{"product_id":"liturgies-of-the-wild","title":"Liturgies of the Wild","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003eBy Martin Shaw\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eINSTANT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'One of the master storytellers of our time'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Dr Gabor Maté, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Myth of Normal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom 'one of the greatest storytellers we have' (Robert Bly), an urgent invitation to allow the oldest stories - and the Greatest Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eto reshape our own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLiturgies of the Wild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. Within these pages, Shaw:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeaches us to read a myth the way it wants to be read;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvides vivid retellings of tales powerful enough to carry you through life's travails;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShows you how to gather and reshape your own thrown-away stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost vividly, Shaw shares his own spiritual journey and how these ancient technologies led him - unexpectedly - to Christ, 'the True Myth,' by way of a thirty-year journey and a 101-night vigil in a Dartmoor forest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending nimble storytelling in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien with scholarly depth, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLiturgies of the Wild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e s a thrilling counsel of resistance and delight in the face of many modern monsters, providing a transformative journey into story, spirit and self-discovery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oasis Christian Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56226713731412,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/7871\/5988\/files\/94268652.jpg?v=1782380651","url":"https:\/\/www.oasischristianbookshop.co.uk\/products\/liturgies-of-the-wild","provider":"Oasis Christian Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}