tending to eden
We are excited to announce that Scott’s new book, Tending to
About Tending to Eden
Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for God's People offers a global perspective on the theological foundation for caring for the earth and its people. Throughout the book, Plant With Purpose Executive Director Scott Sabin recounts his personal journey of helping the poor and the environment and brings the reader into poor rural communities in Haiti, Mexico, Tanzania, Burundi, the Dominican Republic, and Thailand through compelling language and eloquent story telling. The book also includes a creation care study guide.
"Port-au-Prince loomed all around us, as if the tide had come in over the cinderblock-and-iron architecture and stranded garbage and rubble on every horizontal surface. Human beings spilled out onto the broken streets, in every sort of dress imaginable. A naked man walked past a gentleman in a pinstriped suit, who was picking his way through the debris. People filled each alley and turned every sidewalk into an impromptu market. Rotting fruit and raw sewage odors combined with the smell of frying meat and exhaust. UN convoys of white SUVs and armored personnel carriers pass frequently… Today I know those mountains, and I know the people who live in them. I’ve developed a deep love and a great deal of respect for these people. I know their dreams, their courage, and the incredible persistence with which they work to take care of their families. I know the lack of opportunity that has made the destruction of this land inevitable."
— from the Preface
Scott Sabin is available for comments and interviews regarding Tending to Eden and Plant With Purpose’s work in Haiti. Contact Kate McElhinney at kate@plantwithpurpose.org
Blog Tour
The following bloggers participated in Plant With Purpose's recent book blog tours on March 3 and July 12, 2010. Click the links below to read guest posts from Scott, reviews of Tending to Eden, and interviews with the author. Please let us know if you are interested in reviewing Tending to Eden, and we would be happy to send you a copy! Email kate@plantwithpurpose.org.
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Chuck Warnock |
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Daniel So |
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Dean Simmer |
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Life as Mission |
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One in Jesus |
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Enviro Think |
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Jason Evans |
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Sustain Lane |
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Where is Bob? |
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Our Father’s World |
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Patheos |
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Creation Care |
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Jason Coker |
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Gidget Goes Home |
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The King's Green Pad www.kingsgreenpad.ca
Creation Hope www.creationhope.com
The Nature in Us www.thenatureinus.com
Deep Green Conversation www.deepgreenconversation.org
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary www.sbts.edu
The Fellowship Blog www.cbfportal.wordpress.com
Earth Ministry www.earthministry.org
Dash House www.dashhouse.com
Tracey Bianchi www.traceybianchi.com
Josh Raskin www.jraskin42.wordpress.com
Primary Concern www.primaryconcern.org
Creation Hope www.creationhope.com
Kristopher Norris www.cbfportal.wordpress.com
Sustainable Traditions www.sustainabletraditions.com
Mick Porter www.unveiledface.blogspot.com
Brian McLaren www.brianmclaren.net
Roy Goble www.roygoble.wordpress.com
Sustainlane www.sustainlane.com
Gidget Goes Home www.gidgetgoeshome.com
Mark Portrait www.markportrait.com
Judson Press www.judsonpress.com
Jason Evans www.digitaljasonevans.com
Praise for Tending to Eden
“This is a highly personal approach to educating and inspiring today's evangelical church to think biblically, locally, and internationally about environmental stewardship. Easy to read and practical to implement, Tending to Eden offers a fresh vision of how Christians in this new century can love our neighbors, especially 'the least of these,' by caring for God's creation.” — Rev. Jim Ball, PhD, senior director, Climate Campaign, Evangelical
Environmental Network
“The evangelical recovery of creation continues with this compelling account of why environmental problems matter for Christian faith and mission. Vividly narrated from his own experience, Sabin makes practical and theological connections between poverty and ecology, evangelism and climate change, earth and gospel.” — Willis Jenkins, PhD, Margaret Farley Assistant Professor of Social Ethics, Yale Divinity School
"After reading this very readable book with its powerful storytelling and its accessible survey of best practices in creation care, for the rest of your life you will see a bigger picture than you've ever seen before when it comes to matters of human poverty, health, prosperity, and security." — Brian McLaren, author, speaker, and pastor, from the Foreward
“This is a must reading for anyone ho wants to really make a difference in the world today.” — Edward R. Brown, author of Our Father’s World: Mobilizing the church to Care for Creation and Director of Care of Creation Inc.
About the Author
A national speaker in the creation care movement, Scott Sabin has been published in various periodicals including The New York Times and San Diego Union-Tribune. Most recently, articles have appeared in Christianity Today (“Trees of Life,” November 2009), and Relevant (“Planting with Purpose,” May/June 2009). Since the Haiti earthquake, Sabin has been interviewed on Fox 5 News, KBPS, and KUSI, all in San Diego.
