{"product_id":"9781911764304-liturgies-of-the-wild","title":"Liturgies of the Wild","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyths that Make Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profound exploration of myth, storytelling and faith, and an urgent invitation to allow the oldest stories – and the Greatest Story – to reshape our own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A rosary of soaring myth, gripping narrative and deep wisdom … \u003cb\u003eone of the master storytellers of our time’\u003c\/b\u003e – Dr Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s an old Irish belief that if you aren’t wrapped in a cloak of story, you will be unprepared for what the world will hurl at you. You remain adolescent at just the moment a culture worth its salt requires you to become a real, grown human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Liturgies of the Wild, acclaimed mythographer, storyteller and Christian thinker Martin Shaw argues that we live in a myth-impoverished age, cut off from the deep wells of story and meaning that once prepared us for life’s challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the 'ancient technologies' of myths and initiatory rites, Shaw invites readers to rediscover the ancient stories that shape the human soul – and to encounter Christ as the ultimate, transforming story providing a road to wholeness, maturity and connection, as he did. Within these pages, Shaw:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaches us to read a myth the way it wants to be read;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides vivid retellings of tales powerful enough to carry you through life’s travails;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows you how to gather and reshape your own thrown-away stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost vividly, Shaw shares how these ancient technologies led him – unexpectedly – to Christ, who he terms 'the True Myth,' by way of a thirty-year journey and a 101-night vigil in a Dartmoor forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending nimble storytelling in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien with scholarly depth, Liturgies of the Wild provides a transformative journey into story, spirit and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Liturgies of the Wild:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Our greatest living storyteller' \u003c\/b\u003eIain McGilchrist, author of The Master and His Emissary and The Matter With Things\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'With potent, lyrical language and a profound knowledge of storytelling, Shaw encourages and illuminates the mythic in our own lives. \u003cb\u003eHe is a modern-day bard.'\u003c\/b\u003e Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Easily my book of the year\u003c\/b\u003e…. a book that will help seekers, doubters and believers alike appreciate faith anew, not by reinventing Christianity, but by re-telling its story through the experience of a thousand other stories.' Justin Brierley, author of The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Decades of learning, practice and refinement shine in every line of Liturgies of the Wild.' Mark Vernon, author of Awake! William Blake \u0026amp; the Power of the Imagination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved this tender, honest book'\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Coldstream, author of Cloistered: My Years as a Nun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the greatest storytellers we have' \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Bly, New York Times bestselling author of Iron John\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58596722999670,"sku":"9781911764304","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_43375324_287a6293-1433-494a-bf7d-a6643a4277d1.jpg?v=1788979525","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911764304-liturgies-of-the-wild","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}