Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living

By Nick Spencer, Bob White, and Ginny Vroblesky

Hendrickson Publishers: December 2009, Paperback - 288 pages, US $16.95, ISBN: 9781598562293.

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A few years ago, A Rocha USA founding Director Ginny Vroblesky visited Croatia. There, a shopkeeper in Dubrovnik asked her what he should do about climate change. Realizing she had no good answer for him, she promised to investigate. In 2008, she made good on that promise, teaming up with UK authors Nick Spencer and Robert White to adapt their book, Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living for North American audiences. The experience, she says, “widened her life.”

“I didn’t really understand all the impacts that my everyday choices make,” says Ginny. “Now, I do. Where I bank, what I buy, where my electricity comes from all really matter.” As but one example, Ginny tells of finding out that the electricity she depends upon comes mainly from coal-fired plants and why that is disturbing. “My mother comes from West Virginia. I’ve seen how our use of coal has cut down mountains, destroyed habitats, and polluted the waters. I now know that some banks finance coal-fired projects and others don’t. My choices really matter.”

However, for Ginny, the real issue goes deeper than our current focus on climate change, as important as it is. “The real issue is how we as Christians live and relate to God’s creation and each other.” This book helps by offering principles based on scripture that can and should guide our thinking; our way of living.

“I’d love to see Christians begin to view life in this way.” - Tom Rowley, Director of A Rocha USA

"This timely and well-researched book is a welcome addition to the literature on Christianity and climate change. It offers three things rarely found in a single volume: solid science clearly presented, winsome Christian theology rooted in sound biblical interpretation, and much practical wisdom on what we individually and collectively can and should do. I can think of no better book written from a Christian perspective on this important issue."
- Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Hope College, author of For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care

“This book is the most timely of reminders: if the world is to mount any kind of defense against global warming, we Christians must play a much stronger role. Not just because physics and chemistry demand it, but faith as well, as we rise to the greatest challenge to both Creation and social justice the planet has ever faced.”
- Bill McKibben, Director of 350.org, author of Deep Economy and The End of Nature

"This book was a pleasure and delight to read. If you only read one book on climate change and sustainability, then make it this one! Spencer, White and Vroblesky have succeeded in making this difficult and sometimes arcane scientific subject understandable." - Dr. John Wood, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, The Kings University College, Alberta, Canada, and academic Dean, the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies

"What Spencer, White, and Vroblesky have crafted in Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living is not only what has been sorely missed in the Christian community but also represents a magnificent, balanced, and comprehensive overview from which all of society should benefit." - Dr. Alan E. Strong, Consultant-Senior Scientist, NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch, Silver Spring, MD