From Nature to Creation
- Theology
- Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
- Published: 2015
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Publisher's Description
How does Christianity change the way we view the natural world? In this addition to a critically acclaimed series, renowned theologian Norman Wirzba engages philosophers, environmentalists, and cultural critics to show how the modern concept of nature has been deeply problematic. He explains that understanding the world as creation rather than as nature or the environment makes possible an imagination shaped by practices of responsibility and gratitude, which can help bring healing to our lands and communities. By learning to give thanks for creation as God's gift of life, Christians bear witness to the divine love that is reconciling all things to God. Named a "Best Theology Book of 2015," Englewood Review of Books"Best Example of Theology in Conversation with Urgent Contemporary Concerns" for 2015, Hearts & Minds Bookstore
Endorsements (4)
“This is not a book about polar bears, parakeets, or some new scheme for ‘saving the earth.’ It is a book about why Christians need to reclaim ‘the human art of creaturely life.’ Wirzba shows why creation, incarnation, and redemption are intricately bound up in bodies—our own, other creatures’, and the earth’s—and why if we’re to care for those bodies we need to adopt an ‘iconic vision of the world’ that only Jesus makes possible. A deeply hopeful book written in prose both artful and lucid, this confirms Norman Wirzba’s place as one of the finest theologians writing today.”
“In a moment when conversations about environmental stewardship have become divisive and polarizing, Wirzba offers a level-headed ‘peace; be still.’ He reminds Christians that our world was created and is sustained by an intentional Craftsman who has asked us to steward it well. Wirzba’s words are fertile soil, fresh air, and a bountiful harvest that will stir your passion for creation and stoke your love for the Creator. This soon-to-be-classic text on the theology of creation has come to us not a moment too soon.”
“In this wise, prophetic, and expansive book, Norman Wirzba offers us an extended meditation on creation with compelling eloquence. Here is a theology that is (literally) grounded in the gift of soil. A multidisciplinary treatise expertly engaging philosophy, theology, literature, and ecology, this book moves effortlessly from postmodern theory to agricultural policy, from biblical interpretation to gardening, from economics to a spirituality of gratitude. Wirzba invites us into a world of interdependent intimacy, sympathy, hospitality, delight, and love. This book is a generous gift that bears witness to a world characterized as gift.”
“In this brief book, Norman Wirzba casts a profound vision of creaturely life, of what it means to live as creatures within an interconnected creation that embodies the love and goodness of the Creator. Standing in stark contrast to modern philosophical conceptions of nature, Wirzba’s work is sure to inspire a wave of theological explorations in both the academy and the church.”
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