Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Section 1: Issues and Methods Introduction, Hilary Marlow and Mark Harris 1. The Historical Roots of the Ecological Crisis, Jeremy H. Kidwell 2. Ecological Hermeneutics. Origins, Approaches, and Prospects, David G. Horrell 3. Ecological Feminist Hermeneutics, Anne Elvey 4. Ecological Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism, Madipoane Masenya [Ngwan'a Mphahlele] 5. Literary Ecocriticism and the Bible, Timothy J. Burbery Section 2: Specific Biblical Texts 6. Genesis, Ted Hiebert 7. Leviticus, Deborah Rooke 8. Deuteronomy, Raymond F. Person, Jr. 9. Reading From the Ground Up. Nature in the Book of Isaiah, Hilary Marlow 10. Re-viewing the Book of Jeremiah. An Ecological Perspective, Emily Colgan 11. God's Good Land. The Agrarian Perspective of the Book of the Twelve, Laurie J. Braaten 12. "Deep Calls to Deep". Ecology of Praise in the Psalms, William P. Brown 13. The Book of Job, Kathryn Schifferdecker 14. The Ecotheology of the Song of Songs, Ellen Bernstein 15. Synoptic Gospels, Mark Harris 16. John's Gospel, Susan Miller 17. Pauline Epistles. Paul's Vision of Cosmic Liberation and Renewal, V.S. Balabanski 18. Revelation, Micah D. Kiel Section 3: Thematic Studies 19. Attitudes to Nature in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East, Ronald A. Simkins 20. The Image of God in Ecological Perspective, J. Richard Middleton 21. Ecology and Eschatology in the Second Temple Period, Christopher Rowland 22. Stewardship. A Biblical Concept?, Mark Daniel Liederbach 23. The Sea and Ecology, Rebecca S. Watson 24. City as Sustainable Environment, Mary E. Mills Section 4: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives 25. The Bible and Ecotheology. A Jewish Perspective, Julia Watts Belser 26. The Bible and Wildlife Conservation, Dave Bookless 27. The Bible and Environmental Ethics, Celia Deane-Drummond 28. The Bible and Animal Theology, David L. Clough 29. Creation Care and the Bible. An Evangelical Perspective, Daniel L. Brunner and A.J. Swoboda 30. Climate Scepticism, Politics and the Bible, Benjamin S. Lowe, Rachel L. Lamb, and Noah J. Toly

"In short, this volume provides an excellent overview of an emerging question in academic studies. Scriptures and sets the stage for deeper engagement with the most important issue of our era." -- Sebastien Doane, Laval théologique et philosophique "The essays in this edited volume consider White's catalyzing arguments while moving the conversation about the Bible and ecology forward in creative new ways. The volume coheres around a conviction that in the Bible and in today's world, healthy relations with the natural world are a precondition for thriving communities, and those relations can become tragically perverted, with disastrous and terrifying consequences." -- Amy Erickson, Christian Century "Overall this is an excellent text for graduate students and upper-level undergraduates that provides a thorough exploration of the emerging field of ecological hermeneutics." -- Sarah Werner, JSRNC "The reference lists after each essay will be helpful to those seeking to deepen their knowledge of any of the many topics this volume covers. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals." -- Choice "This excellent collection merits a place of privilege and honor in academic and theological libraries...Kudos and thanks to Oxford, Marlow and Harris, and their diverse, competent, insightful team for creating and bringing together such a beneficial, timely resource." -- Reading Religion "Marlow and Harris have edited an excellent resource for studying the Bible and ecology. The content reveals the diverse approaches that scholars use to explore ecological issues in the Bible...This work is an achievement and a contribution to scholarship." -- Jaime L. Waters, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly "In 1967, the historian Lynn White Jr.charged the Judeo-Christian tradition-fueled by what he saw as the Hebrew Bible's pervasive emphasis on dominion-with special responsibility for the environmental crisis. The essays in this edited volume consider White's catalyzing arguments while moving the conversation about the Bible and ecology forward in creative new ways. The volume coheres around a conviction that in the Bible and in today's world, healthy relations with the natural world are a precondition for thriving communities, and those relations can become tragically perverted, with disastrous and terrifying consequences. Each author reminds us that the Bible is a tremendous resource for those who aspire to more copacetic, reciprocal ways of living with the land, God, and one another." -- AMY ERICKSON, The Christian Century "This handbook offers a comprehensive survey of the current debates on ecological perspectives in individual biblical texts or books. It also offers reflections on the various ways in which our pressing ecological concerns have been and should be related responsibly to the canonical texts and the world views expressed in them. The volume addresses the issues and methods in the conversation between Bible and ecology, provides more or less detailed studies of biblical texts which have been studied in this quest and have yielded some results, and discusses key biblical themes and concepts concerning the natural world and selected contemporary issues and perspectives such as the application of biblical texts to contemporary environmental issues." -- Christoph Stenschke, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY

Hilary Marlow is Vice-Mistress, Graduate Tutor and Director of Studies at Girton College and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, where she teaches Hebrew Bible and Biblical Hebrew. She is the author of Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics (OUP, 2009) and numerous articles. Her research focuses on the intersection between the Hebrew Bible and contemporary environmental issues, including eco-critical and new materialist readings. Mark Harris is Professor of Natural Science and Theology at the University of Edinburgh. As a physicist working in a theological environment, he is interested in the complex ways that science and religion relate to each other. His research interests include the relationship between the physical sciences (especially physics) and theology and the impact of science on modern views of the Bible, especially in thinking on miracles and divine action.

Selling point: A wide-ranging treatment of the Bible and ecology Selling point: Presents 30 essays by established and emerging scholars Selling point: Includes authors from a range of backgrounds, including those active in environment protection and advocacy