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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Page vii
... environmental crisis as a recent phenomenon . Human beings have from the outset ignored the " voice " of creation , selfishly shutting themselves off from the breadth and depth of the mystery of the universe that declares the wonder of ...
... environmental crisis as a recent phenomenon . Human beings have from the outset ignored the " voice " of creation , selfishly shutting themselves off from the breadth and depth of the mystery of the universe that declares the wonder of ...
Page xi
... environmental crisis was plain for all to see . As the industrial revolution gained momentum during the 20th century , with its ever - increasing appetite for devouring our natural resources , an environmental call to arms echoed with ...
... environmental crisis was plain for all to see . As the industrial revolution gained momentum during the 20th century , with its ever - increasing appetite for devouring our natural resources , an environmental call to arms echoed with ...
Page xii
... environment . Because this unjust criticism has been corrected by other works , we will merely note that religion is not the cause for the current environmental crisis , which only began when we increasingly lost sight of our religious ...
... environment . Because this unjust criticism has been corrected by other works , we will merely note that religion is not the cause for the current environmental crisis , which only began when we increasingly lost sight of our religious ...
Page xiv
... environmental trajectory will entail a reevaluation of many aspects of our present way of life , which is built upon ... crisis stems from an underlying spiritual crisis . For the most part , Christians in the modern world have retired ...
... environmental trajectory will entail a reevaluation of many aspects of our present way of life , which is built upon ... crisis stems from an underlying spiritual crisis . For the most part , Christians in the modern world have retired ...
Page xvi
... environmental crisis is at root a spiritual crisis ; secondly , from the love in our hearts for the Creator , who has given us both the miracle of life and the wonders of the world that surround us ; and , thirdly , from the fear of ...
... environmental crisis is at root a spiritual crisis ; secondly , from the love in our hearts for the Creator , who has given us both the miracle of life and the wonders of the world that surround us ; and , thirdly , from the fear of ...
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animals Augustine of Hippo beasts beauty behold birds blessed century Christians on Nature contemplation cosmos created things creatures current environmental crisis divine emotional pain essence eternal everything eyes faith firmament flowers Francis of Assisi fruit Genesis glorify glory God's grass Gregory of Nyssa heart heaven and earth Henry David Thoreau Hildegard of Bingen Holy human Indian infinite inspiration Jacob Boehme Jean-Pierre de Caussade John Calvin John Chryssavgis John Damascene John Scotus Eriugena Judith Fitzgerald live Lord manifest Martin Luther Maximus the Confessor Michael Fitzgerald Michael Oren Fitzgerald mind natural world Perennial Philosophy pollute the land praise Ralph Waldo Emerson reason religion replenish the earth Sacred Worlds series sages scientism Scripture seed Sermon shine soul stars thee Therese of Lisieux Thomas Aquinas thou trees truth uncreated understand unto visible world voice waters whole universe wilderness wonder woods Word World Wisdom writings