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Nature and Religion

A forum to discuss the connections between nature and religion

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nature is education to religion

Started by N.Shubhakara Jain Jan 25, 2011. 0 Replies

Religion tells about the life - which one learnt from the nature. Nature never change its direction- is standing instruction to the people to be firm in their mind. Then see the water, fire, air and…Continue

Nature and Religion

Started by Lance Michael Foster. Last reply by Jeremy Taylor Jun 3, 2010. 1 Reply

Every religion has its own idea about nature and how nature fits into the theology and philosophy of that religion.This forum is a place to discuss such questions as:What is the role of nature in…Continue

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Comment by Larry Lagrone on November 24, 2012 at 6:02pm

Sorry for the typos. :(

Comment by Larry Lagrone on November 24, 2012 at 5:49pm

Hundreds of years before the environmental movement, St. Francis of Assisi recognized God in creation and changed his life.However...while I hold up St. Francis, patron of ecology, as a prime example, I don't expect 21st-century Spiritual mystics to live in a cave for half the year, survive on nuts and berries, or preach to birds. We need to regain the “sense of enchantment” that St. Francis had,and we can do so by gardening, taking a walk in the park, changing our diet, and praying. How exactly can prayer solve complex issues like climate change? The problem,  is more fundamental. The most important problem is that we worship and hear all of these teachings, but it doesn’t affect us because we’ve so fractured our identity. So yes, experiencing God in nature is not only the Spiritual/Religious thing to do, but it is also the first step in caring for creation. I've have the privilege of living in a rural setting, so I got to see beauty and a whole host of God’s creatures every day that I’m at home, that prompted me ever more fully to love and express gratitude to God for the gift of creation!  :)

Comment by Indigo Moon on March 23, 2012 at 11:52pm

I would like to provide a book recommendation which I feel greatly contributes to this Group and would provide wonderful discussion points.  "Subversive Spiritualities: How Rituals Enact the World" by Frederique Apffel-Marglin.  Not only does this book include historical-socio-cultural-economic-political critques about how we came to use the words "Nature" or "Wilderness" and how we as "Modern individuals" came to relate to such terms and the "reality" they represent but there are also very pertinent discussions regarding indigenous practices and worldviews.  I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested.

Comment by Jeremy Taylor on June 3, 2010 at 10:18am
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