Anne Marie Dalton is Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. She is the author of A Theology for the Earth: The Contributions of Thomas Berry and Bernard Lonergan. Henry C. Simmons is Professor Emeritus of Christian Education at the Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is coauthor (with James C. Fisher) of A Journey Called Aging: Challenges and Opportunities in Older Adulthood and (with Jane Wilson) Soulful Aging: Ministry through the Stages of Adulthood.

"…this monograph makes its own contribution to both the field of ecotheology and the optimistic purpose which Dalton and Simmons unfold within its pages, holding out the hope for a transformed Christianity that makes a positive contribution to a sustainable future. This noteworthy aspect of the authors' work makes Ecotheology and the Practice of Hope poignant reading in a time of ecological crisis." — Studies in Religion

• Introduction 1. The Social Imaginary and the Ecological Crisis 2. The Emergence of Ecotheology 3. Imagined Futures4. Theology and the Ecological Crisis 5. Science and Ecology 6. Global and Local in the Social Imaginary 7. Living As If Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Anne Marie Dalton is Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. She is the author of A Theology for the Earth: The Contributions of Thomas Berry and Bernard Lonergan. Henry C. Simmons is Professor Emeritus of Christian Education at the Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is coauthor (with James C. Fisher) of A Journey Called Aging: Challenges and Opportunities in Older Adulthood and (with Jane Wilson) Soulful Aging: Ministry through the Stages of Adulthood.

"…this monograph makes its own contribution to both the field of ecotheology and the optimistic purpose which Dalton and Simmons unfold within its pages, holding out the hope for a transformed Christianity that makes a positive contribution to a sustainable future. This noteworthy aspect of the authors' work makes Ecotheology and the Practice of Hope poignant reading in a time of ecological crisis." — Studies in Religion

• Introduction 1. The Social Imaginary and the Ecological Crisis 2. The Emergence of Ecotheology 3. Imagined Futures4. Theology and the Ecological Crisis 5. Science and Ecology 6. Global and Local in the Social Imaginary 7. Living As If Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Anne Marie Dalton is Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. She is the author of A Theology for the Earth: The Contributions of Thomas Berry and Bernard Lonergan. Henry C. Simmons is Professor Emeritus of Christian Education at the Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is coauthor (with James C. Fisher) of A Journey Called Aging: Challenges and Opportunities in Older Adulthood and (with Jane Wilson) Soulful Aging: Ministry through the Stages of Adulthood.

"…this monograph makes its own contribution to both the field of ecotheology and the optimistic purpose which Dalton and Simmons unfold within its pages, holding out the hope for a transformed Christianity that makes a positive contribution to a sustainable future. This noteworthy aspect of the authors' work makes Ecotheology and the Practice of Hope poignant reading in a time of ecological crisis." — Studies in Religion

• Introduction 1. The Social Imaginary and the Ecological Crisis 2. The Emergence of Ecotheology 3. Imagined Futures4. Theology and the Ecological Crisis 5. Science and Ecology 6. Global and Local in the Social Imaginary 7. Living As If Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index