Monograph Series
The Grounds Institute of Public Ethics Monograph Series was launched by the institute to address key issues. Although we know that there are many ethical issues that deserve attention at any given time, the Institute has chosen to focus on a single theme each year. There are currently five books in the series, the most recent one being Caring for our Father's World.
Monograph Series 5: Caring for our Father's World
If you are looking for a policy piece on environmental politics, this volume is not what you are looking for. If you want to begin with a lot of specifics about countering degradation of our atmosphere, oceans and earth, you will be disappointed. But, if you want to build your attitudes and actions on creation care upon biblical theology and application, read every page. Beginning with the Bible is what this volume on Creation Care is all about. It is an exegetical and theological journey into the Scriptures, beginning with Creation in Genesis. You will delight in the depth of teaching; you will be stretched with fresh insights; you may be surprised by how much the Bible says about creation care. Even when writers venture into specific applications of biblical teaching they keep going back to quoting the Bible. These authors are Christians who learn the World first and then live the Word as a result. We care for creation for God's sake and we care for creation for our neighbor's sake. Since creation of our earth was by God and for God, of course we want to love and respect God by taking good care of what belongs to him. But it is also about people. We know that the poor and vulnerable are hurt the most by the abuse of creation. Their families get sick from polluted water. Their children starve when crops fail. Their women are raped when they walk for miles into hostile territory to find firewood. Their men leave families behind when floods destroy jobs and they migrate to find work. Taking care of God's creation is good for God and good for people. |
Monograph Series 4: Thinking Christianly About Immigration
For information on securing a copy with a small donation, please contact or 303-357-5803 Over the last few decades the global community has experienced migrations on an unheard of scale. Since the beginning of human history, people have been on the move. New regions have become inhabited, and the demographic make-up of every country in the world has changed over time. Today, however, the sheer size of the movement of diverse peoples worldwide has generated unique socioeconomic, political, and ethnic challenges. Immigration requires serious Christian reflection. Individual Christians, and the Christian church as a whole, need to ground their view on this controversial issue in the Scriptures, theology, and church history. The Vernon Grounds Institute of Public Ethics sees as its mission to provide a forum for such a task within an evangelical framework. The venues for some of these contributions were two of the annual activities that are sponsored by the Vernon Grounds Institute: the Kent Mathews Lectures and the Rally for the Common Good. The two final essays were invited in order to add an important ethnic voice (Chinese) and a perspective from another part of the globe (Europe), respectively. With such a complex topic, it is doubtful that readers will agree with all that is said in this volume, but if it can stimulate authentic and comprehensive Christian thinking on immigration, it will have served its purpose! |
Monograph Series 3: Justice and Health Care
This publication presents an effort to engage the healthcare debate from a clearly biblical perspective from three authors who are deeply concerned about the state of the needy and uninsured in this country and are uniquely qualified to speak on the topic. It is abundantly clear that the authors believe that healthcare should not be left at the level of an interesting debate issue; it raises a moral imperative to respond on behalf of those who cannot receive proper medical attention and, therefore, cannot experience the fullness of their humanity. |
Monograph Series 2: Christians and Political Engagement
This publication begins a new development in the series and is a product of reflection generated by the Institute itself. For its first year of operation, the decision was made to concentrate on issues pertaining to Christian faith and politics. The concern was to explore the way in which Christian faith might be able to prompt politics to greater conformity to God’s will for life in community. In one way or another, this note is sounded throughout the book. |
Monograph Series 1: Evangelicalism and Social Responsibility
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For information on securing a copy with a small donation, please contact or 303-357-5803
For information on securing a copy with a small donation, please contact or 303-357-5803
For information on securing a copy with a small donation, please contact or 303-357-5803
