The Splendor of Creation
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. LIGHT - The First Day
The Mystery of Creation
The Beginning
The Light of the Soul
The Art of Seeing
The Primary Rhythm of Darkness
and Light
2. AIR -The Second Day
The Mystery of Air
The Beauty of Limits
The Breath of Awareness
3. WATER, EARTH, AND PLANTS -The Third Day
The Soul of Water
The Soul of Earth
The Goodness of Water, Earth, and Air
The Power of Seeds: Diversity and Sustainability
Limiting the Potential of Seeds: Monoculture
Diversity: The Path to Paradise
Paradise Lost? More Monocultures
Paradise Rediscovered
A Sense of Place
4. PLANETS AND TIME -The Fourth Day
The Ecology of Time
The Power of the Sun
The Cycles of the Sun and the Moon
The Gift of Time; The Practice of Prayer
Good and Holy Days
Every Day a New Day
5. WATER AND WIND CREATURES -The Fifth Day
Creatures in Motion
God at Play
Sustaining Creation: The Fruitfulness Principle
People in Motion
6. LAND ANIMALS AND HUMANS -The Sixth Day
The Call of the Wild
The Fear of the Wild
Seeing the Goodness of Nature
How to Create an Adam
Sustaining Creation
In God's Image: The Balance of Male and Female
The Human Place in Nature
Food for People
Compassion for Animals
Goodness, Interdependence, Wholeness
7. SABBATH -The Seventh Day
Creation and the Synagogue/Church: Earthly Hosts?
The Balance of Work and Rest
Giving and Receiving
Endnotes
