Grounding Religion: A Field Guide to the Study of Religion and Ecology Book

1. Introduction: A typology of religion and ecology Part 1: What is Religion? 2. What is religion, who gets to decide, and why does it matter? 3. What counts as religious amongst religion and ecology scholars 3. Dialogue: two perspectives on defining ‘religion’ 4. Case Study: religions and environments in Appalachia Part 2: What is Ecology? 5. What is ecology, who gets to decide, and why does it matter? 6. Dialogue: two perspectives on studying ecology, nature, and the environment 7. Case Study: Images of ‘land’ among Islamic farmers in the U.S. 8. Sustainability 9. Animals 10. Gender 11. Economics 12. Environmental justice and eco-justice 13. Globalization 14. Place 15. Scholarship and activism Glossary of key terms in religion and ecology