The blue sapphire of the mind : notes for a contemplative ecology
Christie, Douglas EAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2013.
Drawing on insights from the early Christian monastics as well as the ecological writings of such figures as Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Annie Dillard, and others, Burton forges a distinctively contemplative vision of ecological spirituality that could, he contends, serve to ground the work of ecological restoration.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Drawing on insights from the early Christian monastics as well as the ecological writings of such figures as Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Annie Dillard, and others, Burton forges a distinctively contemplative vision of ecological spirituality that could, he contends, serve to ground the work of ecological restoration.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012).
Immersion in the larger whole: toward a contemplative ecology -- Contact, or the blue sapphire of the mind -- Penthos: the gift of tears -- Topos: the work of place-making -- Prosoche: the art of attention -- Logos: the song of the world -- Eros: exchange, intimacy, reciprocity -- Kenosis: empty, emptied -- Telos: the practice of paradise.
Nature
Ecotheology
Contemplation
Spiritual life
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity