{"product_id":"9798216471899","title":"Comforting Whirlwind God, Job, and the Scale of Creation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eComforting Whirlwind\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGod, Job, and the Scale of Creation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature \/ Environmental Conservation \u0026amp; Protection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben turns to the biblical Book of Job to confront the deepest assumptions driving the modern environmental crisis\u003c\/b\u003e. The Book of Job dismantles assumptions of human mastery, offering a theology of humility that directly challenges extractive attitudes and motivates environmental activism grounded in restraint and responsibility. McKibben challenges the belief that economic growth and technological mastery can secure our future on a finite planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis paperback edition of a classic, originally published in 1994, features a new preface that speaks directly to the escalating realities of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and ecological collapse--and how we can respond. McKibben weaves contemporary environmental science together with Stephen Mitchell's luminous translation of Job, showing how ancient Scripture offers a radical corrective to human hubris. Job's God does not explain suffering or reward progress; instead, God reveals a world whose value exceeds human utility and whose balance cannot be endlessly manipulated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith characteristic clarity and moral urgency, McKibben argues that unchecked development is not merely misguided but lethal-an accelerating process of “decreation” that threatens the integrity of the planet and the future of humanity itself. Against this destructive orthodoxy, he calls for humility, restraint, and a renewed sense of responsibility grounded in awe for the more-than-human world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in McKibben's signature lyrical prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Comforting Whirlwind\u003c\/i\u003e is both a work of religious interpretation and a call to environmental action. It invites general readers, people of faith, environmental activists, and those interested in religion and science to rethink humanity's place in creation-and to recognize that survival depends not on domination, but on reverence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively on the impact of global warming. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and 34 other books, he is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, USA. He is also the leader of the climate campaign group 350.org.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216471899\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944664400012,"sku":"9798216471899","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b4427527-48ef-43c8-b3e1-1810dfb3adf5.jpg?v=1786036021","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216471899","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}