Evangelical environmentalism: Oxymoron or opportunity?

Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-71

  Simmons, J Aaron ^a  

^a HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Creation care; Environmental ethics; Evangelicalism; Religion and politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949095864     PISSN: 13635247     EISSN: 15685357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853508X394508     Document Type: Review

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