This refreshing work offers a distinctly agrarian reframing of spiritual practices to address today's most pressing social and ecological concerns. For thousands of years most human beings drew their daily living from, and made sense of their lives in reference to, the land. Growing and finding food, along with the multiple practices of home maintenance and the cultivations of communities, were the abiding concerns that shaped what people understood about and expected from life. In Agrarian Spirit, Norman Wirzba demonstrates how agrarianism is of vital and continuing significance for spiritual life today
Norman Wirzba Books
Norman Wirzba is a leading voice exploring the intersection of theology and ecology, pioneering scholarly work on religion, philosophy, ecology, and agrarianism. His writings delve into the profound ethical and spiritual connections between humanity and the natural world. Wirzba focuses on how our beliefs and practices shape our relationship with the Earth, and how we can cultivate more sustainable and just communities through a deeper understanding of our interdependence. His work offers insights into how religious traditions can inspire a responsible stance toward the environment.


This Sacred Life offers a deep philosophical and religious articulation of the meaning and purpose of human life in a world wounded by environmental degradation and social injustice. It recasts human identity and vocation in terms of the healing and repair of the world and its communities.