Abstract
Hill is professor of theology at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. This book is a part of the Orbis Ecology and Justice Series. The goal of this series is to publish books that seek to integrate an understanding of the earth as an interconnected life system with concerns for just and sustainable systems that benefit the entire planet. Hill considers this book to be a beginning, "a modest pioneering effort to join Christian scripture, doctrines, spirituality, and ethical values with our contemporary concerns for the earth." The overall goal of the book is to make "vital connections" between many areas of Christian belief and the environment. It is the author’s hope that this book will stimulate Christian churches to "take their place in the vanguard of those determined to provide future generations with a healthy and beautiful world in which to live."