Walking Gently on the Earth: Making Faithful Choices About Food, Energy, Shelter and More
"One of the few books in its genre that really addresses Protestant (Evangelical) concerns about these issues in an honest, non-condescending way. . . .The authors give the reader emotional 'room to breathe' and perhaps also open the readers' minds to new ideas." (Foreword Sept/Oct 2010)"If you're looking for a creation care book by a recent convert to 'religious environmentalism' with some nice stories and a few Bible verses mixed in, this is not the book for you.Walking Gently on the Earthhas real substance from an academic who walks the walk, who challenges us to respond to the hidden stories behind our lifestyles and choices. Even if you don't agree with everything she writes--and why bother reading a book if you do?--Lisa McMinn will challenge you to think more deeply and more faithfully about life on earth." (Rusty Pritchard, Ph.D., natural resource economist and cofounder of Flourish)"In the last five years there have been many books published on the topic concerning a Christian's response to environmental stewardship. . . . This new work,Walking Gently on the Earth,now leads the pack. Lisa McMinn is a very gifted communicator with a writing style that is enjoyable and easy to understand. This book is balanced in its presentation of academics blended with common sense--it is challenging and thought-provoking.Walking Gently on the Earthis definitely a book for every twenty-first-century Christian to read and contemplate." (Tri Robinson, pastor of Vineyard Boise Church and author of Small Footprint, Big Handprint)"This book is a loving and urgent invitation to Christians to fall in love with the earth that God created. Lisa Graham McMinn, assisted by one of her daughters, has deftly woven together an impressive thread of information on how Western culture has divorced us from the land our Creator gave us, and why God calls us back to eating and living in a healthy--physically and spiritually--manner. . . . I heartily recommend this new contribution for those who want to know more and who want to make a difference--walking gently along the way." (Michael MacLeod, assistant professor of political science, George Fox University)"Walking Gently on the Earthis a field guide for Christians who want to honor God with every decision as they traverse an unjust world. With grace and humility Lisa and Megan Anna connect our everyday decisions to the impoverished garment-factory worker in Indonesia, to an unstable climate and to the profiteers of oppression.Walking Gentlychallenges Christianity to become more relevant to an ever hurting world while providing practical steps, thoughtful biblical reflections and hopeful nuggets to inspire along the way. With an increasingly unstable climate and a growing disparity between rich and poor we need this book more than ever." (Jason Alfonse Fileta, The Micah Challenge USA)"This is a book about change. And hope. Drawing on wisdom from cultures the world over, McMinn and Neff show us that the call to live well as part of God's creation is as urgent as it is ancient, and its faithful pursuit is as much an art as it is a science. By challenging how we see the world, they help us understand, in practical ways, that balance is a thing of beauty, and that celebration and stewardship go hand in hand." (Ben Lowe, activist and author of Green Revolution)