The Hope of Nature

"Handley works throughout this book to draw out the value in the difference between secular environmentalists and conservation-curious religious folks. He endeavors to help these communities find the need for one another and see their common goals. May we all learn to listen, imagine, and articulate others’ perception of the world."

"Handley advocates for sustainable change motivated through a faithful understanding of what this earth is and the eternal purposes for which it was created."

"George Handley is one of the most perceptive scholars of ecology and the Latter-day Saint tradition. These essays bring to life his insights in ways that are accessible and engaging. Beautifully written and punctuated with personal stories, they will endure for many years. We are all in his debt."

"Over the last two decades, George Handley has emerged as the leading figure of Latter-day Saint ecotheology...His insights are a welcome invitation to those across the political and faith spectrums to become more anxiously engaged in honoring the earth and all of God’s creations."

"As a scientist who has observed and contributed to recent efforts to bridge the seemingly distant worlds of religion and the environment, I see this book as a significant integration of ideas, references, and insights on the intersection of many ways of knowing and preserving nature."

"As a spiritual defense of biological conservation, Hope of Nature will bring comfort and inspiration to a new generation of Latter-day Saints who long to change the trajectory of environmental degradation that afflicts our age."

"This beautiful book will change the way you think about the world and your role in it. It engages the head and the heart. It is a love letter about the Creation and a prayer of gratitude to the Creator."

"An important read for any Latter-day Saint who sincerely desires to better understand how stewardship in a growing environmental crisis informs what it means to be a Latter-day Saint."