The Book

Introduction

Bike to work. Hug a tree. Eat granola. Live off the grid. Wear hemp. Bathe in a stream. And worship the earth.

Go ahead. Label us - just because we think global warming is a serious problem that you should know about.

But here's who we really are.

We're Christians. We don't worship the earth. We worship the Creator of the universe. We believe that God spoke the world into existence and sustains it by His power. We believe that Jesus Christ is the way to eternal life, that the Bible is God's Word, and that nothing compares to the importance of the gospel message.

Now, for what we don't believe. We don't believe the universe came into existence through random chance. We don't believe that life came from nothing or that humans evolved from apes.

We believe in common sense. We believe in the sensible progression from older to newer technologies. Yes, we live in a house with air conditioning. We drive cars. We don't have solar panels on our roof (too expensive), and we're not vegetarians (meat is just too tasty).

Don't worry - we're not going to try to convince you that Earth is four billion years old or that it's young, but with the appearance of age. Even we, the authors, disagree on that one.

Climate change is about thermometers and temperatures. It's about what's been happening on our planet since the Industrial Revolution. It's Chemistry 101.

Now, can we talk about global warming?

About A Climate For Change

The idea for this book developed slowly, over time. It grew out of questions we received from people trying to separate climate change fact from fiction. It came from conversations with friends who wanted to know the "truth" about climate change from a fellow Christian, someone they could trust. It was fed by discussions with colleagues, who wanted to understand the "religious position" on climate change from someone they knew was a Christian.

As we have listened to our friends, colleagues, and the people around us, we've realized we have an incredible opportunity to speak out on one of the most pressing issues facing our generation. Most Christians are not scientists, and it's hard to say how many scientists are Christians. In our family, we have both.

Katharine studies how climate change will affect the places we live. Andrew pastors a church in Texas where many Christians just don't buy into the whole global warming thing. Together, we have talked to Christians all over the country who are asking whether or not climate change is real. They want to know if it's a genuine crisis that requires our attention or if the whole thing is just a lot of smoke and mirrors. They also want to know what the Bible says, if anything, about a Christian response.

Chapter by Chapter



Book Details

  • Pages: 224
  • Format: Hardcover with jacket
  • Price: $22.99 Retail ($15.16 on Amazon.com)
  • Publisher: FaithWords (Hachette)
  • Released: October 29, 2009
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0446549568
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446549561