Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing
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This is a beautifully elegant, deeply excellent book, pursued by grace on every page, in every stunning illustration."
--Carl Safina, ecologist, NYT bestselling author of Beyond Words and Becoming Wild; MacArthur Fellow and founder of The Safina Center From the bestselling author of All Creation Waits -- a beautiful book of hope for Lent, filled with twenty-five of Earth's rare and wild creatures. Their stories, while tragic and uncomfortable, will wake readers to greater compassion and hope. Pangolins and polar bears, olms, lemurs, and leopards. We share this planet with creatures magnificent, delicate, intricate--and now vanishing at a faster rate than at any other time in Earth's history. Spend Lent with twenty-five of these endangered animals. Vivid descriptions of the miracle of each creature and the peril it faces will fill readers with wonder and grief at what these animals suffer on a planet shaped by human choices. Their true and difficult stories will wake readers to a greater compassion--which is what Lent, meaning "springtime," has always been for. These stories also wake in us a wild hope that from all this death and ruin something new could rise. The promise of Lent is that something new will rise. In fact, as these stories attest, our hope, though wild, is not impossible and is already loose in the world.
--Carl Safina, ecologist, NYT bestselling author of Beyond Words and Becoming Wild; MacArthur Fellow and founder of The Safina Center From the bestselling author of All Creation Waits -- a beautiful book of hope for Lent, filled with twenty-five of Earth's rare and wild creatures. Their stories, while tragic and uncomfortable, will wake readers to greater compassion and hope. Pangolins and polar bears, olms, lemurs, and leopards. We share this planet with creatures magnificent, delicate, intricate--and now vanishing at a faster rate than at any other time in Earth's history. Spend Lent with twenty-five of these endangered animals. Vivid descriptions of the miracle of each creature and the peril it faces will fill readers with wonder and grief at what these animals suffer on a planet shaped by human choices. Their true and difficult stories will wake readers to a greater compassion--which is what Lent, meaning "springtime," has always been for. These stories also wake in us a wild hope that from all this death and ruin something new could rise. The promise of Lent is that something new will rise. In fact, as these stories attest, our hope, though wild, is not impossible and is already loose in the world.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1640601996
ISBN13:9781640601994
Release Date:January 2020
Publisher:Paraclete Press (MA)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.9" x 8.3"
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
Related Subjects
Conservation Efforts Environmentalism Nature Writing Religion Religion & SpiritualityCustomer Reviews
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Beautiful, sometimes tragic, but necessary!
Published by Gramma Mum , 2 years ago
I only wish it had 40 chapters! Certainly there are enough creatures to choose from! I used this book for self examination as is often the purpose of readings during the 40 days of lent.
I would caution parents of children under 17 to read first…to be prepared for the sadness of the ways so many of our beautiful creatures have suffered, too many to the point of extinction. My beliefs are rooted in Christianity and I am sorrowfully repentant that, although we were charged with taking dominion and authority, we fell short of understanding our power and authority to keep the dark days of suffering away from these beautiful gifts to us to enhance our world and a glimpse of our beautiful creator—it is our lack of understanding and our collective selfishness to leave animal rights and conservation of our lands to others. Be ready for candid conversations with your children….all
appropriate for a look inside ourselves for the days before the resurrection of the One who willingly took our sins upon Himself so that we could live forever…I have a strong belief we will see these creatures in eternity! Gods creations are meant for life and celebration of it!
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