Eastertide to Pentecost Book Read:

Join our Senior Pastor, Dr. Marcus McFaul in the lounge at noon on Thursdays for a discussion of The Great Search by John Phillip Newell. Drop-ins are always welcome. Reach out at office@binkleychurch.org for information. 

The story of Adam and Eve’s fall from innocence in the Garden of Eden is a mythical account of humanity’s broken relationship with the divine, with Earth, and with themselves.

In contrast, Celtic wisdom is built on a strong bond with Earth. In the prophetic figures that Newell draws from, the Garden of Eden represents the inner garden of our souls and the outer garden of Earth, which are seen as essentially one.

This life-affirming, nourishing book contemplates these questions at a moment of great spiritual awakening, an era characterized by religious exile on a vast scale. We need a new sense of home spiritually, deeply rooted within ourselves and in our shared journey with each other and Earth.