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Nature praising God : towards a theology of the natural world / Dermot A. Lane ; with a foreword by Margaret Daly-Denton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lane, Dermot A., 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Nature--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Nature.
- Ecotheology.
- Nature in the Bible.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 122 pages ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Towards a theology of the natural world
- Place of Publication:
- Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press Academic, 2022.
- Summary:
- "During the lockdown caused by the COVID crisis, streets were emptied, churches closed, and a relationship with nature developed in which new questions arose: Is God present in nature? Is communion with God in nature possible? Is there a relationship between the God of creation, the God of history, and the God we worship in Sunday liturgies? In Nature Praising God, Dermot Lane explores these questions by returning to the Bible. The result of these explorations is the outline of a new theology of nature praising God, with lessons for the way we worship God in our churches today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword : Margaret Daly-Denton
- Chapter 1. Retrieving a Lost Conversation
- A Sample of Texts on Nature Praising God
- A Note on the Personification of Nature
- Chapter 2. Biblical Commentators on Nature Praising God
- Terrence E. Fretheim's Pioneering Contribution
- Richard Bauckham's Distinctive Vision
- David G. Horrell's Constructive Critique
- Mark Harris's Call for a New Theology of Nature
- Chapter 3. Theological Commentators on Nature Praising God
- Thomas Berry
- Elizabeth A. Johnson
- Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home
- A Retrospective on This Debate
- Chapter 4. Towards a New Narrative about Nature
- Nature as a Living Community
- Nature as Grace-Filled
- Nature as a Book
- Nature as Sacramental
- Chapter 5. A Nature-Based Pneumatology
- Neglect of the Spirit
- The Spirit in the Hebrew Bible
- Mark Wallace on the Spirit
- Chapter 6. A Nature-Based Christology
- From the Quest for the Historical Jesus to the Quest for the Cosmic Christ
- The Coming Reign of God and the Renewal of Creation
- Overview of the Incarnation
- From Incarnation to Deep Incarnation
- From Deep Incarnation to a New Theology of Nature as Subject and Agent
- Chapter 7. Integrating a Theology of Creation in the Service of Liturgy
- Retrieving the Theology 'Creation out of Nothing'
- Continuous Creation
- The Promise of a New Creation
- The Link between 'Creation out of Nothing' and Prayer - Epilogue : Gathering Up the Fragments : Towards a Theology of Creation Praising God
- The Qualities of Nature as a Subject
- The Implications of Nature as a Subject Praising God - Appendices : 1. St Francis of Assisi (1181/82
- 1226) 'The Canticle of Creation' - 2. Pope Francis 'A Christian Prayer in Union with Creation'
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lane, Dermot A., 1941- Nature praising God
- ISBN:
- 9780814669105
- 0814669107
- OCLC:
- 1347695878
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