When the Beasts Spoke Blessing: Being an Orthodox Meditation on Saints and Animals: Introduction to a Poetic Journey - Softcover

Solovyov, Sulien V

 
9781989647844: When the Beasts Spoke Blessing: Being an Orthodox Meditation on Saints and Animals: Introduction to a Poetic Journey
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1989647847 ISBN 13: 9781989647844
Verlag: The Evergreen Centre, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

"When the Beasts Spoke Blessing: Being an Orthodox Meditation on Saints and Animals" is a profoundly spiritual collection that invites readers on a unique poetic journey through the natural world, as seen through the lens of Orthodox Christian tradition. Spanning land, water, and sky, this book illuminates the ancient, symbiotic relationship between saints and wild kin, presenting a series of "Psalms of the Wild" that echo the liturgical depth of Orthodox hymnography. Each chapter pairs the hagiographical narrative of a revered saint-from St. Kevin communing with blackbirds to St. Brendan journeying with whales-with a contemplative psalm, reflecting on the harmony of creation and humanity's call to ecological stewardship. Through rich, elevated language, this work transcends mere nature writing, offering a "cosmic liturgy" where every creature, transfigured in divine light, joins in praising the Creator, fostering a deeper understanding of our place within a deified cosmos.

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Verlag
The Evergreen Centre
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1989647847
ISBN 13 
9781989647844
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
70
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