Lessons from the Book of the Universe: Nursi and Pope Francis
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In his Encyclical Letter Laudato Si, Pope Francis noted that “God has written a precious book, whose letters are the multitude of created things present in the universe.”2 This book of creation is one that God intends us to read, to reflect on it, learn from it, and be transformed by our consideration of what it can teach us. Pope Francis adds: “This contemplation of creation allows us to discover in each thing a teaching that God wishes to hand on to us, since ‘for the believer, to contemplate creation is to hear a message, to listen to a paradoxical and silent voice.’”
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Over the years I have been fascinated and inspired by Said Nursi’s “The Supreme Sign,” the Seventh Ray in his Risale-i Nur. In various publications, I have tried to share Nursi’s insights and the resonances they have aroused in my own thinking. This present article draws upon reflections on the Supreme Sign that I have published previously, which I have continually revised and reshaped.
Pope Francis, Encyclical Laudato Si, 85
Pope John Paul II, “General Audience,” 2 August 2000.
Qur’an, II: 21-23.
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The Supreme Sign, p. 134.
The Supreme Sign, p. 138.
The Supreme Sign, p. 145.
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