The Earth is the Lord?s
The Bible, Ecology, and Worship
Published on 1. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-0-8146-2528-6 (ISBN)
Description
The first verse of Psalm 24 declares that the earth is the Lord's" because it was God who "founded it on the seas and established it over the waters." In The Earth Is the Lord's Dianne Bergant explains that if the rich and elaborate religious tradition in that statement misunderstood, it can deepen our appreciation of God's creative power. She examines the relationship between humans, the earth, and worshiping the Lord by focusing on ancient and contemporary beliefs as well as key passages from the Bible.
Chapter one, A New Worldview, discusses the connection between humans and earth, an open and critical dialogue between science and theology, and the idea that humans are not the center of the universe. Chapter two, Creation and Re-creation, focuses on the Sabbath, the sanctuary, a sacred time and place, and the image of God. Chapter three, Nature: Friend or Foe?, examines nature. Chapter four, Creation and Morality, takes a close look at morality. The final chapter, On That Day, discusses the day of the Lord, a new heaven and a new earth, and the Messianic Age.
Sister Dianne Bergant CSA, is Professor of Old Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The general editor of TheCollegeville Bible Commentary (Old Testament), she was editor of The Bible Today from 1986-1990.
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Chapter one, A New Worldview, discusses the connection between humans and earth, an open and critical dialogue between science and theology, and the idea that humans are not the center of the universe. Chapter two, Creation and Re-creation, focuses on the Sabbath, the sanctuary, a sacred time and place, and the image of God. Chapter three, Nature: Friend or Foe?, examines nature. Chapter four, Creation and Morality, takes a close look at morality. The final chapter, On That Day, discusses the day of the Lord, a new heaven and a new earth, and the Messianic Age.
Sister Dianne Bergant CSA, is Professor of Old Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The general editor of TheCollegeville Bible Commentary (Old Testament), she was editor of The Bible Today from 1986-1990.
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. . . a useful resource to add to the increasing material on creation and ecological concerns in the Old Testament.Society for Old Testament StudyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
104 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8146-2528-6 (9780814625286)
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Person
Dianne Bergant, CSA, is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Old Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association. Her many books include the Preaching the New Lectionary series, Scripture: History and Interpretation, the two New Collegeville Bible Commentary volumes on Psalms, and the two-volume Israel's Story, all from Liturgical Press.
Content
Contents
Introduction 5
1. A New Worldview 9
Integrity of Creation 9
Science and Theology 14
Children of the Universe 16
2. Creation and Re-creation 20
Sabbath Rest 20
The sanctuary 23
Sacred Time and Sacred Place 25
The Image of God 27
3. Nature: Friend of Foe? 31
It Is Good 32
Revealed Through Creation 32
Creation Praises 34
Seduced by Nature 36
Who Gives the Grain, the Wine, and the Oil? 37
I Will Make for Them a Covenant on That Day 39
New Creation, New Age 40
4. Creation and Morality 45
Moral Order in the Natural Order 45
The Universe Defends the Righteous 48
Serving Its Natural Laws 52
5. On That Day 56
The Day of the Lord 57
Zephaniah 57
Jeremiah 58
Joel 59
A New Heaven and a New Earth 61
The Messianic Age 63
References 65
Introduction 5
1. A New Worldview 9
Integrity of Creation 9
Science and Theology 14
Children of the Universe 16
2. Creation and Re-creation 20
Sabbath Rest 20
The sanctuary 23
Sacred Time and Sacred Place 25
The Image of God 27
3. Nature: Friend of Foe? 31
It Is Good 32
Revealed Through Creation 32
Creation Praises 34
Seduced by Nature 36
Who Gives the Grain, the Wine, and the Oil? 37
I Will Make for Them a Covenant on That Day 39
New Creation, New Age 40
4. Creation and Morality 45
Moral Order in the Natural Order 45
The Universe Defends the Righteous 48
Serving Its Natural Laws 52
5. On That Day 56
The Day of the Lord 57
Zephaniah 57
Jeremiah 58
Joel 59
A New Heaven and a New Earth 61
The Messianic Age 63
References 65