Two Bible Studies on Climate Change

Abstract

This article consists of two Bible studies on the biblical creation stories. The first, on Genesis 1:24-31, contends that loving one’s place is crucial to the practice of ministry and uncovers the fissure between person and place in the first creation story. The second, on Genesis 2:4b-15 and Revelation 22:1-5, argues that Eden is not a historical place lost in the past but rather the call toward an ecologically responsible future. Discussion questions are provided for personal and group study. An appendix provides 63 practices that congregations might enact in the pursuit of ecojustice and the imagining of Eden.