The Great Reawakening: Humanity's Return to Its Spiritual Roots

The Great Reawakening: Humanity’s Return to Its Spiritual Roots is a bold, beautiful invitation to reimagine faith in a time of global unraveling and sacred possibility. Written in a voice that is both prophetic and pastoral, the book traces a spiritual reawakening already underway across traditions and cultures. Drawing from ancient wisdom, Indigenous spirituality, evolutionary science, and Christian mysticism, The Great Reawakening explores how humanity is being called back to a consciousness of interconnectedness, sacredness, and love.Blending theology, mysticism, cultural critique, and spiritual direction, this book names the crisis at the heart of Western religion — a theology of separation rooted in original sin — and offers an alternative: the recovery of our original blessing.The chapters guide readers through a theological and cultural deconstruction—of original sin, punitive authority, institutional decay, and the commodification of spirituality—and into a re-enchanted, justice-oriented, mystically infused vision of the world. It reclaims contemplative depth and communal wholeness as the true heart of spiritual life.This is a book for those who are leaving behind fear-based religion but still long for God. It is for seekers and skeptics, pastors and poets, spiritual refugees and re-imaginers. At once intellectually rigorous and deeply soulful, The Great Reawakening is a roadmap for becoming what we already are: sacred, connected, and awake.The Great Reawakening offers theological depth, mystical insight, cultural relevance, and spiritual care. While many books deconstruct toxic religion, few do so while simultaneously offering a healing, hope-filled alternative rooted in ancient wisdom and cosmic belonging. This book is not just about what’s wrong with institutional religion—it’s about what’s trying to be born through its unraveling.Written by a seasoned pastor and spiritual director who bridges the worlds of progressive Christianity, interfaith dialogue, and contemplative practice, The Great Reawakening speaks directly to the spiritual ache of our age—and does so with a voice that is trustworthy and transformative. Read more