A bold theological vision that integrates liturgy, ethics, and ecology, offering a fresh framework for baptism in an age of environmental crisis.

This work of scholarship presents a compelling vision of baptism that brings liturgy, ethics, and ecology into meaningful dialogue. Rather than treating environmental concerns as secondary to sacramental practice, the book shows how ritual and ecological responsibility mutually shape one another, portraying baptism as a place of active ecological engagement.

Its central claim is striking: water is not simply a symbol but an agent within baptism—acting sacramentally, ecologically, and subjectively. Water collaborates with the Holy Spirit to renew those baptized, drawing them into deeper relationship with the local watershed and the broader community of creation. Through what the book names the spiritual hydrocycle—the via aquatica—the faithful return to the waters of baptism throughout the church year, encountering them as a continual invitation to transformation.

Drawing on theological inquiry and ecological thought, the book examines the interrelationship between liturgical waters and the hydrological realities of everyday life. It contends that baptism situates Christian communities within networks of water that are simultaneously sacramental and ecological, fostering a deeper understanding of human participation in creation.