Christianity has understood the environment as a gift to nurture and steward, a book of divine revelation disclosing the divine mind, a wild garden in need of cultivation and betterment, and as a resource for the creation of a new Eden. This Cambridge Companion details how Christianity, one of the world's most important religions, has shaped one of the existential issues of our age, the environment. Engaging with contemporary issues, including gender, traditional knowledge, and enchantment, it brings together the work of international scholars on the subject of Christianity and the Environment from a diversity of fields. Together, their work offers a comprehensive guide to the complex relationship between Christianity and the environment that moves beyond disciplinary boundaries. To do this, the volume 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.

‘very varied and wide-ranging’

Source: Church Times

‘… a thorough and timely collection of papers … The book makes a case for why Christianity has much to offer in addressing the matters of biodiversity loss, food security, and species extinction we face today.’

Katarina Pejovic Source: readingreligion.org

‘… an important volume in this series that is of great contemporary significance. The global ecological and climatological crisis calls for a response from the world’s major religious traditions, and as such, ‘Christianity and the Environment’ rises to that call.. … The editors did an excellent job at selecting a diverse array of voices to appear in this edition while maintaining a constant thread that is germane to eco-theology from the Christian tradition throughout.’

Lisanne Winslow Source: International Journal of Systematic Theology

‘[A] compelling account of the history and philosophy of human relationships with nature in the Christian west. And, as such, it is an important contribution to the larger discussion.’

Timothy A. Middleton Source: The Heythrop Journal