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Agrarian Spirit - Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land (Hardcover)
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This refreshing work offers a distinctly agrarian reframing of
spiritual practices to address today’s most pressing social and
ecological concerns. For thousands of years most human beings drew
their daily living from, and made sense of their lives in reference
to, the land. Growing and finding food, along with the multiple
practices of home maintenance and the cultivations of communities,
were the abiding concerns that shaped what people understood about
and expected from life. In Agrarian Spirit, Norman Wirzba
demonstrates how agrarianism is of vital and continuing
significance for spiritual life today. Far from being the exclusive
concern of a dwindling number of farmers, this book shows how
agrarian practices are an important corrective to the political and
economic policies that are doing so much harm to our society and
habitats. It is an invitation to the personal transformation that
equips all people to live peaceably and beautifully with each other
and the land. Agrarian Spirit begins with a clear and concise
affirmation of creaturely life. Wirzba shows that a human life is
inextricably entangled with the lives of fellow animals and plants,
and that individual flourishing must always include the flourishing
of the habitats that nourish and sustain our life together. The
book explores how agrarian sensibilities and responsibilities
transform the practices of prayer, perception, mystical union,
humility, gratitude, and hope. Wirzba provides an elegant and
compelling account of spiritual life that is both attuned to
ancient scriptural sources and keyed to addressing the pressing
social and ecological concerns of today. Scholars and students of
theology, ecotheology, and spirituality, as well as readers
interested in agrarian and environmental studies, will gain much
from this book.
General
Imprint: |
University of Notre Dame Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2022 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Norman Wirzba
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-268-20309-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-268-20309-1 |
Barcode: |
9780268203092 |
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