Creation & Abundance
Designed for personal and small-group study to better understand the concept of stewardship as a whole-life response to a God who provides life in abundance.
Part 1: The Enuma Elish
This two-part session explores the Enuma Elish as background for understanding Genesis 1 as presented by Dr. Rick Lowery through the Faith and Giving Academy.
Part 2: The Enuma Elish
This two-part session explores the Enuma Elish as background for understanding Genesis 1 as presented by Dr. Rick Lowery through the Faith and Giving Academy.
Laudato Si, the Encyclical Letter on the Environment by Pope Francis
Subtitled “Care for Our Common Home,” this encyclical reinforces themes of care for the natural environment and all people and broader questions of the relationship between God, humans, and Earth.
Sabbath and Jubilee by Rick Lowery
This book examines biblical sabbath and jubilee traditions as part of a broader effort to reflect theologically on these challenges and points to ways we might build a global ethic of economic and environmental justice.
Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann
Sabbath as Resistance offers a transformative vision of the wholeness God intends, giving world-weary Christians a glimpse of a more fulfilling and simpler life through Sabbath.