Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God - Softcover

Wynward, Todd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0836199480 ISBN 13: 9780836199482

Publisher: Herald Press (VA), 2015

Synopsis

When did we become so tame? How has "the good life" come to mean addiction to screens and status, fossil fuels and financial fitness? Can we break free to become the joyful and prophetic people God calls us to be? Trek along with wilderness guide Todd Wynward as he "rewilds" the Jesus Way. Seek the feral foundations of Scripture and the lessons that the prophets and disciples gleaned from wilderness testing. Packed with inspiring stories of how contemporary people and groups are caring for the land and each other, Rewilding the Way issues a call to action. Read about how reskilling and local food covenants are transforming churches, and how place-based activism and creative housing are nurturing communities. Learn from those who are recovering from affluenza, replacing visions of personal wealth with the commonwealth of the earth and restoring their humble place in the community of creation. Do you despair about life on our changing planet? Join the hopeful band of seekers of God and makers of change who are rewilding the Way. Key points: Addresses contemporary issues of climate change and overconsumption Gives a call to action and positive steps for change Provides a doable framework for positive individual and social change. 288 Pages.

About this title

About the Author

Wilderness guide, author, and educator Todd Wynward has spent more than one thousand nights outdoors. The founder of a wilderness-based public charter school, Wynward lives with his wife and son in an intentional community in New Mexico. Richard Rohr calls Wynward's novel, The Secrets of Leaven, a spiritual roller-coaster that skewers everything we think we know about organized religion, social change, and human potential.

From the Back Cover

When did we become so tame? Why has the "good life" come to mean screens and status, fossils fuels and financial fitness? Can we break free to become the joyful and prophetic people God calls us to be?

Trek along with wilderness guide Todd Wynward as he rewilds the Jesus Way. Seek the feral foundations of Scripture and the lessons that the prophets and disciples gleaned from wilderness testing. Learn from those who are recovering from affluenza and restoring their humble place in the community of creation.

Do you despair about life on our changing planet? Join the hopeful band of God-seekers and change-makers who are rewilding the Way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0836199480
• ISBN 13: 9780836199482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288