"The ethos of the sabbath goes much deeper than an individual commitment to prioritize worship. It includes all of those sacred practices, both affirmations and prohibitions, that have been kept alive in Judaism and are being fitfully recovered by Christians." Benjamin J. Dueholm
Ekklesia Project endorsers and friends may be interested in the Christian Century article quoted above which addresses the decline of rest in our society:
The War Against Rest.EP has explored this topic in a variety of ways.
Phil Kenneson discussed the church and rest in a talk (among other practices) at the EP Slow Church gathering and in his pamphlet, both titled "Practicing Ecclesial Patience" which you can
listen to here or
read here.
In addition, Norman Wirzba examined the topic as part of EP's Christian Practices of Everyday Life Series, in his book
Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight.
And of course, Sabbath rest plays a part in the discussions that continue from our
EP gathering on Slow Church in 2012 and in the
Slow Church blog and
book.
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