{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-39-the-riddle-of-nature-paperback","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 39 - The Riddle of Nature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Mommsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Thomas Okie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngel Adams Parham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is our place in nature?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSince the Industrial Revolution, \u003c\/b\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn this theme: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Mommsen asks if humans should live by nature's laws.\u003cbr\u003eColin Boller interviews farmers successfully shifting to regenerative agriculture.\u003cbr\u003eCaroline Moore introduces some of Britain's amazing moths.\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Stulac wonders what the Promised Land means in Saskatchewan.\u003cbr\u003eClare Coffey defends dandelions in lawns.\u003cbr\u003eRhys Laverty reports on man's battle with the sea at the Alderney breakwater.\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Thomas Okie explores the old idea that plants reveal their uses.\u003cbr\u003eGreta Gaffin looks at our relationship to wolves, and Saint Francis's.\u003cbr\u003eNorann Voll remembers lambing with her father.\u003cbr\u003eTim Maendel finds peace by hunting.\u003cbr\u003eErik Varden asks if the Christian teaching on chastity is unnatural.\u003cbr\u003eDavid McBride translates \"The Leper of Abercuawg,\" an old Welsh poem.\u003cbr\u003eMaureen Swinger watches meteor showers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlough Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e features stories, \u003c\/b\u003e ideas, and culture for people eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.2 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764141916448,"sku":"9781636081410","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a29dc34892098017f094752cba57bfd.webp?v=1780243748","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-39-the-riddle-of-nature-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}