Witt, Joseph D.,

Religion and resistance in Appalachia faith and the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining / [electronic resource] : Joseph D. Witt. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2016. - 1 online resource (295 p.) - Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies . - Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Religion, Place, and Mountaintop Removal; 2 Seeking Justice; 3 Caring for Creation; 4 Defending Mother Earth; 5 Religion, Friction, and Cultural Encounter in the Anti-Mountaintop Removal Movement; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

9780813168142 0813168147 9780813168135 0813168139

22573/ctt1grbfq9 JSTOR


Ecotheology--Appalachian Region.
Mountaintop removal mining--Appalachian Region.
Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region.
Environmental degradation--Appalachian Region.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
RELIGION / Christianity / General


Appalachian Region--Religion.


Electronic books.

BR517

261.8/8