Caring for Creation: Responsible Stewardship of God's Handiwork

by Calvin B. DeWitt (with responses by Richard A. Baer Jr., Thomas Sieger Derr, Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers)
Center for Public Justice and Baker Books (1998)
Paperback, 104 pages
ISBN 0-8010-5802-3
 

Is there a Christ-centered response to such environmental crises as global warming, land degradation, and species extinction? There certainly is, according to Calvin DeWitt. In Caring for Creation, he presents a biblical approach to being a good steward of the earth. Becoming a responsible steward involves a spiritual conflict: Either we find ourselves following a path of self-centered consumerism or we heed the Bible's call to serve and care for creation on behalf of its Creator. In this book, DeWitt offers a model of Christian stewardship firmly rooted in three crucial questions:

• Is Jesus Christ Lord of Creation?
• Is creation a lost cause?
• Whom do we follow when we follow Jesus Christ?

This book reminds us that the resurrection means creation is not a lost cause and that we must not claim to love God while remaining apathetic to his creation. Ultimately, our attitude must become like Christ's--that of a servant.

Presented as the second in the Kuyper Lecture series, Caring for Creation includes responses from Richard A. Baer, Jr., Cornell University; Thomas Sieger Derr, Smith College; and U.S. Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI).