The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation

Acclaimed environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben turns to the biblical Book of Job to confront the deepest assumptions driving the modern environmental crisis. The Book of Job dismantles assumptions of human mastery, offering a theology of humility that directly challenges extractive attitudes and motivates environmental activism grounded in restraint and responsibility. McKibben challenges the belief that economic growth and technological mastery can secure our future on a finite ...