With Roots and Wings: Christianity in an Age of Ecology and Dialogue (Ecology and Justice)

By Jay B. McDaniel

Book Overview

In With Roots and Wings, Jay McDaniel brings together insights from the natural sciences, Christian theology, and interreligious dialogue, breaking new ground in the search for a wholistic spirituality for our time. Taking his title from the Jewish proverb - that we must give our children both roots and wings - McDaniel shows how this applies to our spiritual lives as well. With Roots and Wings offers an alternative to the contemporary dilemmas of empty consumerism and rigid fundamentalism, consisting of three basic, interrelated approaches to being: to be rooted in the Earth and religious tradition; to be open to the insights of people of other faiths as well as to share our own; and to become centered on God. McDaniel shows where the "new universe story" of Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme and the Christian story meet and differ, where they complement, and where they supplement one another. With Roots and Wings shows how to experience both "green grace" that comes from opening one's self to the rhythms of the cosmos, and "red grace" symbolized in the crucifixion of Christ - both of which are vital to a Christian ecological spirituality and praxis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570750017
• ISBN13: 9781570750014
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

life-changing look at the real possibilities of faith

Read this book! If you are Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, agnostic, or athiest, these pages hold valuable insights and truths into the need for and possibilities of an eco-sensitive, spiritual life. If you are one of the many disenchanted Christians or former Christians ("but I still consider myself spiritual") out there, prepare yourself to see Christianity in a new and brighter light. I have bought copies for every member of my disbelieving, scientific family.