02436nam 2200445 450 991081319860332120231110211546.090-04-46834-X(CKB)5600000000002274(MiAaPQ)EBC6768911(Au-PeEL)EBL6768911(EXLCZ)99560000000000227420220712d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHumankind and the cosmos early Christian representations /Doru CostacheLeiden :Brill,[2021]©20211 online resource (435 pages)Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 90-04-46595-2 Introduction : the world of the early Christians -- Methodological prolegomena -- Cosmic harmony -- Contemplation of the natural world : the second and the third century -- Contemplation of the natural world : the fourth century -- From the periphery to the centre -- Description and interpretation -- Anthropic perspectives -- Conclusions : yesterday's lessons for today."In this volume, Costache endeavours to map the world as it was understood and experienced by the early Christians. Progressing from initial fears, they came to adopt a more positive view of the world through successive shifts of perception. This did not happen overnight. Tracing these shifts, Costache considers the world of the early Christians through an interdisciplinary lens, revealing its meaningful complexity. He demonstrates that the early Christian worldview developed at the nexus of several perspectives. What facilitated this process was above all the experience of contemplating nature. When accompanied by genuine personal transformation, natural contemplation fostered the theological interpretation of the world as it had been known to the ancients"--Provided by publisher.Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements NatureReligious aspectsChristianityCosmology, AncientNatureReligious aspectsChristianity.Cosmology, Ancient.261.88Costache Doru1702582MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813198603321Humankind and the cosmos4087197UNINA