Melissa Brotton is associate professor of English literature at La Sierra University.

• Foreword David Clough Introduction to Ecotheology and Nonhuman Ethics: A Community of CompassionMelissa J. BrottonPart 1: Ecotheology and Nonhuman EthicsChapter 1: Animal Rights RevisitedCelia Deane-DrummondChapter 2: Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers: Why it is wrong to harm a flyJeffrey A. LockwoodChapter 3: Anthropogenic Climate Change and Animal WelfareBryan NessChapter 4: The Self-emptying Godhead: Perichoresis, Kenosis, and an Ethic for the AnthropoceneMick PopePart 2: Ecotheology in the SouthChapter 5: Loving the Mountains: Cultivating Compassion for Places Andrew R. H. ThompsonChapter 6: An Ecotheology of HuntingPerry Hodgkins JonesPart 3: Liturgical Practices and HymnodyChapter 7: Singing to Subdue or to Sustain? Looking for an Ethic of Conservation in Christian Liturgical Song and HymnodyDavid KendallChapter 8Environmental Advocacy and the Absence of the ChurchThe Rev. Jerry CappelPart 4: Catholic PerspectivesChapter 9:The Ethics of Virtuous DesignRobert (Robin) GottfriedChapter 10:Care and Compassion: The Need for an Integral EcologyCristina Vanin Part 5: Jesus and the Animals in the Gospel of MarkChapter 11:Liberating Legion: An Ecocritical, Postcolonial reading of Mark 5:1–20Kendra Haloviak ValentineChapter 12:The End of the Road: Jesus, Donkeys, and Galilean Subsistence FarmersMatthew Valdez

This is a book to put on your ‘must read’ list. Ecotheology and Nonhuman Ethics offers a significant interfaith conversation on living as an integrated and ‘faithful’ part of the earth community. This collection of essays is a stimulating and thought-provoking read for personal or classroom use, designed to promote thoughtful reflection on the intersection between faith, human relatedness to the whole of creation, and the necessity of an intentional, compassionate lifestyle.