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Hope for Planet Earth Produced and edited by Emma Morrice and Fran Moffat STL Order code 8205209 Each contributor speaks from their own experience of an aspect of climate change, explaining exactly what that means and what is happening around the world, how that impacts on people now and will do in the future and what can be done by individuals to change that gloomy forecast and make things better in the future. If climate change is something that you are doubtful about or need to understand better, this DVD is an ideal starting point. Ideal for church services, housegroups and missional events. Featuring Sir John Houghton, joint winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize: Dr. Martin Hodson, an environmental biologist: Rev. Dave Bookless, founder of A Rocha UK: Alisha Sanvicens, Tearfund: and Andy Frost, SJL, a charity looking at how the Christian faith engages with culture. See also www.hopefortheplanet.co.uk and explore the links from there. Review by Mary Bartholomew  (19/10/09)

‘L’ is for Lifestyle - Christian Living Doesn’t Cost the Earth - New Edition by Ruth Valerio Review of first edition - Full marks to whoever chose the title. Whichever way you read it, the title describes the help and advice in this book exactly. The author works through the alphabet with chapters such as A for Activist, B for Bananas and so on. Each chapter ends with Action Points, Good Contacts and Good Books for each subject. Ruth Valerio is passionate about the environment and our responsibilities as Christians. She is also practical. She doesn’t demand that we change our lives completely in one grand action, but that we make small and manageable changes, and then when they become our natural way of doing things, take another step. A very readable and worthwhile book that I plan to heed and try to do as she suggests. In the introduction to this new edition, Ruth Valerio explains that in the four years since the first edition, climate change has become recognised throughout the world and the need for changes to our lifestyles is universally recognised. This is reflected in this revised and expanded update. Review by Mary Bartholomew  (05/11/08)

Planetwise - Dare to Care for God’s World by Dave Bookless The author, Dave Bookless, is a contemporary evangelist who has taken his ministry into areas of environmental concern. His book argues that as human beings we need to look at climate change as a symptom of our misuse of our planet’s resources and look beyond the use of technology to solve the problem. He uses the Bible holistically to support his argument and does not rely only on certain selected Bible verses but also takes the reader on a journey from the creation to the events surrounding Jesus. This is one man’s view of the story of God, and how his work is being treated by mankind and how God is entrusting his people to repair, renew and care for his Creation. Review by George Taylor  (14/10/08)

Cherishing the Earth - How to Care for God’s Creation by Martin J Hodson & Margot R Hodson This book represents a personal journey of learning and faith by the joint authors, one a theologian and one a scientist. In it they weave together different aspects of the present environmental debate and they argue that the size of the problem demands that a spiritual as well as material response be brought into effect to enable us to face the demands that climate change and other environmental challenges bring. Drawing heavily on their own travels and scientific experiences and using biblical examples, the two authors examine many of the threats facing our world today and offer a word of hope that the church is finally waking up to its environmental responsibilities. Review by George Taylor  (14/10/08)

Living With the Planet - Making a Difference in a Time of Climate Change by Catherine von Ruhland From March of the Penguins to an Inconvenient Truth, the issue of Global warming is a topic we can not and should not avoid. Often these Hollywood films are apocalyptic in nature, “if we do not, then.....” as are many books on the subject. If they are not doom and gloom, then books from a “green perspective” are usually manuals on how to recycle bottles and change to energy efficient light bulbs. As someone who has been involved with the environmental movement for nearly 20 years it is nice to come across a book that doesn't either hype the situation or treat me like a child. Yes we still need advice on how we can change our habits but we need to be treated like intelligent adults. Thankfully Catherine von Ruhland does just that. No stranger to the environmental debate (she wrote Going Green: A Christian Guide 15 years before the similar How Many Christians Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb came out) von Ruhland takes a different path to many books and breaks the issue down in a number of ways. The first way is to look at Global Warming across the continents, including Antarctica, and also looks at the situation as a whole for the land and the oceans. It is this that gives the chapter outlines. In the chapters there are heroes, those who changed the way we look at the world around us. These include Jacques Cousteau, Rachel Carson (who alerted the world to the dangers of DDT), Chico Mendes, and Peter Scott founder of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. The chapters also contain success stories where habitat and wildlife have been saved, action points of what we can do and contact agencies where we can get help or information. Even so this book is not without fault. The USA is seen as the bad guy for not signing up to the Kyoto agreement yet no mention is made of the other nations (including Japan and Australia) who have also shown a reluctance to sign something which they see as unscientific. Also no mention is made of the USA being a leading centre for alternative fuel technology for cars - nearly all our hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been developed in the USA with government backing at some level. As Lion is a Christian publishing house it would have been nice to see some use of Scripture, but the book is no weaker for that. One for anyone who wants to do what they can for God's Earth. Review by Phelim McIntyre  (30/08/08)

Saving Planet Earth by Colin A Russell This book, we are told, is for busy, ordinary people. From someone used to writing academic books, this book is very readable and amidst the serious business of this subject there is frequent humour. In the first chapter, Colin Russell grabs our attention by tackling the four main reasons that people use to avoid the subject: It’s depressing, difficult, demeaning or even dangerous. The book then covers the main issues that Christians should be mindful of – earth is our God-given home, it has become polluted and ravaged and climate change is a fact that won’t go away. Dealing systematically and clearly with the facts, and opposition to them, we are left in no doubt about the seriousness of the problem and the book then develops into a well-structured presentation of the need for Christians to respond to the matter. There is a useful appendix recording the Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation. This is a timely book and I thoroughly recommend it. Review by Paddy Beresford  (17/04/08)

A Moral Climate - The Ethics of Global Warming by Michael S. Northcott
ISBN: 978-0-232-52668-4 Price: £12.95	Published: 27 August 2007
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Climate Change and Christian Faith CD Sir John Houghton CBE, FRS conversing with Canon John Young
ISBN: 9-990-00010-7 Price: £5.00 (incl VAT)	Published: May 2007
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Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living by Nick Spencer & Robert White
ISBN: 978-0-281-05833-4 Price: £9.99	Published: 23 August 2007
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How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Christian - A Pocket Guide to Shrinking Your Ecological Footprint by Claire Foster and David Shreeve
ISBN: 978-0-715-14127-4 Price: £4.99	Published: Summer 2007
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