Bigger and Wilder

Life, loss and learning to be a pilgrim

Jill Baker

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Sacristy Press
01 August 2023

Methodist Churches; Christian worship, rites & ceremonies; Christian life & practice; Worship, rites & ceremonies; Coping with death & bereavement

Having experienced the ancient spiritual practice of pilgrimage as a lifeline following tragic bereavement, Jill Baker discovered more about being a pilgrim not only by making journeys but also by identifying and developing attitudes and perspectives which help her and others to travel well through this journey of life, with all its ups and downs, green pastures and desolate spaces.

In this book, she encourages us to step into the pilgrim spirit and discover more about the big, wild God who constantly calls us to follow. The book dips into the biblical roots of pilgrimage and takes a cursory voyage through the history of the practice, particularly asking the question about how pilgrimage fits into a Methodist theology and culture.

Jill Baker invites us to explore pilgrim words, such as restlessness, encounter, attentiveness, courage, liminality, to suggest ways in which seeing our lives as pilgrimage may help us to navigate through them, reflects on how the experience of and thinking about pilgrimage has affected her own ongoing journey with grief.

By: Jill Baker
Imprint: Sacristy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781789592948
ISBN 10: 1789592941
Pages: 163
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jill Baker discovered pilgrimage as a “lifeline” following the suicide of her 18-year-old son in 2012, when she “needed God to be bigger and wilder”. As a Methodist lay woman she has led many pilgrim groups but sees the pilgrim life as about much more than making a physical journey.