The Green Bible

Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good." (Gen 1:31)

God is Green, and now so is his Book. We've all seen the Red Letter editions of the Bible where everything Jesus says appears in a sanguine red script, but now you can read the Green Bible. In the Green Bible every verse having to do with creation, stewardship, or the environment is written in green. It also has essays by Brian McLaren and Desmond Tutu, as well as prayers and reflections of John Paul II and St. Francis of Assisi.

In his essay Blessed are the Green of Heart which appeared in First Things this summer, Alan Jacobs reviewed this version of the Bible. Feel free to read his critique as he brings an interesting perspective to the climate of environmental discussion today, and though he is critical of the Green Bible, it seems he values the willingness to bring theology into the debate of environmentalism.

What do you think of this? Would you buy this? Does Jacob's critique make sense? How do you see religion and environmentalism working together?

If there are two things that people love to debate and squabble over, they are the environment and the Bible. Get two birds with one stone and crack it open.