Today, we read a lot of news and see on television a lot of changes in the earth’s climate. Never before have natural disasters dominated our planet and lots of people are scared of what may happen next.
Climate change and ecological upheaval have been with us since the birth of man. From Genesis to the Book of Revelation, the Bible reads like a continually updated news report of earthquakes, exploding volcanoes and natural disasters that leave in their wake flood, famine, pestilence and turmoil.
In ‘Climate Change in the Bible,’ anthropologist Jose Pepito Manansala Cunanan pinpoints key scriptural accounts and reveals the responses, coping mechanisms and the dimension faith has played in the survival of mankind.
With present-day fears of nuclear leaks and proliferation, food and water shortages, oil spills, thinning ice caps, vanishing forests and the pollution of the very the air we breathe, Dr Cunanan’s astutely-researched book is a key work for anyone interested in climate change, environment and living in faith and hope.
About the Author
Jose Cunanan was born in the Philippines. He was awarded his degree in Anthropology from the University of the Philippines. He has received further degrees in Theology and is Doctor of Ministry from the Union Theological Seminary and Philippine Christian University.
Dr. Cunanan was a delegate at the Earth Summit in Brazil; the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in New York; and has participated at conferences and training courses around the world. He has published many articles and, on radio, speaks often on agriculture, environmental issues and development.