{"product_id":"liturgies-of-the-wild","title":"Liturgies of the Wild","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INSTANT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Here is a rosary of soaring myth, gripping narrative, and deep wisdom, all told with breathtaking verve that enchants and sweeps us along, from first word to last. A superb, inspiring read.” —GABOR MATÉ, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Myth of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom “one of the greatest storytellers we have” (Robert Bly), an urgent invitation to allow the oldest stories—and the Greatest Story—to reshape our own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiturgies of the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, acclaimed mythographer, storyteller and Christian thinker Martin Shaw argues that we live in a myth-impoverished age and that such poverty has left us vulnerable to stories that may not wish us well. Drawing on the “ancient technologies” of myths and initiatory rites, Shaw provides a road to wholeness, maturity and connection. He teaches us to read a myth the way it wants to be read; provides vivid retellings of tales powerful enough to carry you through life’s travails; and shows you how to gather and reshape your own thrown-away stories. Most vividly, he shares 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining scholarly erudition with nimble storytelling in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiturgies of the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a thrilling counsel of resistance and delight in the face of many modern monsters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43767300784231,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/2212\/4346\/files\/9780593716564.jpg?v=1778785601","url":"https:\/\/stmpress.com\/products\/liturgies-of-the-wild","provider":"STM Press \u0026 Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}