Reviews
Given the harsh beauty of the environment, it is not surprising that Icelandic religious thinkers should emphasize liminal features of human existence: death, finitude, transience, threats, challenges. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson distinguishes between two types of theological response: struggling responsibly to bring forth what is good in the world and escaping to an inner spirituality. Proposing strategies for overcoming the dualism of nature and spirit, the author has written a book that is very relevant to today's global ecological crises. (Peter C. Hodgson, Finney Professor of Theology Emeritus, Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee) 'Limits and Life' is a central work and a key to spirituality in Iceland. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson demonstrates an indigenous religious spirituality informed by European theological analysis. His profound and original interpretation allows Icelandic religious tradition to become a creative and powerful source for theology struggling with limits and crises of the future. (Petur Petursson, Professor of Practical Theology, University of Iceland), «Given the harsh beauty of the environment, it is not surprising that Icelandic religious thinkers should emphasize liminal features of human existence: death, finitude, transience, threats, challenges. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson distinguishes between two types of theological response: struggling responsibly to bring forth what is good in the world and escaping to an inner spirituality. Proposing strategies for overcoming the dualism of nature and spirit, the author has written a book that is very relevant to today's global ecological crises.» (Peter C. Hodgson, Finney Professor of Theology Emeritus, Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee) «'Limits and Life' is a central work and a key to spirituality in Iceland. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson demonstrates an indigenous religious spirituality informed by European theological analysis. His profound and original interpretation allows Icelandic religious tradition to become a creative and powerful source for theology struggling with limits and crises of the future.» (Pétur Pétursson, Professor of Practical Theology, University of Iceland), Given the harsh beauty of the environment, it is not surprising that Icelandic religious thinkers should emphasize liminal features of human existence: death, finitude, transience, threats, challenges. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson distinguishes between two types of theological response: struggling responsibly to bring forth what is good in the world and escaping to an inner spirituality. Proposing strategies for overcoming the dualism of nature and spirit, the author has written a book that is very relevant to today's global ecological crises. (Peter C. Hodgson, Finney Professor of Theology Emeritus, Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee) 'Limits and Life' is a central work and a key to spirituality in Iceland. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson demonstrates an indigenous religious spirituality informed by European theological analysis. His profound and original interpretation allows Icelandic religious tradition to become a creative and powerful source for theology struggling with limits and crises of the future. (Ptur Ptursson, Professor of Practical Theology, University of Iceland), «Given the harsh beauty of the environment, it is not surprising that Icelandic religious thinkers should emphasize liminal features of human existence: death, finitude, transience, threats, challenges. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson distinguishes between two types of theological response: struggling responsibly to bring forth what is good in the world and escaping to an inner spirituality. Proposing strategies for overcoming the dualism of nature and spirit, the author has written a book that is very relevant to today_s global ecological crises.» (Peter C. Hodgson, Finney Professor of Theology Emeritus, Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee) «_Limits and Life_ is a central work and a key to spirituality in Iceland. Sigurdur Arni Thordarson demonstrates an indigenous religious spirituality informed by European theological analysis. His profound and original interpretation allows Icelandic religious tradition to become a creative and powerful source for theology struggling with limits and crises of the future.» (Pétur Pétursson, Professor of Practical Theology, University of Iceland)
