Michael S. Northcott is Professor of Ethics at Edinburgh University, UK. He is an ordained Anglican Priest, and a trustee of the Fair Trade company Traidcraft.

Jesus was "of Nazareth" and we, too, are creatures of place and places. In this book a world-class environmental theologian, Michael Northcott, turns his spade to help reset the seeds of Eden. -- Alastair McIntosh, Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK In Place, Ecology, and the Sacred Michael Northcott explores the history and politics of Earth-destructive and species-extincting human conduct. The book provides an incisive and insightful analysis of the historical role of wealthy individuals, transnational corporations, and the government officials they influence to thwart citizens' efforts to effect a healthful and employment-producing environment. On a note of hope for the present and future, the book discusses projects that foster the ecological wellbeing of humanity, all living beings, and our shared Earth home. I highly recommend Place, Ecology and the Sacred. I look forward to using it in my socioecological ethics courses. -- John Hart, Professor of Christian Ethics, Boston University, USA; author of Sacramental Commons: Christian Ecological Ethics (2006) and Cosmic Commons: Spirit, Science, and Space (2013) We face what Stephen Emmott calls 'an unprecedented planetary emergency' due to the pressure of enormous numbers of people, many very affluent, on a tiny planet. More than half of us live in cities and this proportion increases year by year. What to do about this? Michael Northcott explores the urgent need for a new moral economy of place, inconceivable without challenging the power of corporations in our world. An urgent, intelligent reflection by one of our leading theologians who has sought for many years to draw our attention to the immense seriousness of the impact of global warming. -- Timothy Gorringe, Professor Emeritus, University of Exeter, UK

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1 Losing and Finding Sacred Place2 Lament for a Silent Summer3 Artificial Persons and the Political Economy of Place4 Place, Religion and Resistance to Corporate Power5 Wilderness, Religion, and Ecological Restoration in the Scottish Highlands6 Food Sovereignty from Joshua to La Via Campesina7 The Moral Geography of Sustainable Communities8 Re-Placing Ethics in the City and the CountrysideIndex

Michael S. Northcott is Professor of Ethics at Edinburgh University, UK. He is an ordained Anglican Priest, and a trustee of the Fair Trade company Traidcraft.

Jesus was "of Nazareth" and we, too, are creatures of place and places. In this book a world-class environmental theologian, Michael Northcott, turns his spade to help reset the seeds of Eden. -- Alastair McIntosh, Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK In Place, Ecology, and the Sacred Michael Northcott explores the history and politics of Earth-destructive and species-extincting human conduct. The book provides an incisive and insightful analysis of the historical role of wealthy individuals, transnational corporations, and the government officials they influence to thwart citizens' efforts to effect a healthful and employment-producing environment. On a note of hope for the present and future, the book discusses projects that foster the ecological wellbeing of humanity, all living beings, and our shared Earth home. I highly recommend Place, Ecology and the Sacred. I look forward to using it in my socioecological ethics courses. -- John Hart, Professor of Christian Ethics, Boston University, USA; author of Sacramental Commons: Christian Ecological Ethics (2006) and Cosmic Commons: Spirit, Science, and Space (2013) We face what Stephen Emmott calls 'an unprecedented planetary emergency' due to the pressure of enormous numbers of people, many very affluent, on a tiny planet. More than half of us live in cities and this proportion increases year by year. What to do about this? Michael Northcott explores the urgent need for a new moral economy of place, inconceivable without challenging the power of corporations in our world. An urgent, intelligent reflection by one of our leading theologians who has sought for many years to draw our attention to the immense seriousness of the impact of global warming. -- Timothy Gorringe, Professor Emeritus, University of Exeter, UK

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1 Losing and Finding Sacred Place2 Lament for a Silent Summer3 Artificial Persons and the Political Economy of Place4 Place, Religion and Resistance to Corporate Power5 Wilderness, Religion, and Ecological Restoration in the Scottish Highlands6 Food Sovereignty from Joshua to La Via Campesina7 The Moral Geography of Sustainable Communities8 Re-Placing Ethics in the City and the CountrysideIndex

Michael S. Northcott is Professor of Ethics at Edinburgh University, UK. He is an ordained Anglican Priest, and a trustee of the Fair Trade company Traidcraft.

Jesus was "of Nazareth" and we, too, are creatures of place and places. In this book a world-class environmental theologian, Michael Northcott, turns his spade to help reset the seeds of Eden. -- Alastair McIntosh, Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK In Place, Ecology, and the Sacred Michael Northcott explores the history and politics of Earth-destructive and species-extincting human conduct. The book provides an incisive and insightful analysis of the historical role of wealthy individuals, transnational corporations, and the government officials they influence to thwart citizens' efforts to effect a healthful and employment-producing environment. On a note of hope for the present and future, the book discusses projects that foster the ecological wellbeing of humanity, all living beings, and our shared Earth home. I highly recommend Place, Ecology and the Sacred. I look forward to using it in my socioecological ethics courses. -- John Hart, Professor of Christian Ethics, Boston University, USA; author of Sacramental Commons: Christian Ecological Ethics (2006) and Cosmic Commons: Spirit, Science, and Space (2013) We face what Stephen Emmott calls 'an unprecedented planetary emergency' due to the pressure of enormous numbers of people, many very affluent, on a tiny planet. More than half of us live in cities and this proportion increases year by year. What to do about this? Michael Northcott explores the urgent need for a new moral economy of place, inconceivable without challenging the power of corporations in our world. An urgent, intelligent reflection by one of our leading theologians who has sought for many years to draw our attention to the immense seriousness of the impact of global warming. -- Timothy Gorringe, Professor Emeritus, University of Exeter, UK

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1 Losing and Finding Sacred Place2 Lament for a Silent Summer3 Artificial Persons and the Political Economy of Place4 Place, Religion and Resistance to Corporate Power5 Wilderness, Religion, and Ecological Restoration in the Scottish Highlands6 Food Sovereignty from Joshua to La Via Campesina7 The Moral Geography of Sustainable Communities8 Re-Placing Ethics in the City and the CountrysideIndex