01919cam a2200301 i 4500 605907003 TxAuBib 20221013120000.0 220114s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022001872 9780593319437 HRD 28.00 0593319435 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib rda Armstrong, Karen, 1944-, author Sacred nature. Sacred nature [BOOK] : restoring our ancient bond with the natural world / Karen Armstrong. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022] 205 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A Borzoi book" -Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-195) and index. 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 this short but deeply powerful book, the best-selling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world’s religious traditions, she vividly describes nature’s central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature’s potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves. Provided by publisher. 20221013. Nature Religious aspects. Ecotheology.