Yale University Library Research Guides: Theology & the Environment: Ecotheology and Creation

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Is It Too Late?: A Theology of Ecology (Online) by Jr John B. Cobb The first book-length philosophical and theological analysis of the environmental crisis written 50 years ago which introduced a generation to the key elements of crisis while suggesting ways that religion can be a force for hope rather than an instrument of despair.
Theology and Climate Change by Paul Tyson Examines Progressive Dominion Theology (PDT) as a primary cultural driver of anthropogenic climate change. This text argues that the urgent need to change the fundamental operational assumptions of our way of life requires us to rethink PDT.
Christian Faith and the Earth: Current Paths and Emerging Horizons in Ecotheology by Ernst M. Conradie; Sigurd Bergmann; Celia Deane-Drummond; Denis Edwards (Editors) Offers both a Christian critique of environmental destruction and an ecological critique of Christianity. It thus encourages an ecological reformation of the Christian tradition for the sake of the whole earth.
Ecotheology and the Practice of Hope by Anne Marie Dalton; Henry C. Simmons Looks at how ecotheology has created a new vision of the natural world and the place of humans within it.

A Creed for Today: Faith and Commitment for our New Earth Awareness by Donal Dorr Theologian and missionary priest Donal Dorr lays out the possible elements of a Creed-a statement of Christian belief-that takes into account our contemporary standpoint in relation to ecology and our understanding of an evolving universe.
Creation, God, and Humanity: Engaging the Mystery of Suffering Within the Sacred Cosmos by Catherine Wright Awakens believers to the sacred revelation to be discovered in our encounters with creation and constructs an ecological theological anthropology to highlight the interconnectivity among God, creation, and humanity.
Ecotheology in the Humanities by Melissa Brotton (Editor) A collection of essays about the interaction between God, humans, and nature in the context of the environmental challenges and Biblical studies.
Being-In-Creation: Human Responsibility in an Endangered World (Online) by Brian Treanor (Editor); Bruce Ellis Benson; Norman Wirzba What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This book tackles this question from a Christian perspective.