As I have travelled, written and spoken on environmental stewardship in Christian circles for the last decade— from college students to seminarians, professors to cattle farmers, Californians to Kentuckians—I have seen a church continue to wrestle with how best to address this topic. Three years ago, while still at Wheaton College, biology professor Kristen Page and I launched a first-ever course, “Environmental Concern for the Christian: The Bible and Biology.” We opened with a seemingly innocent ice breaker: Introduce yourself to the class by telling us your name, major and why you took this course. Each student voiced the same testimony: “I’ve always loved the outdoors/the way the prairie seems to stretch forever/bird watching/gardening/the wild ponies on Asateague/watching the common dolphins play in the Channel Island sound. I felt God’s presence and pleasure when I pursued those loves. But as a Christian, I didn’t think I was allowed to incorporate that love or advocacy for those loves into my Christian identity. So I was really excited when you offered this course.” 1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...