Christianity, Wilderness, and Wildlife Book

Abbreviations for Translations of the Scriptures ix

Acknowledgements xi

1 Introduction 1

2 She Went and Wandered in the Wilderness (Genesis) 13

3 The Water Became Sweet (The Exodus) 25

4 The Paw of the Bear, the Paw of the Lion (David and Jonathon) 47

5 The Mountain Haunts of the Leopards (Writings) 63

6 Fed by Ravens (The Former Prophets, Elijah and Jonah) 83

7 Jackals in Her Palaces (Later Prophets) 97

8 And He withdrew to an Isolated Place (Intertestamental Times, Christ, and John the Baptist) 115

9 The Desert Road (Acts and Revelations) 139

10 The Original Desert Solitaire (Desert Monasticism) 147

11 Oaks, Wolves, and Love (Celtic Monasticism) 173

12 The Cave Outside the City (St. Francis) 209

13 The Limits of Western Wilderness (The Reformation) 223

14 Spiritual Journeys-On-and Off-Trail (Contempoary Questions) 233

15 Mountain Crests, Desert Canyons (Contempoary Questions) 251

16 The Wild and the Kingdom (Protecting the Wild) 273

Notes 311

Bibliography 329

Index 335

Biblical Citations 347