The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation

Acclaimed environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben turns to the biblical Book of Job to confront the deepest assumptions driving the modern environmental crisis.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. This 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 re