As Kelly Pigott writes in his prologue, “Faith is like gumbo; for it to be authentic, at some point you have to make it your own.” In From Eden to Heaven: Spiritual Formation for the Adventurous, Pigott describes the journey to authentic faith using the language of pilgrimage, or perigrinatio, that path that all believers travel as they seek to follow Jesus, mature in their faith, and explore their most common fears and deepest questions: What does it mean to follow Christ? Is this all there is? How do I keep going? Who am I—and who has God designed me to be?
Enriched by the author’s superb storytelling and warm style, From Eden to Heaven provides pastoral guidance steeped in church and biblical history—along with journaling exercises and relevant additional reading—all intended to offer both challenges and guideposts along the path to authentic spiritual transformation.