The Secrets of Leaven - Couverture souple

Wynward, Todd

 
9780615792958: The Secrets of Leaven
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0615792952 ISBN 13 : 9780615792958
Editeur : TiLT Books, 2013

Synopsis

A zealous preacher bent on destroying the bones of Jesus’ brother. A lost ancestor trapped in an insane asylum, holding the key to happiness. A wild-haired prophet living in the Cave of John the Baptist. Are these the normal associates of a sheltered California boy? They are if you’re Thomas Whidman, a seminarian who’s stopped believing in God. 30-year-old Thomas Whidman has life where he wants it: a fascinating new girlfriend, a scholarship for excellence in ancient Greek, and a year left in seminary before a bright future as a progressive pastor. But life has other plans. Soon dark questions plague Thomas that can’t be explained by the religion he’s grown up with. A horrible tragedy in Guatemala makes Thomas doubt a loving God, and his faith in family crumbles when he discovers his trusted uncle has been hiding a disturbing ancestor for years. Confused and despairing, Thomas is catapulted into a new reality when he encounters the Society of Leaven, an ancient sect of Jesus-loving radicals who’ve been subverting Empire and making holy mischief for two thousand years. Trusting his guide Paloma—a Zen meditation teacher who is far more than he seems—Thomas jumps in with these desert hermits, savvy ex-cons and joyful anarchists, all irresistible revolutionaries who practice a Way he never heard about in Sunday School. The Secrets of Leaven is a wild hope for a tame world--a spiritual roller-coaster that skewers everything we think we know about authentic Christianity, social change, and human potential. Join Thomas on a post-modern quest for truth that leads him to crash a beggar’s banquet in Portland, hunt for a damned priest through the barrios of South Tucson, and wrest new life from a dead madman convinced about the end of the world.

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À propos de l?auteur

TODD WYNWARD is only a part-time religious fanatic. When he is not re-imagining Christianity, Wynward is fanatic about re-framing public education and re-envisioning the American way of life, starting with his own. He has been engaged in experiential education and social change movements for twenty years. He is the founder of a wilderness-based public charter school, leads backpacking and river trips for adult seekers, and is an animating force behind TiLT, an emerging intentional co-housing community in Taos, NM. For more information, go to leavenrising.com.

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Éditeur
TiLT Books
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0615792952
ISBN 13 
9780615792958
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
514
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