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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781498235174 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Cascade Books |
| Publication date: | 04/25/2017 |
| Pages: | 178 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
About the writer xiii
Introduction 1
Oikos means "household" 3
A Small Planet? 5
God's big word 6
Rethinking the future 8
Economy
1 Render to Caesar? 13
Learning from my past 14
Learning from economic theory 16
Key economic practices 21
The bottom line 24
2 Foolishness to the Greeks 26
Crashes and the failure of corporate theory 27
Did Kropotkin, Marx, & co. get it wrong? 29
Agony 30
Taxation 33
Serving God and Mammon 36
3 Come on Over and Help Us 38
Economics as if people mattered 38
The Shetland 'model' 41
Challenging the system 43
"See Venice and die …" 48
Ecology
4 Back to the Garden? 53
Is there an environmental crisis? 54
Climate change 55
Biblical principles and Christian theology 57
"Isms" and Gaia 58
Rio, Kyoto, Copenhagen, Paris: development goals and sustainable change 60
Dominion, domination, and human pride 63
Can we restore Eden? 65
5 A Theology of God-Envisioned, "Earth-Friendly" Stewardship 70
Not just voices from the margins? 71
An Olympic effort 73
Towards an "Earth-friendly" theology 74
Praxis, partners, and purpose 79
6 Making the Practical Changes-Ten Ways to Make a Real Difference 81
Commit to zero deforestation 81
Decrease reliance on finite resources and fossil fuels 82
Education-do your research 83
Make dietary and lifestyle changes 84
Preserve habitats and species diversity 86
Reduce consumption of everyday things 86
"Teach your children well" 87
Technology helps … 88
Think biblically 88
"Think global-campaign co-operatively-act local" 89
Ecumeny
7 "The Lather and Mother of All Nations" 93
"Father and Mother" 93
Abrahamic faiths 94
Christendom and the Caliphate 97
Jihad and God's world empires 100
Freedom, suspicions, and religious (in)tolerance 102
Ergo … 105
8 "That they may be one" 107
Fragmentation 107
Learning from others 108
"The global market" 110
Migrants and refugees 111
Population, health, lifestyle, and diet 113
Alternative currencies 115
Power blocs and trading treaties 118
Postcards from Taizé, Iona, and Compostela 119
Wrestling with God's intentions 121
9 Spirituality and Discipleship 123
Bladerunner vs. Star Trek 124
Contemplation in a world of action 126
Paradise lost? Paradise gained … 128
Servant communities 130
Chlopski filosof 133
And So …
10 "Towards a New Vision for All God's People …" 137
Artists, citizens, philosophers 137
"By the rivers of Babylon …" 140
Creating a community of visionary oikos thinking 142
The canary in the coal mine 146
A common skin? 148
Epilogue 151
Bibliography 157
What People are Saying About This
"More than ever, the world today needs a liberation theology that liberates theology itself from the knots in which it has been tied by human history. In Oikos, Andrew Francis contributes to such an approach. He does so in a manner that is unusually well integrated across the triune fields of social, environmental, and religious life that constitute the 'eco,' or neighborhood, that is our human home."
—Alastair McIntosh, author of Soil and Soul and Poacher's Pilgrimage
"Andrew Francis challenges us to consider what it means to live authentically as members of God's beautiful household—loving every member of our extended family and caring for our precious dwelling place. He helps us envision a divinely inspired economy, ecology, and ecumeny. How can we find this pearl of great value? This book provides a map that shows the way. This is Andrew Francis's generous gift to us."
—Stuart Masters, Senior Programme Leader, Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, UK