Tony Jones

The God of Wild Places (MP3-Download)

Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors Ungekürzte Lesung. 388 Min.
Sprecher: Jones, Tony

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Produktbeschreibung

Bloomsbury presents The God of Wild Places written and read by Tony Jones. A pastor walks out of the church and into the woods, in pursuit of the God he's lost. Millions of Americans, disillusioned with organized religion, yearn for meaning and transcendence in their lives, and many of them are finding that in nature. When pastor and theologian Tony Jones, Ph.D., had his crisis of faith, brought on by personal trauma and broken relationships, he sought solace in the outdoors - paddling a canoe, hunting with his dog, butchering deer. When he walked out of the church and into the woods, he left the orderly pews and numbered hymns for chaotic spaces and untamed wilderness. And he re-discovered God — a God who brings peace in the midst of storms, a God who lives in the community of our fellow creatures, a God who's acquainted with death. This is the God of wild places. In The God of Wild Places, Tony mines his own experiences, recent research in evolutionary psychology, and ancient wisdom from various spiritual and philosophical traditions to fashion lessons about solitude, the predator-prey relationship, the importance of place, risk, failure, and death, and the chaotic presence of God. Tony's guidance in The God of Wild Places promises to introduce a generation of Americans to the transcendence available only in untamed spaces; his writing draws on wisdom from Christianity to Buddhism, Kant to Cioran, Jim Harrison to Annie Dillard. This is a journey of loss and discovery through forests and fields, lakes and streams, from knowing to unknowing, from finding to losing — from life to death, and then back to life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493087594
• Artikelnr.: 75879051

Autorenporträt

Tony Jones, M.Div., PhD, is an outdoorsman, theologian, professor, former pastor, and award-winning writer. He’s written a dozen books, including The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life, hosts the Reverend Hunter Podcast, teaches writing classes, mentors novice hunters, and guides canoe trips in the Boundary Waters. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He is co-project leader on a 2023-2026 Templeton Foundation-funded study, “Making Meaning in a Post-Religious America." Tony is married, has three children and two dogs, and lives in Edina, Minnesota.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: Vestments
Chapter Two: Peace
Chapter Three: Place
Chapter Four: Companions
Chapter Five: Predator
Chapter Six: Failure
Chapter Seven: Risk
Chapter Eight: Meat
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
About the Author

Rezensionen

These collected essays celebrate the joy and serenity found in nature, especially in the wild vistas of northern Minnesota and North Dakota. Jones' eloquent offerings contemplate states of being (peace, failure), aspects of daily living (marriage, companions), and explorations of intangibles (faith, God). Each themed chapter comes across like an especially engaging sermon. There's an introductory thrilling or amusing anecdote, some autobiographical tie-in, a quote from a contemporary author, conservationist, or religious scripture, an engagement with secular reality, and a strong encouragement for self-examination. Jones comes by his passionate entreaties naturally. He grew up in the Christian church and was an ordained minister with his own congregation for over a decade. As his religious belief and self-image began to crumble, he found first escape and then solace in the outdoors. Today a self-described outdoors person, theologian, and nature writer, Jones offers thoughtful observations, rich inner conversation, and insightful spiritual musings. Whether outdoor enthusiasts or not, readers will find much to ponder.