“…God did not create man the way He created the rest of nature, but in a particular manner. And above all, He gave him authority over all of nature. Thus, man is clearly exempt from all other physical nature – the nature of fish, birds, beasts, and has been elevated above all zoologies and monkey-business. Christ came to renew that initial nature of man. And only he who lives according to that renewed nature, lives according to human nature indeed.”
(St Nikolai Velimirovich in ‘Missionary Letters 2)