New Lives of the Saints presents for the first time the works and work of many environmental apostles. It delights and inspires the reader to begin or continue to lead a life of environmental action for conservation and contemplation of nature for spiritual succor in the age of climate change.

Rod Giblett is the author of Black Swan Lake: Life of a Wetland (Intellect Books, 2011) and many other books about wetlands. He lived by Forrestdale Lake, on the outskirts of Perth in Western Australia for 28 years. He taught and researched at Australian universities for 25 years and is now a writer. He is married to a retired junior primary school teacher, who helped a lot with writing this book.

Acknowledgments
I New Lives of Old Saints
1.St George, the Patron Saint of England, and the Swamp Dragon
2.St Margaret, the Patron Saint of Motherhood, and the Fen Dragon
3.St Francis of Assisi: The Patron Saint of the Earth
II Old Lives of New Saints
4. Henry David Thoreau: The Patron Saint of Swamps
5. John Muir: The Patron Saint of National Parks
6. Walter Benjamin: The Patron Saint of Cultural Studies
7. Aldo Leopold: The Patron Saint of Marshes
8. Rachel Carson: The Patron Saint of American Conservation
9. Judith Wright: The Patron Saint of Australian Conservation
10. Raymond Williams: The Patron Saint of Ecocultural Studies
11. Seamus Heaney: The Patron Saint of Bogs
12. Paul Virilio: The Patron Saint of Grey Ecology
About the Author