The Church and the Environment
A basic book list

Environmental concerns have generated a vast new literature and the number of books available is immense. The following is intended as a short list that will enable anyone to get into the subject from a Christian point of view. Books are listed in alphabetical order of author.

Breuilly, Elizabeth and Palmer, Martin (Eds); Christianity and Ecology, Cassell, 1992.

Clatworthy, Jonathan; Good God, Green theology and the value of creation, Jon Carpenter Publishing, 1997.

Deane-Drummond, Celia; Handbook in Theology and Ecology, A, SCM Press Ltd 1996.

Echlin, Edward P; Earth Spirituality Jesus at the Centre, Arthur James (John Hunt Publishing) 1999.

Fergusson, David A S; Cosmos and the Creator, The, an introduction to the theology of creation, SPCK, 1998.

Habel, Norman C (Ed); Readings from the Perspective of Earth (The Earth Bible, Volume 1) Sheffield Academic Press, 2000

Jones, James; Jesus and the Earth, SPCK 2003.

McDonagh, Sean; To Care for the Earth, Geoffrey Chapman, 1986

Murray, Robert; Cosmic Covenant, The, Heythrop Monographs, Sheed & Ward Ltd, 1992.

Oelschlaeger, Max; Caring for Creation an ecumenical approach to the environmental crisis, Yale University Press, 1994.

Page, Ruth; God and the Web of Creation, SCM Press Ltd, 1996.

Petrie, Alistair; Releasing Heaven on Earth, Chosen Books, 2000, 2001.

Sharing God’s Planet – a Christian vision for a sustainable future, a report from the Mission and Public Affairs Council of the Church of England, Church House Publishing 2005.

Tillett, Sarah (Ed); Caring for Creation – Biblical and theological perspectives, The Bible Reading Fellowship 2005.

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