What We Can Gain From a Mythic Reading of Genesis, Ch. 1

What insights can we gain by considering that morality can be found in the structure of the universe itself.
What We Can Gain From a Mythic Reading of Genesis, Ch. 1
“The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man,” circa 1615, by Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Public Domain
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What if morality were baked into the heart of the universe and what would that mean for us today?

In the first part of this series “Mythos versus Logos,” we discussed the difference between mythos and logos. Then, in the second part, we went on to discuss how our choosing logos over mythos has led to science infringing upon religion’s domain. In Part 3, we chose to see what a perspective based on mythos could reveal and looked to the first book of the Bible, Genesis, to study how meaning and beauty were created. In the final article in this series, we again look to Genesis but this time at the goodness at the heart of creation.

James Sale
James Sale
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James Sale has had over 50 books published, most recently, “Mapping Motivation for Top Performing Teams” (Routledge, 2021). He has been nominated for the 2022 poetry Pushcart Prize, and won first prize in The Society of Classical Poets 2017 annual competition, performing in New York in 2019. His most recent poetry collection is “StairWell.” For more information about the author, and about his Dante project, visit EnglishCantos.home.blog
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