{"title":"Thomas S. Hibbs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Hibbs offers thoughtful explorations into the profound questions of faith, existence, and creation. His works invite readers to engage deeply with theological perspectives that illuminate the relationship between humanity and the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, Hibbs' writings combine intellectual rigour with accessible prose, making complex ideas approachable for both scholars and curious readers alike. Expect contemplative and insightful discourse that enriches spiritual understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-theology-of-creation-by-thomas-s-hibbs-9780268205638","title":"A Theology of Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book provides the first sustained philosophical treatment of Pope Francis's \u003cem\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/em\u003e and articulates a theology of creation to recover our place within the cosmos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the encyclical \u003cem\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/em\u003e, Pope Francis discerns beneath the imminent threat of ecological catastrophe an existential affliction of the human person, who is lost in the cosmos, increasingly alienated from self, others, nature, and God. Pope Francis suggests that one must reimagine humanity's place in the created cosmos. In this ambitious and distinctive contribution to theological aesthetics, Thomas S. Hibbs provides the basis for just such a recovery, working from \u003cem\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/em\u003e to develop a philosophical and theological diagnosis of our ecological dislocation, a narrative account of the sources of the crisis, and a vision of the way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a critical engagement with the artistic theory of Jacques Maritain, Hibbs shows how certain strains of modern art both capture our alienation and anticipate visions of recovered harmony among persons, nature, and God. In the second half of the book, in an attempt to fulfill Pope Francis's plea for an \"aesthetic education\" and to apply and test Maritain's theory, Hibbs examines the work of poets and painters. He analyzes the work of poets Robinson Jeffers and William Everson, and considers painters Georges Roualt, a friend to Maritain, and Makoto Fujimura, whose notion of \"culture care\" overlaps in suggestive ways with Francis's notion of integral ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout this tour de force, Hibbs calls for a commitment to an \"ecological poetics,\" a project that responds to the crisis of our times by taking poets and painters as seriously as philosophers and theologians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397720916204,"sku":"9780268205638","price":121.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f1412501854858720710fd6ed100313d.jpg?v=1773778974"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/thomas-s-hibbs.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}