The Art of Creaturely Life: A Question of Human Propriety

There appears to be a law that when creatures have reached the level of consciousness, as men have, they must become conscious of the creation; they must learn how they fit into it and what its needs are and what it requires of them, or else pay a terrible penalty: the spirit of the creation will go...

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Main Author: Wirzba, Norman (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2013
In: Pro ecclesia
Year: 2013, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-28
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Summary:There appears to be a law that when creatures have reached the level of consciousness, as men have, they must become conscious of the creation; they must learn how they fit into it and what its needs are and what it requires of them, or else pay a terrible penalty: the spirit of the creation will go out of them, and they will become destructive; the very earth will depart from them and go where they cannot follow.1Human beings have lost their creaturely nature; this has been corrupted by their being sicut deus [like god]. The whole created world is now covered in a veil; it is silent and lacking explanation, opaque and enigmatic.2
ISSN:2631-8334
Contains:Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/106385121302200101