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Book SynopsisNew Lives of the Saints presents for the first time the works and work of many environmental apostles. It delights and inspires the reader to begin or continue to lead a life of environmental action for conservation and contemplation of nature for spiritual succor in the age of climate change.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments I New Lives of Old Saints 1.St George, the Patron Saint of England, and the Swamp Dragon 2.St Margaret, the Patron Saint of Motherhood, and the Fen Dragon 3.St Francis of Assisi: The Patron Saint of the Earth II Old Lives of New Saints 4. Henry David Thoreau: The Patron Saint of Swamps 5. John Muir: The Patron Saint of National Parks 6. Walter Benjamin: The Patron Saint of Cultural Studies 7. Aldo Leopold: The Patron Saint of Marshes 8. Rachel Carson: The Patron Saint of American Conservation 9. Judith Wright: The Patron Saint of Australian Conservation 10. Raymond Williams: The Patron Saint of Ecocultural Studies 11. Seamus Heaney: The Patron Saint of Bogs 12. Paul Virilio: The Patron Saint of Grey Ecology About the Author
