“A World in a Grain of Sand”: The Book of Nature and Restoration Theology

Augustine (354–430) is considered to be the first Christian scholar to refer to the Creation’s witness of God as the Book of Nature. For centuries, in conjunction with scripture, the Book of Nature was considered in Christianity to be a second witness of God. These two witnesses were also stressed i...

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Autor principal:	Aaron Robert Kelson
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Book of Nature restoration theology the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Book of Mormon Christian Ecotheology hermeneutics Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d8a5330fead84231a5722d0dcca862352021-11-25T18:52:39Z“A World in a Grain of Sand”: The Book of Nature and Restoration Theology10.3390/rel121109372077-1444https://doaj.org/article/d8a5330fead84231a5722d0dcca862352021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/11/937https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444Augustine (354–430) is considered to be the first Christian scholar to refer to the Creation’s witness of God as the Book of Nature. For centuries, in conjunction with scripture, the Book of Nature was considered in Christianity to be a second witness of God. These two witnesses were also stressed in Judaism, beginning with the Torah’s account of the Creation. The Book of Nature was prominent in Islam as the faith emerged in the 7th century. However, by the 16th century reliance on the Book of Nature began to wane for all these traditions as allegorical interpretation of the natural world gave way to scriptural literalism, partially in response to emerging scientific advances. The appearance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a self-identified restoration theology in the early nineteenth century should arguably reopen and clarify the Book of Nature in the faith. However, contemporary Latter-day Saint hermeneutics have limited the Creation’s status in the faith’s ontology. The Latter-day Saint theological ideal, supported by the scriptural canon of the faith, counters contemporary neglect, inviting greater attention to and respect for the Book of Nature among the Latter-day Saint community.Aaron Robert KelsonMDPI AGarticleBook of Naturerestoration theologythe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBook of MormonChristian EcotheologyhermeneuticsReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790ENReligions, Vol 12, Iss 937, p 937 (2021)
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description	Augustine (354–430) is considered to be the first Christian scholar to refer to the Creation’s witness of God as the Book of Nature. For centuries, in conjunction with scripture, the Book of Nature was considered in Christianity to be a second witness of God. These two witnesses were also stressed in Judaism, beginning with the Torah’s account of the Creation. The Book of Nature was prominent in Islam as the faith emerged in the 7th century. However, by the 16th century reliance on the Book of Nature began to wane for all these traditions as allegorical interpretation of the natural world gave way to scriptural literalism, partially in response to emerging scientific advances. The appearance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a self-identified restoration theology in the early nineteenth century should arguably reopen and clarify the Book of Nature in the faith. However, contemporary Latter-day Saint hermeneutics have limited the Creation’s status in the faith’s ontology. The Latter-day Saint theological ideal, supported by the scriptural canon of the faith, counters contemporary neglect, inviting greater attention to and respect for the Book of Nature among the Latter-day Saint community.
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“A World in a Grain of Sand”: The Book of Nature and Restoration Theology

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