and inspiration in our incredible planet, but how best to preserve that fundamental connection.

Green living is no longer a fad-simple lifestyle solutions are now available to everyone. Discover creation care as an act of worship and a call to deeper harmony with our Creator, our fellow gardeners, and our living Earth. Gardening Eden is the primer in how this shift will transform not only our world, but your very soul.

By: Mike Abbate
Foreword by: Randy Alcorn
Imprint: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780307444998
ISBN 10: 0307444996
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 July 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A nationally recognized expert in green development strategies, Michael Abbate is a founder of GreenWorks, an award-winning landscape architecture design firm. He frequently speaks to students and leaders about practical ways to minimize the impact of building and landscape design on natural resources. His works have been featured in national magazines, newspapers, and trade publications. He and his wife, Vicki, have two adult daughters and live near Portland, Oregon.

Reviews for Gardening Eden: How Creation Care Will Change your Faith, you Life, and Our World

Firmly one of the most socially relevant topics today, environmentalism elicits a variety of intense reactions. Michael Abbate's book lifts creation care above the typical debate and gets back to its appropriate starting point -- on our knees, in awe of the Creator. His passion for God and affection for creation is evident throughout, while weaving together science, Scripture, and personal experiences, with probing and comfort-squashing questions. As he advocates for worship, he also provides numerous practical, and even easy, tips for caring for creation that has me thinking far beyond energy efficient light bulbs and my stellar compost pile. <br>-Tim Osborn, Lead Pastor, Mosaic Church, Portland, Oregon, www.mosaicportland.org <br> For Christians wondering why we should care for God's creation and how to get started, Mike Abbate's book, Gardening Eden, is a great introduction, with answers from the Bible, terrific stories, and practical tips on how you can make a difference. - R