{"product_id":"the-god-of-wild-places-rediscovering-the-divine-in-the-untamed-outdoors-paperback","title":"The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pastor walks out of the church and into the woods, in pursuit of the God he's lost.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMillions of Americans, disillusioned with organized religion, yearn for meaning and transcendence in their lives, and many of them are finding that in nature. When pastor and theologian Tony Jones, PhD, had his crisis of faith, brought on by personal trauma and broken relationships, he sought solace in the outdoors-paddling a canoe, hunting with his dog, butchering deer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he walked out of the church and into the woods, he left the orderly pews and numbered hymns for chaotic spaces and untamed wilderness. And he re-discovered God - a God who brings peace in the midst of storms, a God who lives in the community of our fellow creatures, a God who's acquainted with death. This is the God of wild places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe God of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e, Tony mines his own experiences, recent research in evolutionary psychology, and ancient wisdom from various spiritual and philosophical traditions to fashion lessons about solitude, the predator-prey relationship, the importance of place, risk, failure, and death, and the chaotic presence of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony's guidance in \u003ci\u003eThe God of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e promises to introduce a generation of Americans to the transcendence available only in untamed spaces; his writing draws on wisdom from Christianity to Buddhism, Kant to Cioran, Jim Harrison to Annie Dillard. This is a journey of loss and discovery through forests and fields, lakes and streams, from knowing to unknowing, from finding to losing-from life to death, and then back to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new paperback edition features a fresh preface from Tony, reflecting on the book's reception and the continuing search for the divine in nature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, MDiv, PhD, is an outdoorsman, theologian, professor, former pastor, and award-winning writer. He's written a dozen books, teaches writing classes, mentors novice hunters, and guides canoe trips in the Boundary Waters. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Tony is married, has three children and two dogs, and lives in Edina, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584933675193,"sku":"9798216452317","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/LV0yqhoD8e9798216452317.webp?v=1781432329","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-god-of-wild-places-rediscovering-the-divine-in-the-untamed-outdoors-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}