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

Doctrine of God

Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril by Lisa E. Dahill; Jim B. Martin-Schramm The conviction at the heart of this collection of essays is that a gospel call for ecological justice belongs at the heart of the five hundredth anniversary observance of the Reformation in 2017 and as a--if not the--central dimension of Christian conversion, faith, and practice into the foreseeable future.
The Groaning of Creation: God, Evolution, and the Problem of Evil by Christopher Southgate Shows how the world that is "very good" is also "groaning in travail" and subjected by God to that travail. Southgate then evaluates several attempts at evolutionary theodicy and argues for his own approach--an approach that takes full account of God's self-emptying and human beings' special responsibilities as created co-creators.
Partaking of God: Trinity, Evolution, and Ecology (Online) by Denis Edwards Builds on the foundations of the dynamic trinitarian theology of Athanasius. It develops into a theology of the Word as the divine Attractor and the Spirit as the Energy of Love in evolutionary emergence. It culminates in a Christian theology of ecological conversion.

Eco-Theology by Erik Borgman; Luis Carlos Susin (Editor); Elaine Wainwright (Editor); Felix Wilfred (Editor) Shows how theologians from around the world engage with the question of how to respond to the global ecological crisis and the natural and human-made disasters resulting from it.
Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril by Elizabeth A. Johnson Argues that the beauty and power of the Christian tradition is deepened by being rooted more firmly in the ecological reality of the earth.
Rooted and Grounded in Love by Timothy Reinhold Eberhart Drawing on the holiness-communitarian and agrarian-ecological traditions, Rooted and Grounded in Love provides a systematic theological affirmation of holiness as divine wholeness in examining our present industrial agro-economy while also promoting a practical vision for how Christians might participate in the emergence of a more ecologically sustaining, economically charitable, and politically just food system.

Climate Change and the Symbol Deficit in the Christian Tradition by Jan-Olav Henriksen Exploring how the climate crisis discloses the symbol deficit in the Christian tradition, this book examines the potential of the Christian tradition to develop symbols that can engage peoples in committed and sustained action to prevent further crisis in climate change.
Gaia and Climate Change: A Theology of Gift Events by Anne Primavesi Primavesi imagines a shift away from a theology that emphasizes a violent, imperialistic notion of God to an ecological theology of “gift events.” Drawing upon theology, philosophy, and history, she envisions the ecological crisis of climate change in terms of gift-giving and James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis.
Toward a Better Worldliness: Ecology, Economy, and the Protestant Tradition by Terra Schwerin Rowe Focuses on the economic and ecological implications of the Protestant doctrine of grace. Develops a fresh reading of Luther's theology of grace and his economic ethics in conversation with current reflections on concepts of the gift and gifting practices.