Greening the Bible: A Biblical Basis for Creation Care

In addition to Environmental Justice Sunday, our new Environmental Justice ministry team is sponsoring a 4-session bible study during the month of February. It will be led by the Rev. Dr. Clint McCann, who is the Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, and teaches a seminary class on this topic.
These sessions are designed to illustrate the variety of biblical texts that call us to attend to the current ecological crisis.  To be sure, the Bible offers no easy answers; but as one prominent scholar puts it, what the Bible can offer are “vision and principle” from the past that may equip us to think and act differently (Ellen F. Davis, Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible, p. 4). We’ll engage texts from The Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms and other Writings, and the New Testament.

Sessions will be held on Zoom on Wednesdays, February 3, 10, 17, and 24^th, beginning at 7:30 pm following the weekly prayer service. While you can join in any or all sessions, it is helpful to know in advance how many will attend, so please contact Pastor Sarah if interested to register your interest and receive the Zoom link.

Resources:

GreeningTheBible@HopeUCC

GreeningTheBibleBriefBibliogrpahy

Climate Chaos Manifesto

GreenBiblePsalms