School is almost out, the days are (mostly) warming, and you may be working on your summer reading list. The ILC library has many choices for folks looking for books on creation care, including several books by local authors. Check it out.
Here are just a few:
- So We and Our Children May Live, Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Crisis by Sarah Augustine
This book offers hope for a better future and offers ways to work for sustainable change that follows Jesus. - The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake by Sue Leaf
In The Bullhead Queen, local author (raised in Roseville, MN) Sue Leaf reflects on the birds she peers at through binoculars and the Lutheran church that anchors Pioneer Lake’s southern shore and contemplates how her relationship to nature has been colored by the Christian theology of her childhood. - Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katherine Hayhoe
In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy. - The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet by Jane Goodall
In The Book of Hope, Jane Goodall focuses on her “Four Reasons for Hope”: The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit. - A Kid’s Guide to Saving the Planet: It’s Not Hopeless and We’re Not Helpless by Paul Douglas
Yes, this is meteorologist Paul Douglas, whom many of us watched on Channel 11. Despite what you may hear on the news, the situation isn’t hopeless, and we aren’t helpless. In this inspiring, informative book, nationally recognized meteorologist Paul Douglas clearly and thoughtfully presents the daunting problems of climate change. And he offers realistic solutions (including some that are already working!), and actions kids can take now.
