Wind & Sea Obey Him

The Christian tradition offers two great models for a Christian attitude towards nature St Benedict whose Rule was concerned with using the earth without irresponsible exploitation and St Francis who represents the aspect of praise and contemplation of it. From that starting point Fr Faricy's new book considers the main element of a theology of nature.After looking generally at relationships between God mankind and nature he examines the way in which these three act upon one another. We are next brought to the problem of evil the dark side of nature menacing and dangerous and perverted by human lawlessness. From here we come to the transformation of nature in art and what this means for the artist as a model for all relationships with nature. Finally Fr Faricy explores different ways of finding God in nature through service praise thanksgiving contemplation meditation or reasoning and seeing in nature metaphors for thehumanity ofJesus Christ.