A Poetic Approach to Ecology by Milward, Peter - 2004

Sapientia Press, 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9781932589061

The Catholic University of America Press, 2004-10-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Sapientia Press of Ave Maria University, October 2004. Paper Back. New. To the contemporary mind, Father Peter Milward could hardly be classified a scientist, yet he seeks and conveys-as did Francis of Assisi in his <i>Canticle of the Sun</i>-an unmistakably true knowledge of the natural world. Intent on restoring the science of ecology to a more comprehensive understanding of the interdependence of all living things, Milward turns from the Baconian concept of knowledge as power toward a wider and more literary consideration of knowledge as humility. Drawing heavily from a host of literary masters and poets, he ruminates on all matter of the natural world-earth, nature, heaven, animals, man, woman, knowledge, and life-and then contemplates humanity's need to listen to the earth itself through the voices of wind, fire, rain, river, flower, insect, and bird. At first glance, Milward's approach may seem more romantic than intellectual, but his literary and theological background is… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.