{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-28-adam-nicolson-9781636080390","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 28 - Creatures: The Nature Issue","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen we read the book of nature, what do we read there? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All things bright and beautiful, \u003c\/b\u003e all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all,\" says a well-known hymn. This issue of Plough celebrates the creatures of our planet - plant, animal, and human - and the implications of humankind's relationship to nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut if nature can be read as a book that reveals the wisdom of its Creator, \u003c\/b\u003e it also reveals things less lovely than stars and singing birds - a world of desperate competition for survival, mass extinctions, and deadly viruses. Is such a world a convincing argument for the Creator's goodness? Turns out Christians and skeptics alike have been asking such questions since long before Darwin added a twist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre we moderns out of practice at reading the book of nature?\u003c\/b\u003e And if we forget how, will we fail to read human nature as well - what rights or purposes our Creator may have endowed us with? What then is there to limit the bounds of technological manipulation of humankind? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis issue of \u003ci\u003ePlough\u003c\/i\u003e explores these and other fascinating questions about the natural world and our place in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this issue: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Sussex farmer Adam Nicholson evokes centuries of handwork that shaped the landscape of the Weald.\u003cbr\u003e- Gracy Olmstead revisits the land her forebears farmed in Idaho.\u003cbr\u003e- Ian Marcus Corbin tries walking phoneless to better note the beauty of the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e- Amish farmer John Kempf, a leader in regenerative agriculture, foresees a healthier future for farming.\u003cbr\u003e- Leah Libresco Sargeant offers a feminist critique of society's war on women's bodies.\u003cbr\u003e- Iv疣 Bernal Mar? visits Panama City's traditional fishermen.\u003cbr\u003e- Maureen Swinger recalls to triumphs of second grade in forest school.\u003cbr\u003e- Edmund Waldstein questions head transplants and the limits of medical science.\u003cbr\u003e- Kelsey Osgood says it's natural to fear death, and to transcend that fear through faith.\u003cbr\u003e- Tim Maendel lifts the veil on urban beekeeping along the Manhattan skyline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll also find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- An essay by Christian Wiman on the poetry of doubt and faith\u003cbr\u003e- New poems by Alfred Nicol\u003cbr\u003e- A profile of Amazon activist nun Dorothy Stang\u003cbr\u003e- An appreciation of Keith Green's songs\u003cbr\u003e- Insights on creation from Blaise Pascal, Julian of Norwich, Francis of Assisi, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Christopher Smart, Augustine of Hippo, The Book of Job, and Sadhu Sundar Singh\u003cbr\u003e- Reviews of \u003ci\u003eThe Opening of the American Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e and Kazuo Ishiguro's \u003ci\u003eKlara and the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture\u003c\/b\u003e for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus' message into practice and find common cause with others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Nicolson, Gracy Olmstead, Christian Wiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636080391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636080390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.30w x 0.30d","brand":"Adam Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987037454591,"sku":"9781636080390","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_004dd86e-fb2c-4a5b-9006-b180f2419581.jpg?v=1683286639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-28-adam-nicolson-9781636080390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}