God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure...

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	God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi Jamie Korngold Doubleday, 2008 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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Rabbi Jamie Korngold has always loved the outdoors, the place where humankind first met with God. Whether it?s mountaineering, running ultramarathons, or just sitting by a stream, she finds her spirituality and Judaism thrive most in the wilderness. In her work as the Adventure Rabbi, leading groups toward spiritual fulfillment in the outdoors, Korngold has uncovered the rich traditions and lessons God taught our ancestors in the wild. In God in the Wilderness Korngold uses rabbinic wisdom and witty insights to guide readers through the Bible, showing people of all faiths that, despite the hectic pace of life today, it is vital for us to reclaim these lessons, awaken our inner spirituality, and find meaning, tranquillity, and purpose in our lives.

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A Practical Guide to Welcoming the Natural World into Our Spiritual Lives

Consider the sources of wisdom that Rabbi Jamie Korngold taps in her ready-for-the-trail paperback memoir, "God in the Wildnerness." Yes, we meet such venerable sages as Maimonides, Martin Buber and Abraham Joshua Heschel. But there's also room here for Tevye from "Fiddler on the Roof" and even a bit of wisdom from "The Wizard of Oz."

Of course, the bulk of Rabbi Korngold's wisdom is drawn from scriptures - and from her experience in reading the natural world itself. She writes honestly, which is a mark of a solid, inspirational memoir. She shares with us some of her awe-inspiring moments in the wilderness - but she also shares with us some of her moments of doubt - and even moments of great danger in her relationship with outdoor sporting, including her obsession to run a marathon of 100 miles that nearly killed her.

In other words, this is a companion book. It's not a preachy, too-good-to-be-real, 10-step guide to spiritual perfection. In fact, when she reaches the end of her text, she offers us not 10 commandments for improving our world (and ourselves) - but 20, so we can pick and choose the 10 most relevant to our own lives.

I like the fact that Korngold insisted the book debut in a handy paperback edition - in itself, an invitation for us to stuff it into a pocket or bag and head outside to read it.

The book tells us a lot - but not too much - about how this congregational rabbi wound up establishing an "adventure" ministry in Colorado. She's a rabbi in the Reform movement but her approach to rethinking community - and where communities should gather - is a healthy creative force within American religion.

She's not alone, of course. Evangelical Christians, Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists - a whole host of faithful people -- are rethinking their spiritual relationship to God's Creation these days. What Rabbi Korngold is saying in her book is that this isn't some kind of trendy movement designed to welcome restless seekers into the fold. No, on the contrary, she's saying that this movement reconnects with the deepest roots of faith.

I also appreciate that she refuses to profess easy answers to complex problems. In fact, some of her best passages are about her encounters with puzzles she can't offer to solve for us. Instead, she invites us to join in the journey with her. And, in the end, that's really the most powerful message in this book: a call to journey together into the world God has made for us.

The book easily could become a guide to weekly discussion for small groups. While the book is divided into seven chapters plus an Afterword - groups could use the book for one month, two months - or on a weekend retreat outdoors. In the back of the book, you'll find helpful materials, including instructions for downloading supplements for group discussions.

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This is a Great Book!

I picked up this wonderful book last week at the Tattered Cover bookstore while in Denver for a conference last week. I bought it for my wife who is an ordained United Methodist pastor, and I couldn't put it down while flying home to WV.

This is such a great book. Down-to-earth and inspiring at the same time. It is full of humorous and intelligent insights. It was also great to learn more about our shared Judeo-Christian traditions.

As we move to our new home and charge this July, less than three miles from Beech Fork Lake nestled in the WV appalachian mountains, we will be sharing Rabbi Korngold's wisdom with our family as well as our congregation.

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Great book!

This book is a wonderful mixture of religion, descriptions of the great outdoors and humor. Anyone wanting to reconnect with that small voice inside themselves that searches for greater meaning in life should read this book.

Journey with the Adventure Rabbi

Easily one of the best and most engaging books I've read in recent years. (Yes that includes non-religious / non-spiritiual books.) Rabbi Korngold does a first-rate job of asking and then answering the question of how to make religion relevant to our modern lives. A great read for all--from the casual hiker who appreciates nature, to the "spiritual but not religious," to those wholly committed to religious practice.
Rabbi Korngold's book provides lessons for our present day, and grounds them in text and tradition from the earliest days -when we found "God in the Wilderness." She reminds us that we can once again. The Adventure Rabbi guides us on a marvelous journey of rediscovery, and we are much the better for taking this journey.

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Incredible Christian Resource

I have a Christian Education degree and spent 18 years doing local, professional ministry and feel this book is an incredible resource for Christians! Rabbi Korngold expertly weaves together an understanding of God and Nature that is insightful. As someone who has spent many years leading outdoor Christian camps, I wholeheartedly recommend this book as a resource for Christians of any age wanting insight into God and nature.

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