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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... rests on the art and wisdom displayed in the order of the world : the belief in the Unity of God , on the perfection that must belong to Him in respect of power , goodness , wisdom , etc. Gregory of Nyssa ( 330-395 ) L visten to the ...
... rests on the art and wisdom displayed in the order of the world : the belief in the Unity of God , on the perfection that must belong to Him in respect of power , goodness , wisdom , etc. Gregory of Nyssa ( 330-395 ) L visten to the ...
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... rest of cre- ation . By his very nature , he is bound up with the whole of the universe .... In his way to union with God , man in no way leaves creatures aside , but gathers together in his love the whole cosmos disordered by sin ...
... rest of cre- ation . By his very nature , he is bound up with the whole of the universe .... In his way to union with God , man in no way leaves creatures aside , but gathers together in his love the whole cosmos disordered by sin ...
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... rest but in rhythmical motion , chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another . In this beautiful work , every boulder is prepared and mea- sured and put in its place more thoughtfully than are the stones of ...
... rest but in rhythmical motion , chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another . In this beautiful work , every boulder is prepared and mea- sured and put in its place more thoughtfully than are the stones of ...
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... rest of creation . For this reason He created man to stand between , to include and to beautify , both worlds , the visible and the invisible . Gregory Palamas ( 1296-1359 ) In In this light my spirit suddenly saw through all. The Sermon ...
... rest of creation . For this reason He created man to stand between , to include and to beautify , both worlds , the visible and the invisible . Gregory Palamas ( 1296-1359 ) In In this light my spirit suddenly saw through all. The Sermon ...
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... earth , and so entangled with the strengths of the rest of creation that he can never be separated from them . Hildegard of Bingen ( 1098-1179 ) hese creatures minister to our needs ev- ery day : 18 | The Sermon of All Creation.
... earth , and so entangled with the strengths of the rest of creation that he can never be separated from them . Hildegard of Bingen ( 1098-1179 ) hese creatures minister to our needs ev- ery day : 18 | The Sermon of All Creation.
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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