Description: "In the great tradition of authors who leave church but remain spiritual-such as Barbara Brown Taylor, Rob Bell-the author of Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul forges a new path toward a true spiritual home, embracing a deep connection to the natural world"--
Brief description:
John Philip Newell is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher, speaker, and author of many books, including Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, A New Ancient Harmony, and The Rebirthing of God. The former warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, he is the founder of Earth & Soul (A Celtic Initiative of Study, Spiritual Practice, and Compassionate Action) and teaches regularly in the United States and Canada as well as leading international pilgrimage weeks on Iona.
Review Quotes:
"I love books like this! Newell takes the urgent and timely issue of reimagining religion's relationship with Earth and shows how wise voices have been modelling this all along. ... [The Great Search] is such an engaging collection of prophets and poets that draws us into a more expansive relationship with the spiritual world of nature. Beware: reading this book will lead to ordering more books! - Jim Stump, author of The Sacred Chain
"If I could introduce you to ten amazing people whose influence could transform your life by energizing your spiritual quest, they would be the nine visionaries featured in The Great Search... plus a tenth, John Philip Newell himself. What a treasure this book is. Enthusiastically recommended!" - Brian D. McLaren, author of Life After Doom
"A moving and powerful volume. This book points us in wise directions." - Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
"In magnificent cadences of measured writing, Newell profiles nine prophets of today's ecological crisis. Life and death are set before us. Choose life!" - Alastair McIntosh, author of Soil and Soul
"This book sings the songs of a loving heart, expressing the yearnings of the divine within. His words feel like touchstones, guiding lights in a time of darkness." - Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev, author of The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets
"Here is a powerful book of stories of reconciliation with Earth so deeply needed in our time." - Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
"This is the most important book for the spiritual practice of questing that we've found in many years. ... Highly recommended." - Spirituality and Practice