Bøker av Lore Ferguson Wilbert

"Powerful, poised, poetic"After years of witnessing religious and political unrest in the evangelical church, Lore Ferguson Wilbert felt alienated and disoriented. She found solace in the woods, where she discovered that the forest could teach her how to live--and even thrive--when everything seems to be falling apart.In The Understory, Wilbert explores what we can learn from eroding soil, the decomposition process, the time it takes to grow lichen, the beauty of fiddlehead ferns, the regeneration of self-sowing seeds, and walking through the mud. Among the understory of the forest, Wilbert discovers rich metaphors for living a rooted and flourishing life within the complex ecosystems of our world. Her journey encourages us to grieve, remember, hope, and press on with resilience."A remarkably acute and resonant account."--Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature"Rare and beautiful."--Aundi Kolber, MA, LPC, therapist; author of Try Softer and Strong Like Water"Powerful, poised, poetic. Wilbert preaches like a prophet and writes like a friend."--Rachel Marie Kang, author of Let There Be Art and The Matter of Little Losses"Part Wendell Berry, Eugene Peterson, and Madeleine L'Engle. The result is sheer magic."--A. J. Swoboda, associate professor, Bushnell University; author of After Doubt"Raw honesty devoid of cynicism."--Amanda Held Opelt, author of Holy Unhappiness and A Hole in the World"Concerned with the radical act of being."--Drew Jackson, poet and author of God Speaks through Wombs and Touch the Earth

God created us to be curious. We innately wonder about the world, one another, ourselves, and our Creator. But fear of the unknown, cultural taboos, technology, or even church leaders can smother our curiosity.Popular writer Lore Ferguson Wilbert has belonged to Christian communities that discouraged curiosity. The point of the Christian life was to have the right answers, and asking questions reflected a wavering faith. But Wilbert came to discover that the Bible is a permission slip to anyone who wants to ask questions.Reflecting her own theological trajectory toward a more contemplative, expansive faith, Wilbert invites readers to foster curiosity as a spiritual habit. This book explores questions God asks us, questions we ask God, and questions we ask each other. Christianity is not about knowing good answers, says Wilbert, but about asking good questions--ones that foster deeper intimacy with God and others.A Curious Faith invites readers to go beyond pat answers and embrace curiosity, rather than certainty, as a hallmark of authentic faith. Foreword by Seth Haines.