A Religion of Nature

An eloquent case for regarding nature itself as the focus of religion—as the metaphysical ultimate deserving religious commitment. The beauty, sublimity, and wonder of nature have been justly celebrated in all of the religious traditions of the world, but usually these traditions have focused on beings or powers presumed to lie behind nature, providing nature's ultimate explanation and meaning. In a radical departure, Donald A. Crosby makes an eloquent case for regarding nature itself as the foc