Ravished by beauty : (Record no. 130799)
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| fixed length control field | 100506s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng |
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| LC control number | 2010019023 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780199755080 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780199755080 |
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| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | YDX |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780199755080 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0199755086 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)612963274 |
| Canceled/invalid control number | (OCoLC)723489141 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BT 695.5 |
| Item number | .L36 2011 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | VF$A |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lane, Belden C., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1943- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ravished by beauty : |
| Remainder of title | the surprising legacy of Reformed spirituality / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Belden C. Lane. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix, 312 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-293) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Beauty, desire for God and delight in creation -- Prologue: Ring Lake Ranch, Wyoming -- The double irony of Reformed spirituality : nature, desire, and the easily diverted quest for God's beauty -- The whole world singing : a journey to Iona and Taiz�e -- John Calvin on the world as a theater of God's glory -- Can we chant Psalms with all God's creatures? -- Nature and desire in seventeenth-century Puritanism -- Open the kingdom for a cottonwood tree -- The schooling of desire : nature's purifying role in affliction -- Biodiversity and the holy trinity -- Jonathan Edwards on beauty, desire, and the sensory world -- On pilgrimage with Jonathan Edwards -- Transformed by beauty ; environmental ethics and the wildness of God -- Epilogue: Dead Creek, East Saint Louis. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "In this novel exploration of Reformed spirituality, Belden C. Lane uncovers a "green theology" that celebrates a community of jubilant creatures of all languages and species. Lane reveals an ecologically sensitive Calvin who spoke of himself as ''ravished'' by the earth's beauty. He speaks of Puritans who fostered a ''lusty'' spirituality in which Christ figured as a lover who encouraged meditation on the wonders of creation. He presents a Jonathan Edwards who urged a sensuous ''enjoyment'' of God's beauty as the only real way of knowing God. Lane argues for the ''double irony'' of Reformed spirituality, showing that Calvinists who often seem prudish and proper are in fact a people of passionate desire. Similarly, Reformed Christians who appear totally focused on divine transcendence turn out at times to be closet nature mystics, exulting in God's glory everywhere. Lane also demonstrates, however, that a spirituality of desire can be derailed, ending in sexual excess and pantheism. Ecologically, holy longing can be redirected from a contemplation of God's splendor in the earth's beauty to a craving for land itself, resulting in disastrous misuse of its resources. Between the major chapters of the book are engaging personal essays drawn from the author's own love of nature as a Reformed Christian, and providing a thoughtful discussion of contemporary issues of species diversity and the honoring of an earth community."--Jacket. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Nature |
| General subdivision | Religious aspects |
| -- | Christianity. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Reformed Church |
| General subdivision | Doctrines. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Storms Research Center | Storms Research Center | Main Collection | 10/28/2025 | BT 695.5 .L36 2011 | 98642816 | 10/28/2025 | 28.32 | 10/28/2025 | Book |