Devoted to Nature - by Evan Berry (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Devoted to Nature explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environment thought from their Romantic foundations to contemporary discourse about nature spirituality. This history is most readily visible during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, when religious sources tangibly shaped ideas about the natural world, recreational practices, and modes of social and political interaction. The roots of the environmental movement evidence explicitly Christian understandings of salvation, redemption, and progress, which provided the context for Americans enthusiastic about the out-of-doors and established the horizons of possibility for the national environmental imagination"--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Devoted to Nature </i>explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environmental thought from its Romantic foundations to contemporary nature spirituality. During the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, religious sources were central to the formation of the American environmental imagination, shaping ideas about the natural world, establishing practices of engagement with environments and landscapes, and generating new modes of social and political interaction. Building on the work of seminal environmental historians who acknowledge the environmental movement's religious roots, Evan Berry offers a potent theoretical corrective to the narrative that explained the presence of religious elements in the movement well into the twentieth century. In particular, Berry argues that an explicitly Christian understanding of salvation underlies the movement's orientation toward the natural world. Theologically derived concepts of salvation, redemption, and spiritual progress have not only provided the basic context for Americans' passion for nature but have also established the horizons of possibility within the national environmental imagination.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"This pathbreaking work changes the way we think about American environmentalism and its religious history. In particular, it challenges us to think about why we are 'devoted to nature' and how we are entangled with its processes. Berry has made a valuable contribution--clarifying our history so as to see a path forward." --Mary Evelyn Tucker, Director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University and coauthor of <i>Journey of the Universe</i> <p/> "In this fascinating study that fuses environmental history and religious studies, Evan Berry has profitably illuminated the religious roots of environmentalism in the early twentieth century. His provocative interpretations and claims deserve a robust pondering and will engender debate, no doubt."--Bron Taylor, Professor of Religion and Nature at the University of Florida and author of <i>Dark Green Religion</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>". . . for those of us working at the intersections of Christian spirituality, Theology, and environmental concern Berry's book is an essential read. Not only<b> </b>does it have impressive documentation and historical analysis of a critical moment in our recent spiritual history, but it should also inspire in us a critical questioning of our own work. . . . <i>Devoted to Nature</i> is an accessible read appropriate to undergraduate, graduate, and professional researchers. It would be at home in any historical, sociological, or theological inquiry into American environmentalism."-- "Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality"<br><br>". . . [<i>Devoted to Nature</i>] provide[s] excellent models for further scholarship, particularly for expanding on the interrelationships between theology, religious culture, and environmental activity during the mid- to late twentieth century to which both point, but neither sufficiently addresses."-- "Environmental History"<br><br>"<i>Devoted to Nature</i> is a delightful read that opens a very different window on an important period of American history. It provides valuable new insights on how turn- of-the-century popular Christianity contributed to the particular shape the American environmentalist movement has in the present. In doing so it offers key insights on how best to move forward."-- "Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture"<br><br>"A significant scholarly contribution to understanding environmentalism . . . Recommended."-- "CHOICE"<br><br>"Berry's exclusive attention to recreation rather than labor may not immediately engage readers interested in agriculture, but his deft ability to show the ways that Christian theology permeated ostensibly secular organizations should encourage agricultural historians to re-examine their own subjects with a view toward religion. . . . his rich argument about the spiritual and social motivations of the early American environmentalists is persuasive and should receive wide attention."-- "Agricultural History"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Evan Berry </b>is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at American University and Codirector of its Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs master's program.
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