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Oikos

God’s Big Word for a Small Planet

Copyright © 2017 Andrew Francis. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

Cascade Books

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199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3

Eugene, OR 97401

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paperback isbn: 978-1-4982-3517-4

hardcover isbn: 978-1-4982-3519-8

ebook isbn: 978-1-4982-3518-1

Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

Names: Francis, Andrew.

Title: Oikos : God’s big word for a small planet / Andrew Francis.

Description: Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017 | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: isbn 978-1-4982-3517-4 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-4982-3519-8 (hardcover) | isbn 978-1-4982-3518-1 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: 1. Environmental economics. | 2. Sustainable development. I. Title.

Classification: HC79.E5 F696 2017 (print) | HC79 (ebook)

Manufactured in the U.S.A. February 27, 2018

This is book is dedicated to three sets of folks, who ensure my vision and thinking takes account of the world in which we live.

First, for my “brothers in alms”, whose generosity of heart, mind, and pocket have enriched my life:

Allan Armstrong

Stuart Hodby

David Nash

Jeremy Thomson

and second their wives, respectively: Gloria, Stephanie, Sally, and Kathy.

Finally, for the next generation of my family, as they set out in the world:

Caroline Heath

Nicholas Hodby

Philip Hodby

Sophie Hodby

Angharad Nash

“Every part of the earth is sacred to my people . . . our God is also your God: the earth is precious to him and to harm the world is to heap contempt upon its creator . . . this we know; the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth”.

– Chief Seattle

“I have come that they may have life—life in all its fullness”.

– Jesus of Nazareth

“The roots of ecology, economics and ecumenism are all in oikos: with the right management of the [global] household—respect for the integrity of nature and equitable sharing of resources—all can be included at the dinner table”.

– Sallie McFague