The Gift of Creation
Theological Reflections on Ecology, Metaphysics, and Politics
- 238 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
What does it mean to consider creation as a divine gift? In the post-Laudato Si' era, it has become more important than ever to rediscover and further develop a Catholic philosophy and theology of creation. To that end, a diversity of scholars has produced this collection of essays that examine our relationship with the creator and the created world through a variety of lenses. The authors of these chapters engage timeless visionaries, such as St. Augustine and St. Hildegard of Bingen, as well as more contemporary voices, like Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) and Ferdinand Ulrich, as they endeavor to deepen our understanding of Catholic teaching on creation and the nature of being. Featuring contributions from internationally recognized philosophers and theologians--including Rocco Buttiglione, William Cavanaugh, Salvador Antunano Alea, and others--this volume seeks to challenge the reader in an examination of what it means to receive the gift of creation.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. “Faith Is Obvious”
- 2. Rhetorical Style as Real Substance
- 3. Re-Homing the Human
- 4. “Nulla mortalia efflavi”
- 5. Ordinatissima Pulchritudo Huius Mundi
- 6. Creation and the Gift-Task of the Human Person in the Thought of Ferdinand Ulrich350
- 7. The Return of the Angels
- 8. Differences and Similarities in the Initiatives of the Catholic Church and the European Union to Protect Our Common Home437
- 9. Being, Creation, and Education
- 10. A Field Hospital for Catholic Bioethics
- 11. The Opposite of Anthropocentrism