"Ic Eom Wunderlicu Wiht", 1, Discovering Creation as Sacrament in the Exeter Book Riddles

Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical invites readers to combat the impending threat of human-caused climate change by reclaiming a sense of the sacramentality of creation. While Francis cites influential Christian figures such as Bonaventure and John of the Cross, the Old English riddles of the Exete...

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Auteur principal: Kessler, Rachel (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dep. 2019
Dans: Religion & literature
Année: 2019, Volume: 51, Numéro: 1, Pages: 185-193
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Vieil anglais / Riddles / Environnement / Création / Sacrement
RelBib Classification:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
KAB Christianisme primitif
KBF Îles britanniques
NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale
Sujets non-standardisés:B Climate Change
B Creation
B BONAVENTURE, Saint, Cardinal, ca. 1217-1274
B Francis, Pope, 1936-
B Riddles
B Sacraments
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Résumé:Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical invites readers to combat the impending threat of human-caused climate change by reclaiming a sense of the sacramentality of creation. While Francis cites influential Christian figures such as Bonaventure and John of the Cross, the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book provide an unexpected source for such spiritual illumination. The playful depiction of everyday objects in the dramatic structure of the riddles invites the reader to engage with a sense of God as creator and the wondrous character of God's creation. Cultivating an appreciation of the divine presence in the world of the Exeter Book riddles challenges the reader to break down the distinction between "sacred" and "secular" and to subsequently view the natural world as worthy of stewardship.
ISSN:2328-6911
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion & literature
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/rel.2019.0016