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February 2009

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Paperback/144 Pages

Christian Living
ISBN: 978-1-57312-522-2



 
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The Green Earth Challenge
Integrating Faith & the Environment

by Winnie Williams

Part travelogue, part hymn of praise, and part environmental primer, The Green Earth Challenge will change the way you view the planet, your faith, and your role as a steward of God’s creation. Winnie Williams has been fortunate to see many of the world’s natural wonders and offers a passionate, biblically-based argument for protecting and preserving our natural resources. She also describes our worldwide energy challenges and offers practical advice for reevaluating our personal, national, and global behavior. Reading The Green Earth Challenge will awaken your gratitude for nature’s miracles and inspire your resolve to preserve them for future generations.

Winnie Williams is a retired associate professor from Southern Wesleyan University, Central, South Carolina. She received her undergraduate degree from Mississippi College and graduate degrees from New Orleans Theological Seminary and Clemson University. Prior to teaching at the University level she was a counselor and psychologist. Winnie is the author of two books related to the marginalization of women in developing countries. She draws on her travels to more than fifty countries to write books and newspaper and magazine articles. She is a frequent speaker for retreats, churches, and civic groups. Winnie and her husband, Woodie, reside in Clemson, South Carolina.

Endorsements

Winnie Williams makes “environmentalism” accessible to ordinary mortals. As a Christian, she sounds a seldom-heard moral and ethical note. As one of the best kinds of Baptists, she laces the text with biblical references, leaving personal interpretation to the reader.Seldom have I seen such good stewardship of rich experiences from world travels. It is not just name-dropping of places she has been—everywhere—but careful management of lessons learned and fresh perspectives appropriated. We can all learn from Winnie’s stewardship of life’s blessings.

—James M. Dunn
Professor of Christianity and Public Policy
Divinity School at Wake Forest University

Winnie Williams has changed my attitude toward global warming and has brought my faith and my concern for the environment together! With much Biblical/Christian insight, she has emphasized my God given responsibility. Then, in her every-day, walk-around, do-what-you can approach, she has shown me simple things that I can do. She has brought me to the realization that caring for God's beautiful world is a part of my responsibility, that what I buy, what I cook and eat, the way I care for my home, and the expression of my faith requires me not only to exalt in "the glory of the skies" and the "wonder of each hour", but to help care for God's natural creation!

—Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler
Former Executive Director of Woman’s Missionary Union
Former Moderator of The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Winnie Williams challenges us to take seriously our stewardship of God’s good earth. Combining theological insights, current studies, and personal experience . . . she makes a significant contribution in calling us to live out our faith regarding our environment.

—Todd Wilson
Retired minister of First Baptist Church, Clemson, South Carolina

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