Product Description

"My profession is always to be alert, to find God in nature," Henry David Thoreau wrote. Or as the Buddha once said, "If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand." Earth's Echo is a book for people who love nature and find spiritual meaning in it.

Using brief excerpts from the work of nature writers as touchstones for meditation, the book leads the reader to reflect on the sacred reality of nature as found in different settings: the seashore, the river, the forest, the desert, and the mountain. It translates the traditional monastic practice of sacred reading, known as lectio divina, into an easily accessible four-step form: paying attention, pondering, responding, and surrendering.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #809188 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages

Review
...Earth's Echo is a sacred and awe-inspiring book that is indispensable reading for anyone on a spiritual journey. -- Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

...Robert Hamma teaches us how to listen to the world--and how to pray. -- Chet Raymo, Author of Natural Prayers

A welcome and liberating guide into holy ground. -- Miriam Therese MacGillis, O.P., Gensis Farm

About the Author
Robert M. Hamma, the author of eight books including Landscapes of the Soul says Earth's Echo is for people who love nature and find spiritual meaning in it. He wrote Earth's Echo to "provide a way to pay attention to the spiritual depths of nature." Hamma, who holds a master's in theology from the University of Notre Dame as well as a master's in divinity, currently serves as editorial director of Ave Maria Press and its imprint SORIN BOOKS. His last book, Through Good Times and Bad, a book of reflections on marriage, was co-written with his wife, Kathryn Schneider. They live with their three children in Granger, Indiana.

Customer Reviews

Very Good Read!
I have been looking for a book that speaks about the spirituality of nature. I came across a few titles, ordered them, but returned them because they weren't exactly what I was searching for, they were not informative and rather boring. But...this book, Earht's Echo, is exactly what I was searching for. The author really makes a person realize that we are a part of nature, all in one - one in all. I have been reading books on Taoism, Buddhism, and Eastern Thought for several years, and this book agrees with what I have discovered. If you are being drawn to nature or if you have started seeing nature with different eyes, then this book will be an exciting read for you. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is on the spiritual path and being drawn to the spirituality of nature.

BEAUTIFUL, SACRED BOOK!!
This is the book you're looking for if you believe that Earth Mother and ALL of us on her are important and SACRED!!...This is a thoughtful and MIND-ALTERING book.