ABSTRACT
In the field of religion and ecology the role of the Christian tradition is deeply contested. While some criticize the Christian roots of current environmental destruction, others treasure the pre-modern ecological wisdom of, for example, the desert fathers, Celtic earthiness, Benedictine monasticism, Hildegard’s mysticism or Franciscan spirituality. This chapter uses the deep contestation as a key to depict the current state of debate in Christian ecotheology.
