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Backpacking with the saints : wilderness hiking as spiritual practice /

Carrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world's great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lane, Belden C., 1943- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The allure of the wild: backpacking as spiritual practice
  • The risk-taking character of wilderness reading
  • Venturing out: the Irish wilderniss and Columbia of Iona
  • Disillusionment: Laramie Peak and Thérèse of Lisieux
  • Desire: Rockpile Mountsin wilderness and Thomas Traherne
  • Solitude: Bell Mountain wilderness and Søren Kierkegaard
  • Traveling light: Gunstock Hollow and Dag Hammarskjold
  • Mindfulness: Moonshine Hollow and Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Fear: the maze in Canyonlands and John of the Cross
  • Failure: Mt. Whitney and Martin Luter
  • Dying: Mudlick Mountain Trail and The Cloud of Unknowing
  • Discernment: Taum Sauk Mountain and Jelaluddin Rumi
  • Community: Lower Rock Creed and Teilhard de Chardin
  • Justice: the Mermec River at Times Beach and Mohandas Gandhi
  • Holy folly: Aravaipa Canyon and Thomas Merton.