Stewards of Eden: Why God cares about environmentalism (w/ Dr. Sandra L. Richter)

About this episode

Dr. Sandra L. Richter joins JM Smith to discuss the intersection of Christianity and environmentalism, emphasizing the biblical call to stewardship of creation.

In this episode Dr. Sandra L. Richter and JM talk about why Christians often struggle so much with the concept of environmentalism, and what Scripture calls God's people to as stewards of HIS creation! Stewards of Eden is available at - https://www.amazon.com/Stewards-Eden-Scripture-Environment-Matters/dp/0830849262/ For more from Dr. Richter, including her substack and the studies mentioned in this episode, check out her website: sandyrichter.org The upcoming 2nd edition of Epic of Eden is available for preorder at: https://a.co/d/0a1PZLCp Abigail and the Waterfall: Loving God's Good Earth (Dr. Richter's children's book) is available at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514008920 Other resources mentioned: * SuperheroSeminary: Black Panther on whether animals have souls - https://youtu.be/Jfjq9EnagPI * Animals & End Times: A Biblical Theology of Creation Care - https://youtu.be/rf5QhyxWzTM ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo…

People in this episode

Host: JM

Guest: Dr. Sandra L. Richter

Topics covered

• environmentalism
• Christian stewardship
• creation care
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• environmentalism
• Christianity
• stewards of creation
• Scripture
• Abigail and the Waterfall
• Epic of Eden
• creation care
• children's book
• Black Panther
• animals and souls

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Stewards of Eden, Epic of Eden, Abigail and the Waterfall

Books & works: Scripture, Stewards of Eden, Epic of Eden, Abigail and the Waterfall: Loving God's Good Earth, The Grownup’s Table

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