Tim Flinders
Auteur van John Muir: Spiritual Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters)
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Tim Flinders is the author of Sacred Surround: The Thought and Spirituality of Thomas Berry. An educator and writer, he lectures on contemplative spirituality at the Sophia Center, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA, and is a research fellow at the Spirituality and Health Institute, Santa Clara toon meer University. He and his wife Carol are founders of the Two Rock Institute in Tomales, California. toon minder
Werken van Tim Flinders
John Muir: Spiritual Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters) (2013) — Redacteur, sommige edities — 23 exemplaren
The Rise Response: Illness, Wellness, And Spirituality : a Proven Program of Relief for People Coping With Cancer, HIV,… (1994) 4 exemplaren
Henry David Thoreau: Spiritual and Prophetic Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters) (2015) 4 exemplaren
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But what was revealing was Muir’s recklessness and irresponsibility. Often he slept in the cold on slabs of rock, fasted throughout the night, had only bread and tea, suffered accidents - missed falling to his death, but still he persevered in embracing nature’s wildness in all its glory. To a contemporary mountaineer such ventures would be unadvisable to undertake without adequate safeguards. Yet Muir went against the advice of his mentor Mrs. Jeanne Carr, and others he met and worked with who advised him not to continue living a solitude life.
According to Flinders’ selections Muir was definitely not a pantheist. He never did consider nature to be God, as all in all. He seemed more to be a transcendentalist by how he related to nature with references to Jesus Christ. If one was to categorize Muir’s religious beliefs this would fall more along the lines of a religious naturalist, for he viewed nature as God’s manifestations in the world, the mountains as cathedrals with altars.… (meer)