Books
The Bible and Ecology
by Richard Bauckham
Bauckham, Richard. The Bible and Ecology: Rediscovering the Community of Creation. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2010). Bauckham is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
The Bible and the Environment: Towards a Critical Ecological Biblical Theology
by David G. Horrell
Horrell, David. The Bible and the Environment: Towards a Critical Ecological Biblical Theology (Equinox, 2010). Horrell is Professor of New Testament at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom
A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions
by Katharine Hayhoe, Andrew Farley
Hayhoe, Katharine, and Andrew Farley. A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions. FaithWords (Division of Hachette Book Group), 2009.
Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating
by Norman Wirzba
Wirzba, Norman. Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
This book provides theological framework for evaluating food production and consumption practices in today’s industrial food systems. Wirzba combines the tools of ecological, agrarian, cultural, biblical, and theological analyses to draw a picture of eating that cares for creatures and that honors God.
Food & Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread
Edited by Michael Schut
Schut, Michael, ed. Food and Faith: Justice, Joy, and Daily Bread. 2nd ed. Chicago: Morehouse Publishing, 2010.
This collection of reflections by Wendell Berry, Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Johnson, Alan Durning and others helps readers consider the moral, spiritual and economic implications of eating.
For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care
by Steven Bouma-Prediger
Bouma-Prediger, Steven. For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2010.
God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation
by Prof. Terence E. Fretheim
Fretheim, Terence. God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005.
Green Christianity: Five Ways to a Sustainable Future
by Mark Wallace
Wallace, Mark. Green Christianity: Five Ways to a Sustainable Future. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010.
Mark Wallace is professor of Religion at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet
by Jonathan Merritt
Merritt, Jonathan. Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet. FaithWords, 2010.
Greening Paul: Rereading the Apostle in a Time of Ecological Crisis
by David G. Horrell, Cherryl Hunt, Christopher Southgate
Horrell, David, Cherryl Hunt, and Christopher Southgate. Greening Paul: Reading the Apostle in a Time of Ecological Crisis. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2010. The authors are faculty members at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.
Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility
by James Nash
Nash, James. Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility. Churches’ Center for Theology and Public Policy, 1991.
Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to Reconcile with Creation
by Fred Bahnson, Norman Wirzba
Wirzba, Norman, and Fred Bahnson. Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call To Reconcile with Creation. Downer’s Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2012.
Agriculturalist Fred Bahnson and theologian Norman Wirzba declare that in Christ, God reconciles all bodies into a peaceful, life-promoting relationship with one another.
Natural Saints: How People of Faith are Working to Save God’s Earth
by Mallory McDuff
McDuff, Mallory. Natural Saints: How People of Faith Are Working to Save God’s Earth. Oxford University Press, USA: 2010.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
by Michael Pollan
Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2007.
This national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating. Pollan traces food from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us–whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—and develops a portrait of the American way of eating.
The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age
by Norman Wirzba
Wirzba, Norman. The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age. Oxford University Press, USA, 2007.
Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect Earth’s Climate
by Mallory McDuff
McDuff, Mallory. Sacred Acts: How Churches Are Working To Protect Earth’s Climate. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Press, 2012. McDuff teaches in the Outdoor Leadership/Environmental Studies Program at Warren Wilson College.
Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible
by Ellen Davis
Davis, Ellen. Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Serve God, Save The Planet: A Christian Call To Action
by Matthew Sleeth, M.D.
Sleeth, Matthew. Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action. Zondervan, 2007.
Matthew Sleeth, MD, a former emergency room physician and chief of the hospital medical staff, resigned from his position to teach, preach, and write about the biblical call to be good stewards of God’s creation.
A Simple Guide to Eco-Spirituality
by Katherine Murray
Murray, Katherine. A Simple Guide to Eco-Spirituality. Carmel, IN: Luminis Books, 2012. Murray teaches eco-spirituality and writing as ministry as adjunct faculty at Earlham School of Religion.
Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective
Edited by Michael Schut
Schut, Michael, ed. Simpler Living Compassionate Life: a Christian Perspective. Chicago: Morehouse, 2009.
Schut presents a collection of essays by Henri Nouwen, Cecile Andrews, Richard Foster and others as they explore our use of money, the practice of simplicity, listening to our lives, widening our circle of community, and other topics at the core of how we live out our faith in our homes and workplaces. A study guide is included.
TENDING TO EDEN: Environmental Stewardship for God’s People
by Scott Sabin
Sabin, Scott. Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for God’s People. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2012. Sabin links creation care to global issues such as poverty and health.
The Yahwist’s Landscape: Nature and Religion in Early Israel
by Theodore Hiebert
Hiebert, Theodore. The Yahwist’s Landscape: Nature and Religion in Early Israel. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress, 2008.