Christian Environmental Stewardship: Rediscovering Place, Practice, and Virtue - Paperback
Christian Environmental Stewardship: Rediscovering Place, Practice, and Virtue - Paperback
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by Samuel Shephard (Author), T. Adam Van Wart (Author)
Science, faith, and storytelling come together in this innovative guide to creation care.
What does faithful environmental care look like in practice? This groundbreaking book answers that question by weaving together cutting-edge sustainability science, enduring Christian teaching, and personal accounts of transformative experiences in nature.
Coauthored by an ecologist and a theologian who both love the outdoors, Christian Environmental Stewardship offers an innovative framework for person- and place-based stewardship. Through engaging prose enriched with personal stories, the authors highlight the importance of outdoor experiences where people form strong connections with local places and communities--connections that build virtue and lead to meaningful conservation efforts. The book's rigorous synthesis of science, theology, and storytelling is a welcome alternative to environmental conversations that can seem politically charged, disconnected from faith, or simply remote from lived experience.
Readers will discover practical pathways for effecting positive change in their local ecosystems while gaining deeper understanding of their place within creation. Christian Environmental Stewardship is an essential resource for educators and students at faith-based institutions as well as everyday Christians who are passionate about creation care.
Author Biography
Samuel Shephard is professor of biology at Ave Maria University, where he directs the academic minor in agriculture and Catholic environmental stewardship. His research focuses on sustainable fishing, hunting, and other outdoor practices that connect people to nature and develop a sense of place, local knowledge, and care. He hosts a podcast called The Catholic Guide to Sustainable Living.
T. Adam Van Wart is associate professor of theology at Ave Maria University, where he directs master's-level studies in theology. In 2022, he was the inaugural recipient of the Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ, Research Fellowship for Philosophy in Theology awarded by the Academy of Catholic Theology. His work has been published in Modern Theology, The New Ressourcement, Pro Ecclesia, and Nova et Vetera. He is the author of Neither Nature nor Grace.
