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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... land shall yield her increase , and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit .... And I will have respect unto you , and make you fruitful ... and establish my covenant with you.3 And another : So these things shall be for a ...
... land shall yield her increase , and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit .... And I will have respect unto you , and make you fruitful ... and establish my covenant with you.3 And another : So these things shall be for a ...
Page xiii
... land wherein you are .... Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit , wherein I dwell.4 Our ability to exercise dominion over the earth must therefore be balanced by recognition of the corresponding responsibility placed upon ...
... land wherein you are .... Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit , wherein I dwell.4 Our ability to exercise dominion over the earth must therefore be balanced by recognition of the corresponding responsibility placed upon ...
Page xv
... and relative . It follows that we must continually challenge every measurement and assumption to find alternative answers , leading to a never - ending debate . spiritual imperative not to " pollute the land ” and Introduction XV.
... and relative . It follows that we must continually challenge every measurement and assumption to find alternative answers , leading to a never - ending debate . spiritual imperative not to " pollute the land ” and Introduction XV.
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... land ” and to “ replenish the earth . " This collection of inspired writings is not a systematic or exhaustive treatise on the Christian perspective toward creation ; nor is it a complete explanation of how and why we have forgotten our ...
... land ” and to “ replenish the earth . " This collection of inspired writings is not a systematic or exhaustive treatise on the Christian perspective toward creation ; nor is it a complete explanation of how and why we have forgotten our ...
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