Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorUniversity of Illinois Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031997Rolston, Holmes, III, Ecological Spirituality, American Journal of Theology and Philosophy 18, no. 1 (January 1997): 59-64. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27944011http://hdl.handle.net/10217/48072Includes bibliographical references.Biology and religion have increasingly joined in recent years in admiration and care for the marvels of natural history. No other species can be either responsible for or religious toward this planet, but Homo sapiens reaches a responsibility that assumes spiritual dimensions. The evolutionary and ecological creativity, and the biodiversity values these generate, are the ground of our being, not just the ground under our feet. We cannot take biology seriously without a respect for life, which often becomes a reverence for life. If anything on Earth is sacred, it must be this enthralling generativity that characterizes our home planet.born digitalarticleseng©1997 University of Illinois Press.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.spirit and naturerespect for lifesacred Earthbiologyreligionnatural historybiodiversityecological creativityText