Revisiting Eden: Rethinking the Eden Narrative in Conservation Scholarship

This academic article was published in the ‘Religions’ journal special issue on ‘Creative Eco-Theology: Responding to the Ecological Crisis of Creation’. It argues that the use of ‘Eden’ in the history of conservation to describe areas of unspoiled wilderness is inaccurate, unhelpful and theologically problematic but that, nevertheless, the Bible provides strong grounds for engaging faith communities in wildlife conservation.