Yale University Library Research Guides: Theology & the Environment: Home

Introduction

This subject guide is tailored to students seeking resources on Theology and the Environment.

Here you will find:

Journals and Databases
Reference Works
Books on ecotheology
Two special collections in the Yale Divinity Library on ecotheology
Relevant websites with courses and religious statements on climate change

Relevant Research Guides

Environmental Data

Environmental Studies

Ethics

Religion and the Environment

Resources for Preaching

Sustainability

Welcome

Snow Summit (Source: Pexels)

Getting Started

The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment by Alexander Hampton (Editor); Douglas Hedley (Editor) A guide to the complex relationship between Christianity and the environment. Explains the key concepts concerning Christianity and the environment, outlines the historical development of this relationship from antiquity to the present, and explores important contemporary issues.
T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and Climate Change by Hilda P. Koster (Editor); Ernst M. Conradie (Editor) Structured in seven main parts, the handbook explores: 1) the need for collaboration with disciplines outside of Christian theology to address climate change; 2) the need to find common moral ground for such collaboration; 3) the difficulties posed by collaborating with other Christian traditions from within; 4) the questions that emerge from such collaboration for understanding the story of God's work; and 5) God's identity and character; 6) the implications of such collaboration for ecclesial praxis; and 7) concluding reflections examining whether this volume does justice to issues of race, gender, class, other animals, religious diversity, geographical divides and carbon mitigation.
Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology by Mary Evelyn Tucker (Editor); John Grim (Editor); Willis J. Jenkins (Editor) Presents contrasting ways of thinking about "religion" and about "ecology" and about ways of connecting the two terms. Discusses dynamics of change within religious traditions as well as their roles in responding to global challenges such as climate change, water, conservation, food and population.