EDUCATION

Wendell Berry's Sustainable Forms By Jeffrey Bilbro Series: Culture of the Land

Lessons on how to live mindfully and practice the virtues of renewal.

For over fifty years, Wendell Berry has argued that our most pressing ecological and cultural need is a renewed formal intelligence—a mode of thinking and acting that fosters the health of the earth and its beings. This book combines textual analysis and cultural criticism to explain how Berry's literary forms encourage readers to practice virtues of renewal.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813179421 • Paperback 229 x 152mm • 246 pages • January 2020 • £22.50

Religion and Resistance in Appalachia

Faith and the Fight against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining By Joseph D. Witt Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies Examines how religious and environmental ethics foster resistance to mountaintop removal coal mining.

In the last fifty years, the Appalachian Mountains have suffered permanent and profound change due to the expansion of surface coal mining. The irrevocable devastation caused by this practice has forced local citizens to redefine their identities, their connections to global economic forces, their pasts, and their futures. This book draws on extensive interviews with activists, teachers, preachers, and community leaders to examine how religion has become a defining element of resistance against the practice.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813179100 • Paperback • 11 b/w illus. 229 x 152mm • 296 pages • January 2020 • £22.50

Sacred Mountains

A Christian Ethical Approach to Mountaintop Removal By Andrew R. H. Thompson Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies A ground-breaking and nuanced study of religion and environmental consciousness in Appalachia.

This book proposes a Christian ethical analysis of a controversial mining practice in Appalachia that has often led to fierce and even violent confrontations. It provides a thorough introduction to the issues surrounding surface mining, including the environmental consequences and the resultant religious debates, and highlights the discussions being carried out in the media and by scholarly works.