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Celtic Saints and the Ecology of Death
Author(s) -
Santmire Paul
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/1540-6385.00120
Subject(s) - celtic languages , spirituality , natural selection , natural (archaeology) , ecology , natural death , environmental ethics , history , selection (genetic algorithm) , philosophy , biology , medicine , ancient history , computer science , alternative medicine , archaeology , artificial intelligence , pathology , medical emergency
Romantics mislead us when they depict nature as a garden where we feel at home. What drives nature is death, death with all its blood shedding pain. Death drives natural selection in evolutionary biology. The Celtic Saints in Ireland developed a rich spirituality that acknowledged the dominant role of death while trusting profoundly in divine providence.