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Summary: "What might it mean to behold the world with such depth and feeling that it is no longer possible to imagine it as something separate from ourselves, or to live without regard for its well-being? To understand the work of seeing things as an utterly involving moral and spiritual act? Such questions have long occupied the center of contemplative spiritual traditions. In The Blue Sapphire of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2013
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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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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Summary: In a passionate style , encyclical letter laudato si’ of the holy father Francis on care for our common home expands Catholic teaching on mankind's responsibility to care for God's creation, and protect and care for the most vulnerable, issuing a call to action for both individuals and governments to tackle the planet's ecological plight. Francis warned that the world faces "the unprecedented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Word Among us Press 2015
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Summary: "Sandra L. Richter cares about the Bible and the environment. Using her expertise in ancient Israelite society as well as in biblical theology, she walks readers through biblical passages, showing how significant environmental theology is in the Bible's witness and sharing case studies connecting modern day examples and Scripture. She then calls Christians to apply that message to today's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP Academic 2020
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Summary: "Explores the character traits and virtues required for Christians to be responsible keepers of the earth and to flourish in the challenging decades to come"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020