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Theology & the Environment: History

An overview of resources on ecotheology and related environmental issues.

Subject Headings

Climate changes--history

Ecology--religious aspects

Environmental protection--religious aspects--Christianity

Human ecology--religious aspects

Environmentalism in United States

Devoted to Nature: The Religious Roots of American Environmentalism (Online) by Evan Berry Explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environmental thought from its Romantic foundations to contemporary nature spirituality.
Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (Online) by Mark Stoll Introduces the religious roots of the American environmental movement. Argues that specific denominational origins corresponded with characteristic sets of ideas about nature and the environment as well as distinctive aesthetic reactions to nature.

Other Case Studies

Climate Crisis and Creation Care: Historical Perspectives, Ecological Integrity and Justice by Christina Nellist (editor)
Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World by Ailsa Hunt (Editor); Hilary F. Marlow (Editor) Explores how ecology and theology intersected in ancient thinking, both pagan, Jewish and Christian.
To Care for Creation: The Emergence of the Religious Environmental Movement (Online) by Stephen Ellingson Chronicles the religious environmental movement and explains how it has emerged despite institutional and cultural barriers, as well as the hurdles posed by logic and practices that set religious environmental organizations apart from the secular movement.