T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and Climate Change

Book Description

This comprehensive handbook brings together Christian theological voices from around the world to grapple with one of our era's most pressing challenges: climate change and humanity's role in creating it. Editor Hilda P. Koster has assembled a remarkable collection of scholars who engage in honest, sometimes uncomfortable conversations about how North Atlantic Christianity has contributed to environmental crisis, while exploring whether faith communities can become meaningful partners in healing our planet.

The volume unfolds as a rich dialogue between Christian theologians and voices from other geographic regions, faith traditions, and academic disciplines. Rather than offering simple answers, these contributors wrestle with complex questions about finding common moral ground across different worldviews, navigating tensions within Christian traditions themselves, and reimagining what God's work looks like in an age of climate crisis.

Readers will encounter deep theological reflection on how environmental challenges reshape our understanding of God's identity and character. The handbook also examines practical implications for church life and ministry, asking how faith communities can transform their practices in response to ecological realities.

This cross-cultural conversation spans seven major sections, addressing collaboration across disciplines, moral foundations for environmental action, internal Christian dialogue, theological storytelling, divine identity, church practice, and critical reflections on justice issues including race, gender, class, and religious diversity. The result is a thoughtful resource for anyone seeking to integrate spiritual wisdom with environmental responsibility.