Through Him All Things Were Made

The medieval theological worldview was a synthesis of grace and nature that allowed theology science to act together in sacred salvific pursuit knowledge. This is beautifully expressed the Divine Ideas tradition. In this tradition, tapestry upon which ancient written, created things existed by reflecting God’s eternal ideas them. gave all natural knowledge Trinitarian dimension because generation Mind world isomorphic with Son, uncreated Logos. my paper, I will argue just as exist primordial sacrifice Creator offered known outside Godself through Son-Logos, so we participate gift (in beatitude) when we, recognizing divine profundity nature, come knowing God-in-things—to use Meister Eckhart’s phrase. humans, made image, are ordained things, offer creation back up into life worshiping God theology, science, liturgy. model, then, would restore sciences contemplative, power mystical depth creatures. examine theologians like Maximus Confessor, Victorines, modern theologian Mark McIntosh they see both scientific deifying participation life. look at poetry St. John Thomas Traherne it lifts human imagination, illumined consecrated liturgy come. close saying tradition becomes especially important confronting climate crisis. By dimensions creatures, how waste pollution integrity beauty wilderness blemishes love humanity called sciences, eucharist.