Awakening Grassroots Spirituality

About the Book

"I have longed to discover a community that would allow a Celtic experiment to take place. Such a possibility is described in Bishop Ed Leidel's Awakening Grassroots Spirituality."

"In this guide, Bishop Ed Leidel shares with us such a vision, and gives us tools with which to bring the vision into being. The book helps us explore what it might mean to have a hearth - God's hearth - at the heart of a person, a parish, and a diocese."

- Ray Simpson, Celtic author and Guardian of the Community of Aidan and Hilda

This guide is about grassroots spirituality; it's about a spirituality that is accessible to everyone; it's about growing in God's Presence in community.

Tools for Awakening Nurturing the Soul:

. Embracing Tears for new beginnings

. Creating a Healthy Community

. Building an Integrated Lifestyle

. Finding a Gateway to God that fits your Temperament

. Discovering Your Well of Grace in the Eight Deserts

. Journeying through the Three Great Conversions

. Developing Your Own Habits of the Heart

. Visioning a "Village of Heaven"

· Awakening to Begin Again

About the Author

Ed Leidel is the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. He has served congregations in the Midwest and in Australia.

He has led many retreats where he blends together his background in physics, Jungian psychology and Celtic spirituality.

He lives in Saginaw, Michigan with his wife Ira.