The book of nature the astonishing beauty of god's first sacred text
"Before the sacred Scriptures were ever written, there was a much earlier text: The Book of Nature. Barbara Mahany invites us to discover an ancient theology that focuses on the text of God first revealed through creation--nature in all its kaleidoscopic turnings." --
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Minneapolis :
Broadleaf Books,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- How I learned to read the book of nature: a foreword
- Reading the book of nature
- On paying a particular attention
- Pages from the book of nature
- The earthly. Garden ; Woods ; Water's edge ; Earth's turning ; A litany of astonishments
- The liminal. Birds ; Gentle rain, thrashing storm ; Wind ; First snow ; A litany of astonishments
- The heavenly. Dawn ; Dusk ; Stars ; Moon ; A litany of astonishments
- Epilogue: Lamentations for the book of nature.
