Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Environment, Nature, and Creation

By John Chryssavgis

Can Orthodox Christianity offer unique spiritual resources especially suited to the environmental concerns of today? This book makes the case that yes, it can. In addition to being the first substantial and comprehensive collection of essays, in any language, to address environmental issues from the Orthodox point of view, this volume with contributions from the most highly influential theologians and philosophers in contemporary world Orthodoxy will engage a wide audience, in academic as well as popular circles--resonating not only with Orthodox audiences but with all those in search of a fresh approach to environmental theory and ethics that can bring the resources of ancient spirituality to bear on modern challenges.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Release date: Jun 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9780823251445

John Chryssavgis

John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was born in Australia, studied theology in Athens and New York, and holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford. He co-founded St Andrew’s Theological College in Australia, where he taught religious studies at the University of Sydney before moving to Boston as professor of theology. A clergyman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, he currently serves as theological advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch on environmental issues. The author of over thirty books and numerous articles in several languages on theology and spirituality, his publications include the award-winning In the Heart of the Desert and three volumes of collected works by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. He lives in Harpswell, Maine.

Reviews for Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration

[steve_walker-348810 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This is book that could have been really good, and turns out to be so-so. Too many "theologians", and not enough Orthodox scientists. Found a real
"Howler" in one paper, it had to do with DDT. For conference proceedings, this collection is okay. Having read other Orthodox scientists, I know we can do better.