CRI Resource: Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A Manual for Recovering Gnostics

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From the beginning of Creation and through the twists and turns of redemption history, God’s plan has been to bring the world to perfection under the loving
stewardship of men and women. Thus, the material world is not evil, as the heresy of Gnosticism taught ― nor will the Earth be destroyed, as so much of modern Christianity teaches. Rather, the Orthodox Christian hope is that this Earth, like our physical bodies, will one day be resurrected. Understanding God’s purposes for the material world gives meaning to our present-day engagement with ecology, culture, art, worship, social justice, and asceticism.

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