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Dewey Decimal Number: 261.88 Format: Kindle Book Label: Chelsea Green Publishing Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 216 Publication Date: May 08, 2006 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Release Date: May 08, 2006 Studio: Chelsea Green Publishing Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Five years ago Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth and his family lived in a big house, had two luxury cars, loads of money, and lots of stuff. As chief of the medical staff at a large hospital, Sleeth was living the American dream--until he realized that something was terribly wrong. As he saw patient after patient suffering from cancer, asthma, and other chronic diseases, he began to understand that the Earth and its inhabitants were in trouble. Feeling helpless, he turned to his faith for guidance. He discovered how the timeless lessons of personal responsibility, simplicity, and stewardship taught in the Bible could be applied to modern life. The Sleeths have since sold their big home and given away more than half of what they once owned. In Serve God, Save the Planet, Sleeth shares the joy of adopting a less materialistic lifestyle, and reveals what was easy and what was hard about the changes his family has made. Drawing on science and religion, Sleeth builds a bridge between environmentalists and mainstream Christians. He and his family are harbingers of the creation care movement, which calls on all those who love God to love our planet. Sleeth shares how material downscaling led his family to healthier lifestyles, stronger relationships, and richer spiritual lives. Serve God, Save the Planet is more than a book: it is a prescription for taking personal responsibility for global survival. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - "I'm NOT a church-person. I AM a tree-hugger.""I'm NOT a church-person. I AM a tree-hugger." This is how I prefaced my rebuttal to another attendee's comments at a recent resident lunch at our hospital where Dr. Sleeth was the guest speaker. It was at this lunch that I acquired a copy of Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth's book Serve God Save the Planet. Given the fact that I am not a Christian and am generally put off by religious arguments as to why I should (or should not) behave in a certain way I found myself drawn into this little ... Read More Rating: - Four and a half stars, really.Dr. Sleeth's book is packed with hard-hitting, well written points designed to educate readers and then encourage them to action. Many of the issues Sleeth discusses sting because there's some deep truths found in them. Although I loved this book, the best I can bring myself to give it is 4 and a half stars because I felt like the book drifted from it's central theme at times. I've recommend this book to many people already, and I warn potential readers to check the book out from the library or ... Read More Rating:  - one of the best books i've read in a whilea great easy to read book about everyday ways to be a good steward of the environment Rating: - My Green JourneyI sometimes listen to podcasts at work and on one particular day I was listening to the Mars Hill Church podcast, where Rob Bell turned the pulpit over to Matthew Sleeth. Matthew Sleeth is an environmentalist. A CHRISTIAN environmentalist. Not only that, but he's sane, well spoken and educated (sorry, I'm a bit . . . pessimistic about Christians in general). After listening to his 3 or 4 podcasts, I felt strongly convicted of living a selfish life. I had the American attitude of convenience, disposibility ... Read More Rating:  - Look ElsewhereThis was a disappointing book. Save your money and look carefully for another one. While this book was easy to read, and touched upon some salient and important environmental points, the author's self-example is held up too prominently in the book. No thanks Mr. Sleeth - we don't need to mimic your lifestyle. Rather than explore issues of policy and new alternative energies, Sleeth declines to retrograde and anti-modern views that can scarcely be the basis of a modern economy. Some of the conversation ... Read More 
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