Eco Bible and Nature
This Book Explores How a Healthy Human Relationship with Nature Is Essential for a Sustainable Future
Your Guide to Living a Healthier, More Sustainable Lifestyle
Get the book that Publishers Weekly says “will inspire contemplation on how to live in harmony with nature and the power of conservation.”
- 178 Daily Lessons on Living a Healthier, More Eco-Friendly Life
- Ecological Commentary on the Book of Genesis & Exodus
- Specific Action Items for Achieving a Sustainable Future
Eco Bible Is Your Guide to Appreciation of All of God’s Creation
Nature is Good for the Body
According to scientist Gaétan Chevalier, “Emerging scientific research has revealed a surprisingly positive and overlooked environmental factor on health: direct physical contact with the vast supply of electrons on the surface of the earth.”
Our modern lifestyle has cut us off from this contact and may be a major contribution to increasing physiological dysfunction and unwellness.
Nature is Good for the Mind
In 2019, 24 scientists published a groundbreaking study on the link between nature and mental health, including “the impacts of nature experience on cognitive functioning, emotional well-being, and other dimensions of mental health.”
They discovered that humans receive tremendous value from nature in balancing and maintaining our mental health.
Eco Bible Addresses These Challenges with Positivity and Hope
“Almost as soon as I began reading, I knew that the Eco Bible would be a long term companion for me as I work to care for God’s creation and encourage other people of faith to do the same. Most communities of environmentalists I’ve encountered are heavily burdened by grim predictions of the future, which create an atmosphere of pessimism and disillusionment. What is unique to a Biblical perspective is hope, the “knowledge that we can choose; that we can learn from our mistakes and act differently next time.” The focus of environmentalism in the Eco Bible is completely different from a secular sense of hopelessness: here there is a spiritual conviction that we can and must turn from our destructive actions and live as we were created to: in peaceful, mutually beneficial flourishing with all that is.”
Autumn Ayers
Amazon.com Reviewer
About the Authors
Yonatan Neril is a member of the Faith-Based Advisory Council of the UN Interagency Task Force and the advisory board of the Alliance For The Care Of Our Common Home: A Joint Initiative of the Pontifical Universities in Rome. Raised in California, Yonatan completed an M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University with a focus on global environmental issues, and received rabbinical ordination in Israel. He currently lives with his wife, Shana and their two children in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Leo Dee received a Master’s in Engineering from Cambridge University, a Master’s in Public Health from Hebrew University, and rabbinical ordination in Israel. Following six years as a community Rabbi in the United Kingdom, he moved to Israel where he has worked in the Israeli financial community and within the field of Responsible Investment. He served as director of programs at The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. He lives near Jerusalem with his wife, Lucy, and their children.
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