Sacred nature: how we can recover our bond with the natural world
Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear, to awe, to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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London
Vintage Publishing
[2022]
London The Bodley Head [2022] |
| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nature
/ Human being
/ Environmental protection
/ Spirituality
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Nature
Religious aspects
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781473593251 |
| Summary: | Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear, to awe, to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as sacred. In this short but deeply powerful book, the best-selling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world’s religious traditions, she vividly describes nature’s central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern listeners how to rediscover nature’s potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves. |
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| ISBN: | 1847926886 |