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Norman Wirzba

Norman Wirzba

Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology
Divinity School
norman.wirzba@duke.edu
Duke Box 90967, Durham, NC 27708
407 Chapel Drive, 211B Gray Building, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Books

Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis

Book · January 1, 2024 A moving exploration of the place of hope in the world today, drawing on agrarian principles In this series of meditations, Norman Wirzba recasts hope not as something people have, like a vaccine to prevent pain and trouble, but as something people do. Hop ... Cite

This Sacred Life: Humanity’s Place in a Wounded World

Book · January 1, 2021 In a time of climate change, environmental degradation, and social injustice, the question of the value and purpose of human life has become urgent. What are the grounds for hope in a wounded world? This Sacred Life gives a deep philosophical and religious ... Full text Cite

Way of Love Recovering the Heart of Christianity

Book · March 1, 2016 According to Duke University professor Norman Wirzba, this is the central problem that plagues the Christian faith today. In Way of Love he invites readers to rediscover the heart of Christianity as a training regimen for how to love. ... Cite

From Nature to Creation A Christian Vision for Understanding and Loving Our World

Book · October 1, 2015 This book will be valuable not only for individuals but also in a variety of ecclesial as well as educational settings. ... Cite

Being-in-Creation: Human Responsibility in an Endangered World

Book · July 1, 2015 © 2015 Fordham University Press. All rights reserved. What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental crises, forces us to investigate the tension between o ... Cite

Being-in-Creation: Human Responsibility in an Endangered World

Book · July 1, 2015 What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental crises, forces us to investigate the tension between our extraordinary powers, which seem to set us apart fr ... Cite

Food and faith : a theology of eating: a theology of eating

Book · 2011 "This book provides a comprehensive theological framework for assessing eating's significance, demonstrating that eating is of profound economic, moral, and theological significance"-- ... Link to item Cite

The essential agrarian reader: The future of culture, community, and the land

Book · January 1, 2003 " With A Foreword By Barbara Kingsolver A compelling worldview with advocates from around the globe, agrarianism challenges the shortcomings of our industrial and technological economy. Not simply focused on farming, the agrarian outlook encourages us to d ... Cite

The paradise of God renewing religion in an ecological age: renewing religion in an ecological age

Book · 2003 In this provocative book, Norman Wirzba argues that the doctrine of creation-as presented in the Bible and as developed through the centuries-actually holds the key to a true understanding of our place in the environment and our responsibility toward it. W ... Link to item Cite