How does religion relate to our global environment? Religion and the Environment provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this controversial question.

Susan Power Bratton is Professor and former chair of the Department of Environmental Science at Baylor University, USA.

1. Introduction: Religion, social action, and the environment 2. Connections: Sacred stories, sacred springs 3. Communities: Harvesting and respecting the wild 4. Sustenance: Food security, agricultural innovation, and environmental degradation 5. Ignitions: Sacred tools, ritual fires, and the value of "things" 6. Watersheds: Scale, place, and consilience 7. Sanctuaries: Preservation of species, ecosystems, and natural features 8. Megacities: Sacred space, urban planning, and built environments 9. Healing: The iconography of pollution and planetary wellness 10. Networks: Tackling global climate and sea change 11. Models: Conceptual approaches to a planetary future 12. Commonalities: Greening and the challenges of modernity.