Honey from stone : a naturalist's search for God

by Chet Raymo

Paper Book, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

BL240.2 .R35 1987

Genres

Academic: Philosophy

Religion & Spirituality

Philosophy

All Topics

Nonfiction

Collection

NEARA - Nashua NH

Publication

New York : Dodd, Mead, c1987.

Description

"What is the relevance of traditional religion in the world described by contemporary science? Is scientific knowledge a satisfactory ground for the religious experience? Can the language of traditional religion constitute an appropriately modern language of praise?" --from Honey from Stone Framing his meditations as a Book of Hours, scientist Chet Raymo exercises the languages of theology and science to express the majesty of Ireland's remote Dingle Peninsula. As he wanders the land year upon year, Raymo gathers the revelations embedded in the geological and cultural history of this wild and ancient place. "When I called out for the Absolute, I was answered by the wind," Raymo writes. "If it was God's voice in the wind, then I heard it." In poetic prose grounded in a mind trained to discover fact, Honey from Stone enters the wonder of the material world in search of our deepest nature.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member normaleistiko

this is one of his latest books, but he has written many many on astronomy. He wrote for Bostong Globe. He is currently 81 years old or so. Lost of books on star gazing.

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LibraryThing member MalGormley

This is the book that started me on Raymo. He's a scientist with the soul of a theologian, the heart of a poet, and a lover of history. The fact that he spends most of his time rambling the hills of Western Ireland doesn't hurt, either.

LibraryThing member BooksCatsEtc

Raymo uses the Dingle Penisula of Ireland (where he lives part of the year) to consider every subject from rocks, fossils, weather, the stars and more as part of his search for God. In his own words, "I have tramped the landscapes of the Dingle Penisula, studying the flora and the fauna, the rocks,

the sky, and I took whatever scraps of revelation I could find. I sought the burning bush and did not find it. But I found the honeysuckle and the fuschia, the gorse and the heather. When I called out for the Absolute, I was answered by the wind. If it was God's voice in the wind, then I heard it." I enjoyed it very much, tho a deal of it was over my head in spite of being written for a lay audience. Additionally, this is a very lovely book to read, being illustrated throughout by linotypes of natural scenes.

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