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Finding God in Nature: The Natural World in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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Spiritual seekers from across religious traditions have had profound experiences within the natural world. Comparing the role of nature in selected Jewish, Christian, and Muslim teachings demonstrates the harmonious role that nature serves in the Abrahamic religions. Jesus' parables of the sower and the fig trees in the Gospels show how we can be inspired by the natural world to change ourselves; te Jewish principle of bal tashchit demonstrates how nature informs ethics; and the Quran's invitations to discernment along with the writings of Sufi mystic poets such as Ibn 'Arabi and Rumi show how the visible world can inform us of the transcendent. Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.” Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation! Patreon: https://patreon.com/mythosandlogos Every Person is a Tree by Jeffrey Spitzer from My Jewish Learning: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/arti... Kabbalah and Ecology by Rabbi David Mevorach Seidenberg: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/... Divine Love: Roots and Manifestations by Dr. Muhammad Suheyl Umar: https://jsr.shanti.virginia.edu/back-... The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
55 episodes
Manage episode 379292090 series 2821216
Spiritual seekers from across religious traditions have had profound experiences within the natural world. Comparing the role of nature in selected Jewish, Christian, and Muslim teachings demonstrates the harmonious role that nature serves in the Abrahamic religions. Jesus' parables of the sower and the fig trees in the Gospels show how we can be inspired by the natural world to change ourselves; te Jewish principle of bal tashchit demonstrates how nature informs ethics; and the Quran's invitations to discernment along with the writings of Sufi mystic poets such as Ibn 'Arabi and Rumi show how the visible world can inform us of the transcendent. Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.” Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation! Patreon: https://patreon.com/mythosandlogos Every Person is a Tree by Jeffrey Spitzer from My Jewish Learning: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/arti... Kabbalah and Ecology by Rabbi David Mevorach Seidenberg: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/... Divine Love: Roots and Manifestations by Dr. Muhammad Suheyl Umar: https://jsr.shanti.virginia.edu/back-... The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
55 episodes
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