The Way Is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago, By Arthur Paul Boers

The Way Is Made by Walking

A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago

by Arthur Paul Boers
Foreword by Eugene H Peterson

The Way Is Made by Walking
Paperback
  • Length: 219 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.25 in
  • Published: August 02, 2007
  • Imprint: IVP Formatio
  • ISBN: 9780830835072
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The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards finalist

Pilgrimage is a spiritual discipline not many consider. Aren't the destinations far? Don't they involve a lot of time and walking? Just a few years ago, Arthur Paul Boers wasn't thinking about pilgrimage either. But he began to sense a deep call from God to walk the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage route known as Camino de Santiago, ending in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at a cathedral that is said to hold the relics of the apostle James.

In these pages he opens to us his incredible story of renewed spirituality springing from an old, old path walked by millions before him. It's a story of learning to pray in new ways, embracing simplicity, forming community, living each day centered and focused, depending on God to provide. Joined by hundreds of others from all over the world, Boers points the way to deeper intimacy with God--a way made by walking in faith.

"Pack your fantasy knapsack; walk with Arthur Boers on the adventure of a lifetime, the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. What a lively, sensitive, down-to-earth and deeply spiritual guide Boers is! His tales as a pilgrim will so captivate your imagination that you could find yourself in real time, walking stick in hand, making your way along that sacred path made holy by the faith of countless pilgrims."Keith J. Egan, Saint Mary's College/Notre Dame University
"Everything seems up for grabs, and nothing seems fulfilling any longer. But in this unassuming and engaging chronicle Arthur Boers shows that gravity and grace can be recovered step by step. And for those of us who can't go on a pilgrimage, there are wonderful lessons to be learned from one who did."Albert Borgmann, author of Real American Ethics
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CONTENTS

Foreword by Eugene Peterson
Acknowledgments
Map of Camino
Introduction
1. I want to Be in That Number: Drawn to Pilgrimage
2. Seeking God's Homeland: Christian Roots of Pilgrimage
3. Lord, Teach Us to Be Prayerful: Spirituality Lessons
4. Your Pack's Too Big: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
5. The Road That Leads to Life: Challenges of Faithful Pilgrimage
6. The Journey Is Long: Camino Confessions
Photograph Section
7. Well That's the Camino: Hospitality and Solidarity
8. No "Ustedes" Por Favor: The Rules Are Different Here
9. Secular Seekers: The Disconnect of Pilgrims and Church
10. Focal Ways of Life: Putting Pilgrimage into Practice
11. Walking in Faith: Walking as Spiritual Practice
12. Here I Walk, I Can Do No Other: Keeping Faith With Our Feet
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Recovering and Reclaiming Christian Pilgrimage
Appendix 2. Planning a Christian Pilgrimage
Appendix 3. Pilgrimage Destinations
Appendix 4. Camino Pilgrimage Resources
Notes

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Arthur Paul Boers

Arthur Boers is an Anglican priest and author of award-winning books, including Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of His Father's Rage and Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions. He holds a DMin from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and an MFA from Seattle Pacific University.