Creation Is Not Only About Pristine Perfection

“Creation is not only about pristine perfection; it is about the messy compromise of politics, the beauty and ambiguity of art, the violence of war and the belligerence of free moral agents, the raw edges of literature and music, the tragic. It is about pastures and fields, yes, but also about planted fields and the genetic modification of the seed in those fields. In short, a doctrine of creation places us in conversation with ourselves about humanity and about human effort.”

— David L. Johns, 2013
Quaker academic

See the divine in the imperfect and the human-made.

How does your relationship with the natural world relate to your spirituality?

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  • David L. Johns is a Quaker academic. He is the former President of Ferrum College and has published many books on Quaker theology.

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