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Decomposing Holy Ground: Theological Compost for Shifting Worlds

by Emma Lietz Bilecky

Theology rooted in land and interdependence

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Theology rooted in land and interdependence

Emma Lietz Bilecky uses earth, soil, and compost as theological starting points for reconsidering how people relate to land. The book questions whether “creation care” is enough in the face of climate crisis, and argues for understanding people as part of the creation they seek to steward. Its scope brings Christian theology into conversation with race, colonialism, church, and environmental breakdown, framing ecological concern as a challenge to rethink identity and belonging rather than as a matter of stewardship alone.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Christian theology and ecological questions
  • Readers exploring the intersections of race, colonialism, and the environment
  • Readers seeking theological responses to climate breakdown

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Christian theology and ecologyLand and belongingRace and colonialismClimate crisis

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Book overview

For the church, "creation care" is back on the agenda. But is creation care really the full picture or do we need to learn that we are a part of the very creation of which we claim to be stewards. Does our climate crisis demand a more radical theological response? This book argues that as our scientific, cultural and historical awareness of the complexities within the ground beneath our feet increases, it should lead us to full scale reimagining of ourselves, not as individuals but as a part of the land we mourn.

 

In this startling and radical piece of theological work, drawing on her understanding of earth, soil and compost, Emma Lietz Bilecky challenges us to rethink our understanding of land, church, race and God. This is a book for anyone tired of shallow optimism and cheap faith in the face of climate breakdown, and who wants to better understand the deeply interconnected web of theology, race, colonialism and the environment.

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