Living with Other Creatures

"A significant biblical, theological, and historical resource for the desperately needed 'greening' of the Christian faith. Bauckham's collection deserves very wide attention." --David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University "Filled with intelligence and serious scholarship, Living with Other Creatures carries a deeply important message. A very valuable contribution." --Roger S. Gottlieb, author of Engaging Voices: Tales of Morality and Meaning in an Age of Global Warming and A Greener Faith ook of Revelation "In this exciting volume, Bauckham weaves together Jesus' teaching of the kingdom of God, the Jewish traditions of animal compassion, St. Francis, the Apocalypse, and Christian mystics to make the case that creation's praise of God--independent of humans--is foundational to the Christian tradition. The result is an important, highly recommended reading of the biblical mandate for ethical engagement in today's ecological crises." --Barbara Rossing, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and author of The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation [Bauckham] aptly demonstrates that humanity is causing an ecological catastrophe that has been predicated on theological convictions. For this crisis to be remedied, it is necessary for Christians to shift their ecological outlook. -- Nick Elder, Marquette University -- Theological Book Review ... a fine supplementary text in seminaries and graduate level classes. -- Christina Richie, Boston College -- Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society ... contributes toward opening exegetical and theological vistas that have previously been closed. -- J. David Stark, Adjunct Online Professor of Judeo-Christian Studies -- Stone-Campbell Journal Bauckham reminds the reader that, as Creator, God delights in and cares for all creation.... He wishes to recover the biblical view of human solidarity with the rest of creation by establishing creation's own inherent value. (Five-star review) -- Bill Walker -- Christianity Today, 2011 [Bauckham's] mature reflection has resulted in a book that is exegetically and theologically rewarding. -- Beverly Roberts Gaventa -- The Christian Century

Richard Bauckham was, until 2007, Professor of New Testament Studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and is now Professor Emeritus at St Andrews. A fellow of both the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he is the author of many books including Jesus and the Eye-Witnesses (winner of the 2009 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing) and Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World.

Preface 1 The Human Place in Creation: A Biblical Overview 2 Dominion Interpreted: A Historical Account 3 Reading the Synoptic Gospels Ecologically 4 Jesus and Animals 5 Jesus and the Wild Animals in the Wildnerness (Mark 1:13) 6 Reading the Sermon on the Mount in an Age of Ecological Catastrophe 7 Joining Creation's Praise of God 8 Creation's Praise of God in the Book of Revelation 9 Creation Mysticism in Matthew Fox and Francis of Assisi 10 Biodiversity: A Biblical-Theological Perspective Bibliography Index of Authors Index of Ancient and Medieval Persons