The Wonders of Creation

In The Wonders of Creation, Kristen Page presents excellent essays on learning stewardship from Narnia and Middle-Earth. At a short but strong 140 pages, this book shows the connection between the world of literary landscapes and Christian responsibility in the real world.

Essay/Response

Page begins by explaining that in order to be moved, we must learn to see. What I most loved about this book was the essay/response format. After an essay by Page, a brief response is provided. The first response is by Christina Bieber Lake, and she encourages those who are more book-minded to begin looking at the real world.

The second chapter is the most challenging. Page asks those who are privileged to lament the effects of consumerism on creation. We have failed to love our neighbors, as consumerist habits hurt those who are underprivileged. In response, Noah Toly says to let it all sink in. To dwell on what we have done.

Challenging and Inspiring

The book ends by exhorting us to worship with children who have the gift of wonder. The world is their cathedral. Practical steps in the reponse from Emily Hunter McGowin include interaction with your local ecology, journeying through fictional landscapes, and taking children to teach us.

This book is a beautiful challenge for Christians to be truly inspired by art and to love our Creator as well as his creation.

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