I am currently heading a team of researchers into the security issues confronting the oil producing communities of Rivers State, and lots of these has been traced to ecological and environmental abuses of oil producing communities by multinational oil companies - Total, Shell, and Chevron to name a few. Bringing a Biblical perspective to the purpose of creation and nature helps us appreciate the depth of the deviation from the norm attributable to the oil explorers, exploiters and exporters. It arms the host communities to take adequate ethical and theological measures to restore sanity to the area while at the same time ensuring that oil production follows internationally acceptable environmental impact standards.
A quick search on Amazon shows the following
The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder Feb 26, 2010 by William P. Brown
The Splendor of Creation: A Biblical Ecology J ul 13, 2005
by Ellen Bernstein
For the Love of All Creatures: The Story of Grace in Genesis Sep 21, 2015
by William Greenway
The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew ScripturesDec 21, 2007 by Daniel Hillel
Ecology in the Bible1979 | Color
by Nogah Hareuveni and Helen Frenkley
Earth Story in Genesis: Volume 2 (Earth Bible S)Aug 1, 2000
by Norman C. Habel and Shirley Wurst
Foundations of the Earth: Global Ecological Change and the Book of JobJul 8, 2014 by H.H. Shugart
Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological CrisisDec 2, 2013
by Patricia K. Tull
Climate Change In the Bible: Bible Scan of Ecological and Environmental DisastersFeb 18, 2012 by Jose Cunanan
There are more on Amazon. If you have access to Religious and Theological Abstracts, that would be the place to search for more.
Christianity Today has a selection of their best articles online at http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/topics/c/creation-care/
Tyndale Seminary has an online Creation Care Reading Room at http://www.tyndale.ca/seminary/mtsmodular/reading-rooms/ethics/creation
There is a Mennonite online source at
http://www.mennocreationcare.org/resources-and-ideas/bible-and-theology
There is a bibliography of books at http://www2.nau.edu/~relig-p/books_a.htm
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Who knows recent publication on the theology of caring for the creation? - ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Who_knows_recent_publication_on_the_theology_of_caring_for_the_creation [accessed Apr 21, 2016].
thanks Amadi
I recommend the Earth Bible series with Norm Habel: we have an early career academic on faculty Dr Anthony Rees who has made some contributions in the area, with specific reference to the OT and environmental concerns. There is also a Tongan OT scholar Rev Dr Jione Havea, who is very interested in this area. These academics are specifically interested in your question
Gerard
Hi Amadi, I realized you already have a good list of articles from respondent. You may also want to consider this short paper of mine concerning ecological issues in OT. blessings.
Hi Amadi, I realize you already have a good list of articles from respondent. You may also want to consider this short paper of mine concerning ecological issues in OT. blessings.
The Biblical perspective is definitely ecological. If you are interested I can provide chapter and verse but the Bible deplores destruction of natural resources due to greed.
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