Finding Jesus in the Natural World | Samuel Torvend's "Jesus in Nature" | Liturgical Press

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Samuel Torvend joins us today for a conversation about his new book with Liturgical Press, “Jesus in Nature: A Monastic Christology.” In the new book, he uncovers the hidden story of monastic reflection on the presence of Jesus Christ in creation. With frequent references to contemporary life, he offers a comprehensive view of Jesus in his natural world and the various ways in which early medieval monastics discerned the presence of the risen Christ in nature’s seasons, in flora and fauna, and in the pulsating energy that gives life to all things.

For Christians who care for our common home, the earth, Torvend offers groundbreaking and enlightening views of monastic love for God’s first gift, the creation, and presents wisdom for living today in a world that needs thoughtful persons of faith who are friends of the earth and its many creatures. In this book, readers are invited to engage the Book of Nature and the Book of Scripture and thus further their conversation between faith and science.


Chapters:
0:00-5:03 Intro and meet Samuel Torvend
5:04-5:57 Does ecology relate to the liturgy?
5:58-8:24 How does Jesus in Nature flow from Monastic Ecological Wisdom (Lit Press 2023)?
8:25-10:59 The natural landscape of Jesus’ homeland
11:00-14:02 The spirituality of gardening
14:03-17:22 The natural world and the Bible
17:23-20:45 What do you hope readers gain from the book?
20:46-21:04 Conclusion

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