A Catechism of Nature

This book considers the problem of ecological degradation from the perspective of a Christian clergyman and hunter. Drawing on the tradition of Christian mysticism, the author offers a series of meditations on various aspects of the natural world, including oceans and prairies, weather patterns, the changing of seasons, animal and plant communities, and the ways humans engage with them. He sees the intellectual and spiritual roots of the modern ecological crisis in a turn of thought coming from the Enlightenment that makes the value of the natural world a function of its utility, and he offers a way out that is centered in prayer and humility.

Author: George Willcox Brown III
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 11/08/2021
Pages: 102
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9781725295582
ISBN10: 172529558X
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Ecology
- Religion | Religion & Science
- Religion | Christian Theology | Ethics