The Sermon of All Creation: Christians on NatureJudith Fitzgerald, Michael Oren Fitzgerald World Wisdom, Inc, 2005 - 164 pages With a profound vision of the sacred quality of creation, this collection of beautiful photographs of the natural world combined with commentaries by a host of Christian sages of all denominations, from the origins of Christianity through the 19th century, provides answers to how we should view the relationship between the Creator and creation as well as understand how the divine activity permeates the entire universe. |
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... Divine have always perceived insights into the wholeness of the created cosmos . Across traditions and cultures , these sages have both recognized and reflected on the harmony of heaven and earth , struggling - albeit imperfectly and ...
... Divine have always perceived insights into the wholeness of the created cosmos . Across traditions and cultures , these sages have both recognized and reflected on the harmony of heaven and earth , struggling - albeit imperfectly and ...
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... Divine Goodness might be supplied by another . For goodness , which in God is simple and uniform , in creatures is manifold and divided ; and hence the whole universe together participates in the Divine Goodness more perfectly , and ...
... Divine Goodness might be supplied by another . For goodness , which in God is simple and uniform , in creatures is manifold and divided ; and hence the whole universe together participates in the Divine Goodness more perfectly , and ...
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... divine activity permeates the whole universe . It pervades every creature . Wherever they are , it is there . He moves about the smallest blades of grass as well as above the mighty cedar . The grains of sand are under His feet as well ...
... divine activity permeates the whole universe . It pervades every creature . Wherever they are , it is there . He moves about the smallest blades of grass as well as above the mighty cedar . The grains of sand are under His feet as well ...
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... divine grace , you will be able to penetrate by the keenness of your mind the secrets of the Word and , to the extent that it is granted to the human being who seeks signs of his God , you will see how all things made by the Word live ...
... divine grace , you will be able to penetrate by the keenness of your mind the secrets of the Word and , to the extent that it is granted to the human being who seeks signs of his God , you will see how all things made by the Word live ...
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