James Nash (ecotheologian)
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James A. Nash (1938–2008) was one of the first Christian ecotheologians. In his book, Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility[1] Nash objected to the traditional Western religious approach to nature based on dominion and control, attempting to replace this by the view of Man as a member of the community of nature.
Nash received a PhD in Social Ethics from Boston University in 1967. He served many for years as a journal editor, and was actively involved in the Society of Christian Ethics[2] until his death. He also contributed significantly as an associate editor for The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature.[3] He labored for decades in important educational and political positions within the United Methodist Church, seeking to place environmental protection squarely on the Christian agenda.
Nash died on November 5, 2008.