TY - BOOK AU - Santmire, H. Paul TI - Before Nature SN - 9781451473001 U1 - 261.88 CY - U.S.A. KW - Bible -- Trinity KW - Nature -- Religious aspects KW - Spirituality -- Christianity N2 - Before Nature caps a set of themes first brought to the fore in Santmire's previous work, most notably the classic The Travail of Nature. Here Santmire continues the pursuit of a theology bound up with nature and its condition, especially the fragility and fervent expectation of nature's redemption. Out of this concern, Santmire invites readers on a theological and spiritual journey to a prayerful and contemplative knowledge of the Triune God, in which practitioners are inducted into a bountiful relationship with the cosmic and universal ministry of Christ and the Spirit uniting all of nature in a single vision of hope and anticipation. Scholarly, practical, and accessible UR - https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11975/be.jpg ER -