Loving God's wildness : the Christian roots of ecological ethics in American literature /
Jeffrey Bilbro.
- viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index.
Rediscovering the roots : learning to be priests in God's wild temple -- "Watching for the glory of God" : Thoreau's adaptations of Puritan history and natural philosophy -- Preserving "God's wildness" for redemptive baptism : Muir and Disciples of Christ theology -- "Lost and saved in a garden" : Cather's Marian restoration of ecological community -- "The way of love" : Berry's vision of work in the kingdom of God -- Conclusion : Untangling the roots.
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American literature--History and criticism. Ecology in literature. Christian ethics in literature. Environmental protection in literature. Ecocriticism--United States.