The Sermon of All Creation: Christians on NatureJudith Fitzgerald, Michael Oren Fitzgerald 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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... existence were made and were governed , the more [ that person ] contemplates the magnificence of the Lord and , as far as it lies in him , magnifies the Lord . Basil the Great ( 329-379 ) To the body and the mind which have been ...
... existence were made and were governed , the more [ that person ] contemplates the magnificence of the Lord and , as far as it lies in him , magnifies the Lord . Basil the Great ( 329-379 ) To the body and the mind which have been ...
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... existence .... Therefore , God must be in all things . Thomas Aquinas ( ca. 1225-1274 ) vils abound in the world in order that the world may not engage our love . But what is this evil in the world ? For the sky and the earth and the ...
... existence .... Therefore , God must be in all things . Thomas Aquinas ( ca. 1225-1274 ) vils abound in the world in order that the world may not engage our love . But what is this evil in the world ? For the sky and the earth and the ...
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