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  • Living in Wonder

  • Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age
  • By: Rod Dreher
  • Narrated by: Adam Verner
  • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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Living in Wonder

By: Rod Dreher
Narrated by: Adam Verner
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Join the bestselling author of The Benedict Option and Live Not by Lies on an exploration of the mystery and meaning of the supernatural world and discover that the universe is not what we think it is: it is far more strange, exciting, connected, and adventurous.

The West has become "disenchanted"—closed to the idea that the universe contains the supernatural, the metaphysical, or the non-material. Christianity is in crisis. People today are leaving the Church because faith has become dry and lifeless. But people aren't leaving faith for atheism. They are still searching for the divine, and it might just be right under their noses.

In Living in Wonder, thought leader, cultural critic, and New York Times bestselling author Rod Dreher shows you how to encounter and embrace wonder in the world. In his trademark mixture of analysis, reporting, and personal story, Dreher brings together history, cultural anthropology, neuroscience, and the ancient Church to show you—no matter your religious affiliation—how to reconnect with the natural world and the Great Tradition of Christianity so you can relate to the world with more depth and connection.

He shares stories of miracles, rumors of angels, and outbreaks of awe to offer hope, as well as a guide for discerning and defending the truth in a confusing and spiritually dark culture, full of contemporary spiritual deceptions and tempting counterfeit spiritualities.

The world is not what we think it is. It is far more mysterious, exciting, connected, and adventurous. As you learn practical ways to regain a sense of wonder and awaken your sense of God's presence—through prayer, attention, and living by spiritual disciplines--your eyes will be opened, and you will find the very thing every one of us searches for: our ultimate meaning.

©2024 Rod Dreher (P)2024 Zondervan
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A Walk Through a Gatden of Enchantment

Convincingly written to support the path to Truth that feeds our deep human need for God’s love.
Fabulous narration. A warm invitation into Orthodoxy and her ancient gifts that fill the heart. Wonderfully done.

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I cannot recommend this book enough. It is the book for our age and this disenchanted world we live in. If you’re feeling jaded by modernity like me, read this book. It will wake you up and give you hope as well as a good dose of humility.

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Wow

What an absolutely phenomenal, amazing book, really opened your eyes to see things in a new light in an absolutely essential light! Rod really put words to some of my own thoughts in a way that I could just never imagine to put them

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Outstanding and Compelling

Extremely well crafted, compelling message and memorable stories told. I will be gifting this book to others and give it a hearty recommendation to be read by all.

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Well written and personal

Delves into a world of mysteries and miracles open to all of us. Well worth listening to.

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Hard to listen to.

The narrator is hard to listen to. He reads very wispy. He reads more theatrical than the book calls for. Very hard to listen too and take the book seriously. Not happy at all. Wish I could get a refund!

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Too much extreme Christian Dogma

What initially sounded like a beautiful book on realizing the enchantment of seeing divinity in this world it became a parent that this was an extremely conservative Catholic dogma filled conservative Christian perspective, including references to demonic possessions and other archaic ways of seeing divinity.

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