ABSTRACT
In this chapter readers are invited to consider the rich potential for dialog that exists between the emerging field of ecolinguistics and the more established field of religious studies. The analysis of Genesis 1:26–28 provides an entryway into suggesting that evidence garnered from the robust analysis that a religious studies lens provides can help scholars of ecolinguistics. At the same time, evidence for how focusing on the ‘Hallidayan tradition’ of ecolinguistics that investigates correlation between language and the use of natural resources, and especially the unsustainable use of resources, and how this tradition can help scholars in religious studies is also covered. The chapter as a whole argues that ecolinguistics can help generate a more nuanced understanding of religion—nature interactions for both religious studies and linguistics scholars.
