Christian Eco-Spirituality
An Outline
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Is there nothing distinctive that Christians can contribute to the environmental cause beyond "human resources," responsible citizenship, and consumer power? Robin Parry argues that what Christianity has to offer is a distinctive spirituality, one that provides a rich rationale for creation care, principles to guide it, and the resources to empower, equip, and form people to walk the pathway with resilience. This book seeks to bring into focus the critical importance of God's creation inherent in Christian theological beliefs, spiritual action, and ethical values. It explores a range of biblical teachings and practices that help us to see the world with new eyes, discerning the presence of God's Wisdom at the heart of all things. At its core, this is a book about a slow spirituality, one that helps us reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world as we learn what it means to inhabit creation as creatures, living alongside other creatures, with faces turned towards our Creator.
Endorsements (7)
“Parry makes a compelling case for a dynamic, Christian ecological spirituality that can enrich and transform individuals and communities. His writing is lucid, backed by brilliant scholarship, and uses humor alongside developing provocative and profound insights. Wisest book I have read in decades.”
“I’m so grateful to Robin Parry for writing Christian Eco-Spirituality. He brings his deep-rooted theological understanding into conversation with his formational experiences leading worship in the cathedral gardens and has produced a truly beautiful book that is inspiring and refreshing. Whether you’re wanting to discover what the Christian faith and ecology have to do with each other, or you’ve been living this stuff out for years, this is a book to be read slowly, savored, and lived out.”
“The depth of Robin Parry’s academic and practical experience shines through in this compelling combination of a wisdom-centered and ecologically attentive reading of the story of the Bible with extensive creative advice about how churches and individuals can faithfully inhabit this story. A delightful book brimming with theological insight and practical hope.”
“There is an entire world to draw into our Christian worship and discipleship—quite literally—a world we may have been overlooking. The Revd Robin Parry, overseer of wild worship in the sanctuary garden by the towering Worcester Cathedral, offers this carefully written, thoughtful guide to enacting Christian eco-spirituality and understanding why it matters. I really like this book! Open your eyes and hands to the divine Word and Wisdom expressed in the creation of God.”
“Robin Parry’s truly original Christian Eco-Spirituality is a comprehensive and readable survey of the subject. The first part presents the theological basis of eco-spirituality through the lens of Sophia-wisdom, and the second part explores its practical outworking, including topics such as forest church and eco-anxiety. Highly recommended.”
“A tour de force of the landscape of Christian eco-spirituality which deftly moves through biblical and theological reflection so as to root worship within lives lived holistically as a part of God’s creation, not apart from it, at a time of ecological crisis.”
“This book on Christian eco-spirituality will surprise you. It is written by someone who, by his own confession, has never been a passionate tree-hugger, but a passionate theologian, yet who has been organically opened to creation by paying attention to Jesus Christ. Robin is energetic, funny, and invites us to walk in the way of Wisdom—Wisdom who is none other than Christ, the one who walked among us as a human being. For Jesus’ flesh not only connects Christ to all humanity, but to all biological life, down to its very roots. Working as the ‘eco-priest’ at Worcester Cathedral, Robin pairs theological precision with practical ways for us to be formed by Christ as we live in our natural habitats. (Don’t miss the A to Z of Wild Worship!)”
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