Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concepts
- 2 Naturalism, Supernaturalism, and Our Concern for Nature
- 3 From Disenchantment to Enchantment
- 4 Human and Nonhuman Animals from Secular and Sacred Perspectives
- 5 Anthropocentrism, Biocentrism, Stewardship and Co-Creation
- 6 Participation and Nature in Christian Theology
- 7 The Book of Nature
- Part II Histories
- Part III Engagements
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- References
3 - From Disenchantment to Enchantment
Mind, Nature, and the Divine Spirit
from Part I - Concepts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concepts
- 2 Naturalism, Supernaturalism, and Our Concern for Nature
- 3 From Disenchantment to Enchantment
- 4 Human and Nonhuman Animals from Secular and Sacred Perspectives
- 5 Anthropocentrism, Biocentrism, Stewardship and Co-Creation
- 6 Participation and Nature in Christian Theology
- 7 The Book of Nature
- Part II Histories
- Part III Engagements
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- References
Summary
Disenchantment is doubtless a serious part of a modern attitude to nature. Even Lucretius’ ancient materialism gave good reasons for celebrating nature as a random interplay of forces without seeking a deeper meaning within. In addition, experiences of a silent nature and personal accounts by the deaf have become common. Nevertheless, human consciousness exhibits phenomena that allow us to speak of a voice of nature; closer examination of these phenomena of resonance and empathy provides good reasons for an idealistic understanding of the enchantment of nature. In the human mind, the spirit of the universe awakens unto itself.
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