{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-28-creatures-the-nature-issue-paperback","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 28 - Creatures: The Nature Issue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Nicolson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGracy Olmstead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristian Wiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen we read the book of nature, what do we read there? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All things bright and beautiful, \u003c\/b\u003e all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all,\" says a well-known hymn. This issue of Plough celebrates the creatures of our planet - plant, animal, and human - and the implications of humankind's relationship to nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut if nature can be read as a book that reveals the wisdom of its Creator, \u003c\/b\u003e it also reveals things less lovely than stars and singing birds - a world of desperate competition for survival, mass extinctions, and deadly viruses. Is such a world a convincing argument for the Creator's goodness? Turns out Christians and skeptics alike have been asking such questions since long before Darwin added a twist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre we moderns out of practice at reading the book of nature?\u003c\/b\u003e And if we forget how, will we fail to read human nature as well - what rights or purposes our Creator may have endowed us with? What then is there to limit the bounds of technological manipulation of humankind? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis issue of \u003ci\u003ePlough\u003c\/i\u003e explores these and other fascinating questions about the natural world and our place in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this issue: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Sussex farmer Adam Nicholson evokes centuries of handwork that shaped the landscape of the Weald.\u003cbr\u003e- Gracy Olmstead revisits the land her forebears farmed in Idaho.\u003cbr\u003e- Ian Marcus Corbin tries walking phoneless to better note the beauty of the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e- Amish farmer John Kempf, a leader in regenerative agriculture, foresees a healthier future for farming.\u003cbr\u003e- Leah Libresco Sargeant offers a feminist critique of society's war on women's bodies.\u003cbr\u003e- Iván Bernal Marín visits Panama City's traditional fishermen.\u003cbr\u003e- Maureen Swinger recalls to triumphs of second grade in forest school.\u003cbr\u003e- Edmund Waldstein questions head transplants and the limits of medical science.\u003cbr\u003e- Kelsey Osgood says it's natural to fear death, and to transcend that fear through faith.\u003cbr\u003e- Tim Maendel lifts the veil on urban beekeeping along the Manhattan skyline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll also find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- An essay by Christian Wiman on the poetry of doubt and faith\u003cbr\u003e- New poems by Alfred Nicol\u003cbr\u003e- A profile of Amazon activist nun Dorothy Stang\u003cbr\u003e- An appreciation of Keith Green's songs\u003cbr\u003e- Insights on creation from Blaise Pascal, Julian of Norwich, Francis of Assisi, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Christopher Smart, Augustine of Hippo, The Book of Job, and Sadhu Sundar Singh\u003cbr\u003e- Reviews of \u003ci\u003eThe Opening of the American Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e and Kazuo Ishiguro's \u003ci\u003eKlara and the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture\u003c\/b\u003e for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus' message into practice and find common cause with others.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767469900064,"sku":"9781636080390","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/268720769628223a7478f9199382c21f.webp?v=1780311899","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-28-creatures-the-nature-issue-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}