“Beatrix Potter - Drawn to Nature”
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Ste. Elizabeth of Schönau
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The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Psalm 19:1 (NIV)
There was a time when the search for knowledge and beauty were not separated by the silos of our modern world. I have seen science and the arts as different domains distinguished by the answering different kinds of questions.
“Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean.” Jonathan Sacks
Paul Tyson’s book A Christian Theology of Science: Reimagining a Theological Vision of Natural Knowledge, makes the argument for theological integration of a theological understanding of the world. He sees science through the lens of theology. This countercultural vision has been and is a challenge to my medical world.
Upon finishing the book, I had the opportunity to see how this integration might exist even today. The Morgan Library & Museum puts the integration of knowledge of the world with its beauty, It is a wonder filled experience that is a display to the world how ancient theological perspectives have found their way into the beauty that they inspire.
The good news is that there are continuing opportunities for “wonder” and “reflection” in this fragmented world of knowledge.
Marvin
References
Sacks, Jonathan. The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning (p. 2). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Tyson, P. (2022). A Christian Theology of Science: Reimagining a Theological Vision of Natural Knowledge. Baker Books.
Hage, M. L. (2014). Healing Purpose.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2014/06/healing-purpose.html
Hage, M. L. (2014). A Theology of Healing.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-theology-of-healing.html
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