Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics, by Hilary Marlow

Oxford University Press: November 2009, hardback - 360 pages, £65.00, ISBN 978-0-19-956905-2

In the context of growing concern over climate change and other environmental pressures, Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics explores what an ecological reading of the biblical text can contribute to contemporary environmental ethics. The Judaeo-Christian tradition has been held partly to blame for a negative attitude to creation - one that has legitimised the exploitative use of the earth's resources. Hilary Marlow explores some of the thinking in the history of the Christian tradition that has contributed to such a perception, before discussing a number of approaches to reading the Old Testament from an ecological perspective.

Through a detailed study of the texts of the biblical prophets Amos, Hosea and Isaiah, Dr Marlow examines the relationship between God, humans and the non-human creation and considers the effect that our actions and choices as human beings have on the created world.

Hilary Marlow is a former trustee of A Rocha International and currently works as a Teaching Associate in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, England.

Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics can be bought from the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion on-line book shop at a special price of £45.