Living in Wonder

Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age

By: Rod Dreher

Narrated by: Adam Verner

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.

Outstanding

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.

Well written and personal

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

There is much to recommend

The content of this book is interesting and thought provoking, if you can get past the narration. It's much too lilting and breathy, more suited to a bodice-ripping novel than one encouraging a fuller view of reality. I don't think the narrator understands the book and that (I think) Dreher wants us to imagine the enchanted, the supernatural as part of day to day reality. It's there, but it should be discussed as a reality, not as a gossamer vision of wonder in to which the carnival barker is trying to get us to enter.

Vital text! Narration is…off.

This book is vital in deepening Christians’ understanding of the enchanted, sacramental nature of reality.

Tragically, the narrator doesn’t get it. Slick to the point of sick. Almost unlistenable, but I powered through.

Lord, have mercy.

Simply Beautiful

Dreher has a way with words and draws one in to looking at and experiencing life in a new and glorious way. Well done!