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What is our place in nature?

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have has exercised unprecedented dominance over nature, with consequences that are now catching up with us. Many have pointed to Christianity as a culprit. Yet Christianity actually teaches that our relationship to nature should not be one of contempt or disassociation. Rather, according to ancient church tradition, nature is a book to be read, revealing truths about its creator and ours. At a time when many moderns are unsure of what difference, if any, marks us out from other living beings on our planet, and of what our place in the natural world ought to be, what might nature itself tell us about how to live within it?

On this theme:
Peter Mommsen asks if humans should live by nature’s laws.
Colin Boller interviews farmers successfully shifting to regenerative agriculture.
Caroline Moore introduces some of Britain’s amazing moths.
Daniel Stulac wonders what

Plough Quarterly No. 39 The Riddle of Nature

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      Publisher: Plough Publishing House
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/29/2024
      ISBN13: 9781636081403, 978-1636081403
      ISBN10: 1636081401

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What is our place in nature?

      Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have has exercised unprecedented dominance over nature, with consequences that are now catching up with us. Many have pointed to Christianity as a culprit. Yet Christianity actually teaches that our relationship to nature should not be one of contempt or disassociation. Rather, according to ancient church tradition, nature is a book to be read, revealing truths about its creator and ours. At a time when many moderns are unsure of what difference, if any, marks us out from other living beings on our planet, and of what our place in the natural world ought to be, what might nature itself tell us about how to live within it?

      On this theme:
      Peter Mommsen asks if humans should live by nature’s laws.
      Colin Boller interviews farmers successfully shifting to regenerative agriculture.
      Caroline Moore introduces some of Britain’s amazing moths.
      Daniel Stulac wonders what

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