the disfiguration of nature -- a book review

James Krueger's The Disfiguration of Nature:  Why Caring for the Environment is Inherently Conservative explores environmentalism without falling into the traps of most of the -isms often associated with it.  The goal here is the preservation of nature, not the collapse of modern American political debate. 

Krueger is right to ground that preservation, at least for Christians of whatever political stripe, in our love for God and for others.  That love, at its heart, serves with others (con-serves) in order to preserve our world as a common, shared one.

In the end, however, Krueger falls into the very traps he wants to avoid, by bringing in subjects -- like abortion -- that are so radically nuanced in ways he fails to appreciate.  It's those traps that make this book one that, while certainly a step forward, cannot help but be a brief advance in the discussions.
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I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review here.