{"product_id":"the-travail-of-nature-9780800618063","title":"The Travail of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Travail of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the theological tradition in the West is neither ecologically bankrupt, as some of its popular and scholarly critics have maintained, nor replete with immediately accessible, albeit long-forgotten, ecological riches hidden everywhere in its deeper vaults, as some contemporary Christians, who are profoundly troubled by the environmental crisis and other related concerns, might wistfully hope to find. This is why it is appropriate to speak of the ambiguous ecological promises of Christian theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSantmire, H. Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. Paul Santmire\u003c\/b\u003ehas been a leader in the field of ecological theology for more than forty years. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), he is the author of \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Travail of Nature: The Ambiguous Ecological Promise of Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e(1985), \u003ci\u003eNature Reborn: The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e(2000), and\u003ci\u003eRitualizing Nature: Renewing Christian Liturgy in a Time of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), all from Fortress Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903556358418,"sku":"9780800618063","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78aa11c6-1c76-46b3-a6db-4a9e335427d9.jpg?v=1738497516","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-travail-of-nature-9780800618063","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}