ABSTRACT
The authors consider how ecotheological principles have the potential to guide emerging farming movements such as agroecology and regenerative agriculture in ways that would promote the resilience and autonomy of farmers to move toward environmentally sustainable practices. They outline the case study of the village of Amanbaev in Kyrgyzstan, which after the fall of the Soviet Union was able to develop new farming practices. They identify various areas where these principles offer mutual support to one another and consider how ecotheological principles might offer additional support for farmers to build resilience and develop sustainable farming practices. Foucault's analysis of the pastoral language of religion is particularly pertinent to our account, which draws on examples from farming to consider the positive contributions of ecotheological perspectives for farming policy. They also argue that this provides a foundation for much-needed balance to the primarily political and governmental perspectives on the impacts on farming.
