Matthew Sleeth M.D.

The Gospel According to the Earth

Why the Good Book Is a Green Book

Talking Points

Matthew Sleeth is the crusader for the creation care movement and travels the country to spread his message, speaking at over 900 places a year-from churches to colleges to retirement homes. The idea of environmentalism as a Christian duty is still controversial, however Sleeth presents a case for change that is challenging to hear-but impossible for people of faith to ignore.

Description

In The Gospel According to the Earth Sleeth uses the Bible as a teaching mechanism, retelling the often radically counter-culture Bible stories that motivated his environmental journey and showing Christians how to get behind the issue. The Parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us about how our transportation choices affect our global neighbors. The prophet Daniel calls to question our dietary habits. And the story of Noah addresses key issues for life on Earth: how do we relate to the Creator, to others in the human community, and to the rest of the natural world? With passion and faith, Sleeth provides a new green lens through which we can read the Bible to discover answers to our biggest questions about the environment and how to care for it