This volume examines the contributions of three contemporary theologians -- Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joseph Sittler, and J�rgen Moltmann -- to the development of Christian ecological theology. Against the charge that the Christian tradition is ecologically bankrupt, the author demonstrates the intellectual and spiritual resources available within Christianity for addressing ecological issues. Of particular interest are Ruether's doctrine of God and her emphasis on ecojustice, Sittler's cosmic Christology and reconception of the relation between nature and grace, and Motlmann's doctrine of the Holy Spirit and argument for social trinitarianism. Beyond evaluating the issues raised by Ruether, Sittler, and Moltmann, the author presents sixteen theses or desiderata for any adequate Christian ecological theology.
Steven Bouma-Prediger is Professor of Religion and Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. A graduate of Hope College, his Ph.D. is in religious studies from The University of Chicago.
His most recent book is For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care, revised second edition. The first edition received an Award of Merit by Christianity Today as one of the books of the year for 2001. Other books include Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement, co-authored with Brian Walsh, and The Greening of Theology.
He has won numerous teaching awards, including in 1999 being voted the recipient of the Hope Outstanding Professor-Educator Award and in 2001 being chosen to receive Hope's Outstanding Faculty Award.
His wife, Celaine, is a marriage and family therapist and an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. They have three girls--Anna, Chara, and Sophia--and many pets.
