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The Gospel of the Earth: Biblical Reflections on Food, Farming, and the Future of Creation

(著) 中井弘和

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[About the Book]

—Revisiting the Bible in an Age of Environmental Crisis—

In this insightful volume, an agricultural scientist and biblical scholar invites us to listen anew to the words of the Bible through the lens of “food and agriculture.”
Drawing from Scripture as well as his own life experiences, the author reveals the deeper messages of life and peace embedded within biblical teachings.

Having lived through the devastation of World War II, he reflects on memories of hunger and fear, while offering a perspective shaped by a lifetime devoted to the land.
Through these reflections, the author provides profound insights—nourishment for both the body and the soul.

How should we engage with food and farming, and how should we live in harmony with nature?
Perhaps the answers lie quietly within the Bible itself.


［Author Biography］
Hirokazu Nakai
Born in Takefu City (now Echizen City), Fukui Prefecture in 1939.
Doctor of Agriculture (1978). Specialized in “Plant Breeding Science”.
Graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1965. In the same year, he entered the Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University,
In 1969, he moved to the Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, where he worked as a research assistant and then assistant professor before becoming a professor in 1989.
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 1995-1999
Vice President, Shizuoka University, 2000-2004
Retired in 2005; Professor Emeritus, Shizuoka University
1979-1982, Dispatch Expert, Genetics and Breeding Group, Joint Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Food and Agriculture Organization (worked part-time in Vienna, Austria and Mymensingh, Bangladesh).
Vice President, Japan Academy of Agronomy, 1998-2001
From 2000-2019, he was the director of Kiyosawa Juku, a place for restoring terraced rice paddies and learning how to grow rice using natural farming methods.
2009-2019, “Mutation Breeding Project Leader, FNCA (Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia)
Director, Shizuoka Eiwa Institute, 2019-2022
Currently, he is a technical advisor to the Institute of Agriculture, Environment and Health. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of the social welfare corporation “Shizuoka Inochi no Denwa” (Telephone for Life). He is a part-time lecturer (in charge of emotional lectures) at Sunpu Gakuen, a middle and high school for boys and girls.
Author of “Rice and the Japanese” (editor) (Shizuoka Shimbun, 1997), “Inochi no Kagayaki: Nogakusha to Yonin (4 person) no Taiwa” (Yasosha, 2006), and others.