Having read other books on how best we may deal with, and relate to, the Creation as portrayed in the Christian Bible, I was pleasantly surprised with this book. Usually, I have read how we are somehow "Above" or are a "Separate" creation to that of the Creation in toto. However, this husband and wife team - Martin is a scientist and Margot is a theologian - have written a book that does not devalue us as humans but rather, at least to me, have elevated the rest of the Created world, including the animals, to a level where we are on the same level. The book is written from each authors' own field of expertise so we learn what are the Scientific and Scriptural arguments to each issue discussed. This style of writing is a truly remarkable one as we learn that the two schools can, and do, compliment one another.
This book looks at Scripture, how it has been interpreted down through history and, by extension, what this means for the Creation today, in terms of environmental impact by humans. There are many useful facts here and a lot of quotes from past teachers, to help us reflect deeper on our personal beliefs in relation to the Natural World. For instance, there is a citation by the Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) from his THE GUIDE FOR THE PERPLXED (1190), where he wrote that "The universe does not exist for man's sake but each being exists for its own sake, and not because of some other thing." This view is very similar to that taught under the philosophy of Panpsychism.
There are many Notes at the rear of the book itself. I was so taken in by the facts and the biblical references, that I found myself constantly having to refer to these Notes. Personally, I felt these may have been better served as page footnotes, this being my only criticism of an otherwise fascinating and spiritually uplifting book.