**Conclusions**

We wish to extend our gratitude to all the authors for their committed and creative engagemen<sup>t</sup> of the topic. It has been a joy to work with you. We also wish to thank our Associate Editor with MDPI, Ms. Gloria Qi, whose gracious guidance and support has enabled the coming together of this publication. With deep passion and sense of calling we in practical theology are ready to engage with you in the journey of re-imagining our field from outside its anthropocentric roots. This book is an invitation to enter into this difficult conversation with courage, openness and a sense of realistic and grounded hope—a hope inspired by the Earth, our mother, who generously holds and nurtures all creatures, calling forth new life even in the face of overwhelming destruction and death.

**Author Contributions:** Both authors contributed equally to the paper. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
