Interrelating Nature, Humanity, and the Work of God: Some Issues for Future Reflection

Abstract. This essay suggests some future items for an agenda about human viability, defined as survivability with meaning and purpose, by exploring interrelations between nature, humanity, and the work of God. It argues for intrinsic and creative value in nature, so there is a value kinship, as wel...

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Main Author: Peters, Karl E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1992
In: Zygon
Year: 1992, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 403-419
Further subjects:B Nature
B Human
B Fulfillment
B Value
B Evolution
B Survival
B work of God
B Meaning
B Contingency
B viability
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Summary:Abstract. This essay suggests some future items for an agenda about human viability, defined as survivability with meaning and purpose, by exploring interrelations between nature, humanity, and the work of God. It argues for intrinsic and creative value in nature, so there is a value kinship, as well as a factual kinship, between humans, nature, and God-working. It considers humans as “webs of culture, life, and cosmos” and suggests some implications of this notion of human nature for viability. And it asks what human fulfillment can be in light of the awesome creative-destroying-recreative activity that seems to be the ground of an evolving universe.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1992.tb01076.x