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Saint Rolston

Thomas Sieger Derr

Saving Creation: Nature and Faith in the Life of Holmes Rolston III by Christopher J. Preston Trinity, 256 pages, $25.95 I have long admired, with a few caveats, the...

The Politics of Global Warming

Thomas Sieger Derr

With the virtual apotheosis of Al Gore, talk of global warming has become pervasive—and pervasively one-sided. Churches of all varieties have signed on as a moral cause. Corporations, including...

Strange Science

Thomas Sieger Derr

Global warming has achieved the status of a major threat. It inspires nightmares of a troubled future and propels apocalyptic dramas such as the summer 2004 movie The Day...

Global Eco-Logic

Thomas Sieger Derr

“Witches Heal.” “The Goddess is Alive and Magic is Afoot.” A picture of Earth with the enjoinder, “Love Your Mother.” These are popular bumper stickers in my “alternative” town,...