As an emergency room doctor, Matthew Sleeth saw a disturbing increase in asthma, autoimmune diseases, cancers, and other environmentally related disease. One slow night in the ER, Sleeth picked up a Gideon's Bible in the waiting room. Although raised in a Christian home, he had long ago abandoned his childhood beliefs. Reading the Gospels that night, he found both the spiritual and environmental answers he had been seeking. As a result, the Sleeth family took an accounting of their lifestyle, drastically reduced their reliance on electricity and fossil fuels, and began sharing their journey with others. In THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE EARTH Sleeth uses the Bible as a teaching mechanism, retelling the often radically counter-culture Bible stories that motivated his environmental journey and showing Christians how to get behind the issue. The Parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us about how our transportation choices affect our global neighbors. The prophet Daniel calls to question our dietary habits. And the story of Noah addresses key issues for life on Earth: how do we relate to the Creator, to others in the human community, and to the rest of the natural world? With passion and faith, Sleeth provides a new green lens through which we can read the Bible to discover answers to our biggest questions about the environment and how to care for it. “Matthew Sleeth is a significant convert in the growing company of Christians who bring intelligence, passion, a biblically trained imagination, and mature Christian witness to the care of creation. The Gospel According to the Earth is a compelling personal invitation to join the company of followers of Jesus on this God-created and God-blessed earth.” - Eugene Peterson, Author of Living the Message “In the midst of a conversation that can be technical and stale, Matthew Sleeth is a breath of fresh air. In The Gospel According to the Earth, he retells the Bible’s most familiar stories in ways that will stimulate your imagination, soften your heart, and challenge you to think more deeply about caring for creation. Read this book and fall in love with our majestic Creator.” - Jonathan Merritt, author of Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet; spokesperson, Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative “In The Gospel According to the Earth, Dr. Matthew Sleeth seeks to make the case that the call to environmental stewardship is truly a pervasive Biblical concern. As such, it is not simply a 21st-century political agenda adopted by Christians of particular political leaning as some have charged. He brings to this work, as to all of his writing, great clarity, accessibility, and a refreshing balance of reflection and practical advice. Dr. Sleeth, in being vocal about contemporary issues that cross disciplinary boundaries, runs the risk of offending experts in particular fields of study, but in doing so, does the great service to all of us of inviting these experts into the dialogue.” - Shirley A. Mullen, President of Houghton College “Sleeth’s keen insights into the sensitive subjects of food choice, the use of natural resources, and consumerism help us to see these potentially divisive issues with new eyes. He highlights the significant opportunities we have daily to reflect God’s will on earth.” - Christine Gutleben, Director, Faith Outreach, The Humane Society of the United States “This book is welcome refreshment to those of us who are weary with hearing the same few, tired, Bible verses trotted out to ‘prove’ that faithful Christians should care for creation. Matthew, the very best communicator I know on how our spiritual condition affects our neighbors and our planet, relies on the whole of Scripture to make a case about what it means to be created in God’s image.” - Rusty Pritchard, resource economist and President of Flourish: Creation Care for Churches and Families “Matthew Sleeth’s The Gospel According to the Earth is an inspiring volume on how we can become better stewards of the earth and its gifts. Brimming with touching personal stories and wise practical advice, Sleeth addresses twelve themes, e.g., work, water, food, community, and corresponding biblical texts, from Genesis through Colossians, to show, as the subtitle puts it, why the good book is a green book. If you doubt that is the case, take up and read.” - Steven Bouma-Prediger, Professor of Religion at Hope College and author of For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care “Sleeth has been one of the more effective evangelists for creation care in the evangelical movement.” - Christianity Today The Gospel According to the Earth…is certain to have an impact in drawing more people of faith to the cause of humane concern. - The Huffington Post, blog by Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society “Sleeth spends his days traveling and spreading the good news of green living . His book The Gospel According to the Earth explains how to