Includes bibliographical references (p. [615]-637) and index.

Introduction: current thought on Christianity and ecology, by D Hessel and R Ruether. Losing and finding creation in the Christian tradition, by E Johnson. Response to Elizabeth A. Johnson, by G Kaufman. An ecological christology: does Christianity have it?, by S McFague. Response to Sallie McFague, by P Kwok. The wounded spirit as the basis for hope in an age of radical ecology, by M Wallace. Response to Mark I. Wallace: another view of the spirit's work, by E Rae. The world of the icon and creation: an Orthodox perspective on ecology and pneumatology, by J Chryssavgis. Ecofeminism: the challenge to theology, by R Ruether. Response to Rosemary Radford Ruether: ecofeminism and theology--challenges, confrontations, and reconstructions, by H Eaton. Christianity's role in the earth project, by T Berry. The human vocation: origins and transformations in Christian traditions, by T Hiebert. Christian ecological virtue ethics: transforming a tradition, by L Wensveen. Response to Louke van Wensveen: a constructive proposal, by S Bouma-Prediger. No more sea: the lost chaos of the eschaton, by C Keller. Response to Catherine Keller, by M Hinsdale. River of life in God's New Jerusalem: an eschatological vision for earth's future, by B Rossing. Seeking moral norms in nature: natural law and ecological responsibility, by J Nash. Response to James A. Nash, by C Traina. The moral status of otherkind in Christian ethics, by D Cowdin. Behemoth and batrachians in the eye of God: reponsibility to other kinds in biblical perspective, by C DeWitt. Words beneath the water: logos, cosmos, and the spirit of place, by D Burton-Christie. A Christian-Chinese version of ecotheology: goodness, beauty, and holiness in creation, by P Lee. Response to Peter K. H. Lee, by H Kim. Deep ecumenicity versus incommensurability: finding common ground on a common faith, by P Knitter. Scientific and religious perspectives on sustainability, by I Barbour. Population, consumption, ecology: the triple problematic, by D Maguire. Response to Daniel C. Maguire: the church should call not just prophets but environmental deacons, by S Bratton. Incentives, consumption patterns, and population policies: a Christian ethical perspective, by J Martin-Schramm. Climate change: ethics, justice, and sustainable community, by D Hallman. Ecological security and policies of restraint, by W French. Response to William C. French, by P Williams. Christianity, economics, and ecology, by J Cobb, Jr. Global eco-justice: the church's mission in urban society, by L Rasmussen. Earthkeeping churches at the African grass roots, by M Daneel. Response to Marthinus L. Daneel, by M Robra. Social transformation through environmental justice, by V Miller-Travis. Partnership for the environment among U.S. Christians: reports from the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, by W Somplatsky-Jarman, W Grazer and S LeQuire. The integrity of creation: challenges and opportunities for praxis, by P Mische. Conclusion: eco-justice at the center of the church's mission, by R Ruether.

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