Christianity in a Time of Climate Change

"This remarkably prescient book comes to us at a time when a global pandemic unleashes unprecedented consequences on our vulnerable earthly home as we scramble to comprehend how the long-term consequences of this will forever alter how we relate to each other and to the damaged ecosystem that has been almost irreparably altered by human rapacity and indifference. This book addresses the human-caused contagion that results in climate change with urgent and sobering realism; insightful biblical re-reading, forthright probing of the Christian traditions; all enveloped within a vision of justice that challenges our complacency and shatters our smugness."

--J. Jayakiran Sebastian, Dean and H. George Anderson Professor of Mission and Cultures, United Lutheran Seminary



"Many have tried to connect faith to climate change. Kristen Poole has made the most thorough and ambitious connection to Christianity to date."

--Mark Reynolds, Executive Director, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Citizens' Climate Education



"Our planet is warming and the consequences for humanity are becoming increasingly dire. We can no longer ignore or dismiss the pleading of climate scientists. There is an urgency to act. . . . Kristen Poole addresses these and other issues in her book, Christianity in a Time of Climate Change. Through a series of extended reflections, she makes the case that climate change is not merely a political or economic issue, it is also a moral and spiritual issue. . . . Poole's book is an important addition to Christian literature on our responsibility to future generations in a time of climate crisis. Readers will find it challenging, thought-provoking, and insightful."

--Finn R. Pond, The Franciscan Times