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An urgent manifesto and a practical guide on how to rekindle our spiritual bond with nature, drawing on the wisdom of the world's religious traditions In this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that it isn't enough to change our behaviour to avert environmental catastrophe, we must rekindle our spiritual bond with the natural world. From gratitude and compassion to sacrifice and non-violence, Armstrong draws themes from the world's religious traditions to offer practical steps to reconnect you with nature. Speaking to anyone interested in our relationship with nature, worried about environmental destruction, or searching for new actions to save our planet, Sacred Nature will uncover the most profound connections between humans and the natural world.

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Author:   Karen Armstrong
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
Imprint:   Vintage
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.210kg
ISBN:  

9781529114799

ISBN 10:   1529114799
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   29 June 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity... Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of climate change... But Armstrong's book is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to revere our beautiful and fragile planet * The Guardian, Book of the Day * Karen Armstrong is one of the handful of wise and supremely intelligent commentators on religion Warm and witty... [Armstrong's] ability to summon up examples and quotations...is humbling... Sacred Nature: [is] a challenge to think differently in the face of climate change, to recover ways of looking at things, including God * Tablet * An accessible account of how a wider religious perspective might contribute to humans' adopting a more solicitous attitude to nature. * Rowan Williams, New Statesman *

A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity... Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of climate change... But Armstrong's book is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to revere our beautiful and fragile planet * The Guardian, Book of the Day * Warm and witty... [Armstrong's] ability to summon up examples and quotations...is humbling... Sacred Nature: [is] a challenge to think differently in the face of climate change, to recover ways of looking at things, including God * Tablet * An accessible account of how a wider religious perspective might contribute to humans' adopting a more solicitous attitude to nature. * Rowan Williams, New Statesman *

A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity... Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of climate change... But Armstrong's book is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to revere our beautiful and fragile planet * The Guardian, Book of the Day * Warm and witty... [Armstrong's] ability to summon up examples and quotations...is humbling... Sacred Nature: [is] a challenge to think differently in the face of climate change, to recover ways of looking at things, including God * Tablet * An accessible account of how a wider religious perspective might contribute to humans' adopting a more solicitous attitude to nature. * Rowan Williams, New Statesman * This is a beautiful book, very well written and very inspiring for religious believers and those who do not share such religious faith. But it is much more than that: it presents and defends a thesis which the author puts at the centre of a program to restore the lost harmony with nature * Reviews in Science, Religion and Theology *

A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity ... Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of climate change ... But Armstrong's book is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to revere our beautiful and fragile planet * Guardian, Book of the Day * Karen Armstrong is one of the handful of wise and supremely intelligent commentators on religion Warm and witty ... [Armstrong's] ability to summon up examples and quotations...is humbling... Sacred Nature [is] a challenge to think differently in the face of climate change, to recover ways of looking at things, including God * Tablet * An accessible account of how a wider religious perspective might contribute to humans' adopting a more solicitous attitude to nature * Rowan Williams, New Statesman *

Author Information

Karen Armstrong is one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, but left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne's College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full time writer and broadcaster. She is a best-selling author of over 16 books. A passionate campaigner for religious liberty, Armstrong has addressed members of the United States Congress and participated in the World Economic Forum. In 2013 she recieved the British Academy's inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for improving transcultural understanding.

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