nytimes.com/2025/01/12/opi… via @NYTOpinion

“Love’s Braided Dance is a clear success, proving the possibility of hope and charting a way forward for our seemingly desperate times.” – Lilia Ellis reviews Norman Wirzba: christiancentury.org/books/hope-act… Yale University Press

Facing the future together: The difference between hope and optimism — and why it matters - ABC Religion & Ethics abc.net.au/religion/norma…

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theChristianCentury writes: Love’s Braided Dance by Norman Wirzba grapples "seriously with the real trauma and violence of life," while offering "hope for hard times" and "a refreshing reminder of the future we can build together" Norman Wirzba christiancentury.org/books/hope-act…

In an op-ed for ABC, Norman Wirzba, author of Love’s Braided Dance, explains the difference between hope and optimism—and why it matters. Norman Wirzba ABC Religion&Ethics abc.net.au/religion/norma…

“The ground isn’t simply a stage on which people do their thing. It is, rather, the miraculous matrix that cradles, supports, and feeds life.” Norman Wirzba plough.com/en/topics/fait…

*Very* unusual for a pope to do this. Magisterial in tone and form (numbered paragraphs, quoting papal teachings) and targeted (referring to Trump policies and Vance’s justifications), this letter is meant to leave no doubt about where the Church stands. vatican.va/content/france…

292. Hope in a Time of Crisis with Norman Wirzba Listen now: anchor.fm/hermitix Youtube: youtu.be/0fBFq8qemwE --- Patreon: patreon.com/hermitix

This 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐗 conversation with Norman Wirzba (Norman Wirzba) about hope is well worth your time. Wirzba is actually coming to my town next week for a talk. I'm looking forward to it. I've learned a lot from Wirzba's work over the years. youtube.com/watch?v=0fBFq8…

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Do not miss this latest novel by @CharMcConaghy It is hard to overstate its Importance in this hard time of loss and abandonment. The need for, and the power of love have rarely been so clearly presented! So grateful for this stunning book!!!

So this was enjoyable to do! ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ ⁦Duke Divinity School⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

“A hopeful architecture communicates that people and places are cherished. By reflecting loving intention in their design and construction, neighborhoods and buildings can make the people who work and play and rest in them feel valued.” Norman Wirzba plough.com/en/topics/just…

"Hope, one might say, is a scarce commodity, but under Wirzba’s rubric, hope is neither scarce nor a commodity, as long as we understand what it truly is, and are willing to cultivate it." My review of Norman Wirzba's *Love's Braided Dance*: englewoodreview.org/norman-wirzba-… Englewood Review of Books

“Wirzba explores the rich philosophy of #Agrarian thought and demonstrates its theological and ethical relevance for contemporary Christians.” ~Lutheran Quarterly #Theology #Christianity Check out this review of AGRARIAN SPIRIT by Norman Wirzba at: bit.ly/4ltdba2

"AGRARIAN SPIRIT... reads beautifully and inspirationally, touching us affectively, even, which indicates that Norman Wirzba writes not merely cognitively but consistent with the felt sense of #Creatureliness embodied across the arc of his work." ~Religious Studies Review Rice Religious Studies Review

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