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Wendell Berry and Religion: Heaven's Earthly Life (Culture of the Land)

By Norman Wirzba , Joel James Shuman , L. Roger Owens

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0813125553, 9780813125558
LCC
BR50 .W398 2009
Open Library ID
OL23229645M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1064486 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
274\274
Topic
Geology
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Farmer, poet, essayist, and environmental writer Wendell Berry is acclaimed for his ideas regarding the values inherent in an agricultural society. Place, community, good work, and simple pleasures are but a few of the values that form the bedrock of Berry's thought. While the notion of reverence is central to Berry, he is not widely known as a religious writer. However, the moral underpinnings of his work are rooted in Christian tradition, articulating the tenet that faith and stewardship of the land are not mutually exclusive. In Wendell Berry and Religion, editors Joel J. Shuman and L. Roger Owens probe the moral and spiritual implications of Berry's work. Chief among them are the notions that the earth is God's provisional gift to mankind and that studying how we engage material creation reflects important truths. This collection reveals deep, thoughtful, and provocative conversations within Berry's writings, illuminating the theological inspirations inherent in his work.

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