Dancing with the Sacred Evolution, Ecology, and God

by Peters, Karl

• ISBN13: 9781563383939
• ISBN10: 1563383934
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

God is a creative process or event, according to Karl Peters. By participating with that creativity, we can learn to live in harmony with the rest of life on planet Earth, and live meaningfully in a world in which suffering and death are intertwined with life. Using insights from evolutionary biology, process theology, and the worlds faith traditions, Peters teaches us how to dance with the sacred.

Author Biography

Karl E. Peters is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, and President of the Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science.

Table of Contents

Preface
Thinking about God in a New Way	p. 1
Science and Societies in the Emerging Global Village	p. 7
Peril in the Global Village	p. 14
Sacred Centers	p. 22
Creative Mystery	p. 30
To Err Is Divine	p. 38
Darwin and the Dance of Tao	p. 45
Divine Dynamics: Spirit and Word	p. 52
Our Natural Family	p. 60
Our Social-Ecological Selves	p. 68
Morality and Meaning for Our "Big Selves"	p. 74
The Development of the Earth and the Quality of Life	p. 83
Seeking Our Sacred Center	p. 92
In Harmony with Cruciform Nature	p. 102
From Life to Love	p. 113
Forsaken by God	p. 119
At Home in the Universe	p. 126
Earth: A Child of God	p. 136
Notes	p. 145
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 155
Index	p. 161
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