"Sublime communion" : The theology of the natural world in Laudato Si'

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Edwards, Denis. (2016). "Sublime communion" : The theology of the natural world in Laudato Si'. Theological Studies. 77(2), pp. 377-391. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040563916635119
AuthorsEdwards, Denis
Abstract

Laudato Si’ offers a profound and in some respects new theology of the natural world. In the analysis offered here, it is proposed that three threads can be discerned in the theology of nature contained in Laudato Si’: first, other creatures have intrinsic value; second, they express and reveal God; third, they form with human beings a sublime communion of creation in God. The article concludes with a brief theological reflection on a theological development of the concept of sublime communion.

Keywordsbook of nature; evolution; incarnation; intrinsic value; natural world; revelation
Year2016
JournalTheological Studies
Journal citation77 (2), pp. 377-391
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc.
ISSN0040-5639
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/0040563916635119
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84971634526
Page range377-391
Research GroupSchool of Theology
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