The images of ecology and spirituality in Nikos Kazantzakis' God's Pauper form the subject of this paper. Kazantzakis's novel commemorates the mystery of St. Francis of Assisi. The novel is not just a biography. It captures the spirit of St. Francis which evinces a profound concern for nature. St. Francis' nature mysticism communicates the interconnection of all things. This presents a theological affiliation for the concerns of ecology. It is within this context of interconnectedness that Bakhtinian thought becomes relevant to ecological studies. Bakhtin's conception of the self/Other inter-relation (which does not objectify the Other but rather considers it also as the subject to the subject doing the knowing) articulates a coherent ethical code. Although Bakhtin's treatment of human-nature relations is inchoate, an attempt to extend his concepts to the realm of ecology is justified and imperative in today's world. Bathinian dialogism, using the concepts of carnival, heteroglossia, self/other etc, constitutes a weltanschauung that underscores a persistent interconnectedness of boundaries. This is integral to the postmodern scheme of things