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Reviewer Allen Jorgenson finds that her scriptural and historical analysis as well as her treatment of Luther offer \u201can excellent instantiation of creative, redemptive and inspiring theology that wrestles with its origins.\u201d Dianne Rayson\u2019s <em>Bonhoeffer and Climate Change: Theology and Ethics for the Anthropocene<\/em> draws on science and Bonhoeffer to urge a move beyond the framework of \u201cstewardship\u201d of a creation that is separate from us, and toward a sacramental approach to the environment. Reviewer Carmen Retzlaff finds the book both academic and a helpful guide for Christians seeking to put faith into action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[1] The books reviewed in this issue of JLE bring the insights of Luther and Bonhoeffer to contemporary struggles over gendered language for God and the crisis of climate change. 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