Living with the consequences of modern Western abuse of the envi ronment has alerted many to the need to change not simply their habits but also their worldview.

A true faith-centered eco-justice ethic, assert the contributors to this volume, will recognize the intrinsic links between social justice questions and environmental ones. It will also demand reassess ment of fundamental assumptions- many of them from Christian theology that stand behind Western social, economic, and technological patterns.

Introduced by Hessel's illuminating assessment of specific environ-mental challenges, the theologians in this volume rethink aspects of Christian doctrines, life-style, and spirituality. They tackle key environmental issues. And together they pioneer a theological perspective that moves beyond anthropocentrism to a new center in creation itself.