Before Nature

Before Nature caps a set of themes first brought to the fore in Santmires previous work, most notably the classic The Travail of Nature . Here Santmire continues the pursuit of a theology bound up with nature and its condition, especially the fragility and fervent expectation of natures redemption. Santmire invites readers on a theological and spiritual journey to a prayerful and contemplative knowledge of the Triune God, in which practitioners are inducted into a bountiful relationship with the