Grounded: Finding God In The World - A Spiritual Revolution - Tapa blanda

"Provocative and well-researched, Grounded is an admirable contribution to the understanding of contemporary American Christianity, which is in constant needs of reformation. May the church listen."--National Catholic Reporter

"A profound and literary book."--Christian Century

"I absolutely love this book. I've long respected Diana Butler Bass for her intelligent, academic approach to the religious conversation, and never more so than in the pages of this book. Grounded made me love this beautiful world more deeply, and made God's presence more visible everywhere I looked."--Shauna Niequist, author of Savor and Bread & Wine

"'There is nothing worse than sleeping through a revolution, ' Bass says. Her new book will not only help you wake up. It will equip you to be an enthusiastic participant in what I believe is the deepest and most important movement taking shape in our lifetime."--Brian D. McLaren, speaker, activity, and author of A New Kind of Christianity

"Diana Butler Bass's thoughtful mandate amounts not so much to a dismissal of the church, but a summons to renewal that can be both faithful and contemporary. Her accent champions a connectedness to the actual context in which we live."--Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary

"With one part mysticism, one part theology, and one part ecology, each chapter takes us from a theologically sound understanding of the sacred nature of the natural world to a mystical understanding of tending that world, then to sections on real crises in our world, ecologically and economically."--Clarion Journal

"Beginning with earth (dirt), air (sky) and water Bass weaves an engaging story of interconnectedness ending in the revelation of the divine in the here and now. I thoroughly enjoyed the texture and twists of insights opening the stunning truth of emerging faith in our midst."--Sister Simone Campbell, author of A Nun on a Bus

"Bass blends anecdotes from her own experience with incisive social commentary and interviews with people committed to making a difference in their communities. ... A thoughtful examination of the current trend toward social engagement and practical spirituality."--Shelf Awareness

"Although her ideas are revolutionary, the book is well grounded. Spiritual directors and other contemplatives will find themselves at home in Bass's descriptions of experiencing the presence of God in everyday encounters in the world as well as the unexpectedly numinous in nature or sacred places."--Presence Journal

"With her usual blend of plain-talking and sharp insight, Diana Butler Bass brings into focus the usually fuzzy realm of the spiritual but not religious, providing a much-needed guidebook for... the often-perplexing but growing turn away from organized religion."--Religious Newswriters Association