This book practices an ancient form of theological reflectionthe hexameronon creation and attends to current concerns for the wellbeing of creation amid changing climates anthropogenic pollution and possibly the next mass extinction event. Rigby takes each day of the Genesis 1 creation narrative as the launching point for critical theological engagement with early writers like Basil of Caesarea and Ambrose of Milan with contemporary concerns about the state of our planets wellbeing and with faithbased initiatives from around the world that are contributing to the healing and restoration of the world. By attending to planetary wellbeing Rigbys unique and striking approach to the hexameron captures both the devastation of current anthropogenic climate change and the precious hope for salvific healing in Shalom.