The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation

by Bill McKibben

Book Overview

In The Comforting Whirlwind, acclaimed environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben turns to the biblical book of Job and its awesome depiction of creation to demonstrate our need to embrace a bold new paradigm for living if we hope to reverse the current trend of ecological destruction.

With reference to the consequences of our poorly considered and self-centered environmental practices--global warming, ozone degradation, deforestation--McKibben...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561012343
• ISBN13: 9781561012343
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Cowley Publications
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"