Synopsis
Our planet is now in great peril not only from the possibility of a nuclear disaster, but from the effects of an affluent society that abuses the earth's resources. Species of plants and animals are disappearing. The earth's forests are being cut at a phenomenal rate. Toxic wastes are threatening our drinking water, and acid rain is falling on fragile lakes and evergreens. This book is meant to be a catalyst to bring people to the rescue of the earth. It is Christian in concept, but it is a call to all believers, to everyone who values the earth as the unique planet that it is, the only place we have yet discovered where life has come into being, and the only place where the divine and human have been bonded together. This should arouse in each of us a deep sense of awe and responsibility. Albert Fritsch links Christianity to a love of the earth. We are called to bring about a New Earth, and to do this we must first renew ourselves. He suggests we adopt a simpler life-style, avoid the sins of affluence, and become contrasumers rather than consumers. Each of us must learn to act locally, but think globally. We can all become renewers not abusers of the earth. We can become sensitive to the earth and to each other in a union of love and mutual dependence.
