Restoring Eden is proud to have Dean Ohlman as our resident Christian ethicist and thinker.  Dean has been one of the most eloquent, passionate, and level-headed voices in the conversation about creation care since the early 1990's. Never before have so many of his personal and public essays been assembled together in one place, until now.

In the spirit of celebrating the diversity of voices speaking out from the creation care community, Restoring Eden does not officially endorse specific points (theological, political, or cultural) of the writers we choose to showcase. Some writers will clearly differ with each other. It is our aim, however, to post only material that stays within the two-thousand-year theological tradition of Christian orthodoxy and the biblical worldview.

We proudly add Dean's words and wit to this ever-growing conversation. His friendship, wisdom, and essays have been immense blessings to the Restoring Eden community over the years.

The Meaning of Creation
A fantastic essay which considers how Creation is foundational to our worth, worship, work, and worldview.

"The Two Ways" PowerPoint Presentation
This slide show has an awesome way of framing creation care within the bigger story of the Bible.  A shorter version of "The Two Ways" is also available here.

21 Reasons That Evangelicals Don't "Get" Creation Care
As a conservative evangelical who has loved God's creation for many years, Dean considers what wrong assumptions and allegiances have kept his fellow evangelicals from also loving creation.

Animals and the Peacable Kingdom
Dean considers what attitudes and actions toward animals are Biblically justifiable.

The Free Market and the Environment
As a self-identified "born-and-bred conservative, Republican, capitalist", Dean proclaims strong Biblical judgments against capitalism and its role in the destruction of God's creation.

Principles of Land Development for Christians
Dean weighs in on what Biblical concepts Christians have when making decisions about land use and urban sprawl.

Principles of Land Ownership for Christians
Confessions to consider when Christ followers own land.

Bush's Economic Policy Guidelines
The assumptions and vague terminoogy that the Bush administration hides behind to justify destroying creation are torn asunder by Dean's incisive essay.