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Backpacking with the Saints
Wilderness Hiking as Spiritual Practice
Buch von Belden C. Lane
Sprache: Englisch

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Backpacking with the Saints is a captivating account of solo wilderness backpacking as spiritual practice. On his solitary hikes, Belden Lane has as companions the great spiritual texts of the world's religions. The wilderness, he argues, offers an enlightening approach to the texts, presenting the opportunity to explore the interior landscape and the spiritual realm of nature.
Backpacking with the Saints is a captivating account of solo wilderness backpacking as spiritual practice. On his solitary hikes, Belden Lane has as companions the great spiritual texts of the world's religions. The wilderness, he argues, offers an enlightening approach to the texts, presenting the opportunity to explore the interior landscape and the spiritual realm of nature.
Über den Autor
Belden C. Lane is Professor of Theological Studies, American Religion, and History of Spirituality at Saint Louis University. He is the author of The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring Desert and Mountain Spirituality and Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Prologue
Part I: The Power of Wilderness and the Reading of Dangerous Texts

Chapter 1: The Allure of the Wild: Backpacking as Spiritual Practice
Chapter 2: The Risk-Taking Character of Wilderness Reading
Part II: The Pattern of Wilderness Spirituality

First Leg: Departure (Leaving the Trailhead)

Chapter 3: Venturing Out: The Irish Wilderness and Columba of Iona
Chapter 4: Disillusionment: Laramie Peak and Thérèse of Lisieux
Chapter 5: Desire: Rockpile Mountain Wilderness and Thomas Traherne
Second Leg: Discipline (The Practice of the Wild)

Chapter 6: Solitude: Bell Mountain Wilderness and Søren Kierkegaard
Chapter 7: Traveling Light: Gunstock Hollow and Dag Hammarskjöld
Chapter 8: Mindfulness: Moonshine Hollow and Thich Nhat Hanh
Third Leg: Descent (When the Trail Gets Rough)

Chapter 9: Fear: The Maze in Canyonlands and John of the Cross
Chapter 10: Failure: Mount Whitney and Martin Luther
Chapter 11: Dying: Mudlick Mountain Trail and the Cloud Author
Fourth Leg: Delight (Returning Home with Gifts)

Chapter 12: Discernment: Taum Sauk Mountain and Jelaluddin Rumi
Chapter 13: Community: Lower Rock Creek and Teilhard de Chardin
Chapter 14: Justice: The Meramec River at Times Beach and Mohandas Gandhi
Chapter 15: Holy Folly: Aravaipa Canyon and Thomas Merton
Epilogue
Appendix: The Meanings of Wilderness
Notes
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 288
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780199927814
ISBN-10: 0199927812
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lane, Belden C.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press Inc
Maße: 241 x 159 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Belden C. Lane
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2015
Gewicht: 0,519 kg
preigu-id: 105198296
Über den Autor
Belden C. Lane is Professor of Theological Studies, American Religion, and History of Spirituality at Saint Louis University. He is the author of The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring Desert and Mountain Spirituality and Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Prologue
Part I: The Power of Wilderness and the Reading of Dangerous Texts

Chapter 1: The Allure of the Wild: Backpacking as Spiritual Practice
Chapter 2: The Risk-Taking Character of Wilderness Reading
Part II: The Pattern of Wilderness Spirituality

First Leg: Departure (Leaving the Trailhead)

Chapter 3: Venturing Out: The Irish Wilderness and Columba of Iona
Chapter 4: Disillusionment: Laramie Peak and Thérèse of Lisieux
Chapter 5: Desire: Rockpile Mountain Wilderness and Thomas Traherne
Second Leg: Discipline (The Practice of the Wild)

Chapter 6: Solitude: Bell Mountain Wilderness and Søren Kierkegaard
Chapter 7: Traveling Light: Gunstock Hollow and Dag Hammarskjöld
Chapter 8: Mindfulness: Moonshine Hollow and Thich Nhat Hanh
Third Leg: Descent (When the Trail Gets Rough)

Chapter 9: Fear: The Maze in Canyonlands and John of the Cross
Chapter 10: Failure: Mount Whitney and Martin Luther
Chapter 11: Dying: Mudlick Mountain Trail and the Cloud Author
Fourth Leg: Delight (Returning Home with Gifts)

Chapter 12: Discernment: Taum Sauk Mountain and Jelaluddin Rumi
Chapter 13: Community: Lower Rock Creek and Teilhard de Chardin
Chapter 14: Justice: The Meramec River at Times Beach and Mohandas Gandhi
Chapter 15: Holy Folly: Aravaipa Canyon and Thomas Merton
Epilogue
Appendix: The Meanings of Wilderness
Notes
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 288
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780199927814
ISBN-10: 0199927812
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lane, Belden C.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press Inc
Maße: 241 x 159 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Belden C. Lane
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2015
Gewicht: 0,519 kg
preigu-id: 105198296
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