Love for the Future: A Journey was written by David Osborne and published by Wild Goose in 2013.
It is available as a paperback or a download. You can view a sample of the book by clicking here and a list of the chapter headings below.
Reviewer Comments
‘I would recommend this book heartily as one of the best and most accessible pieces of spiritual writing I have encountered for a long while. Buy it, spend time with it, return to it and then share it with others.’ Revd Dr John Reader, William Temple Foundation in Crucible.
‘Using the thread of a long walk from Shropshire to Iona, David Osborne weaves together autobiography, spiritual reflection, and passionate concern for the future of the earth threatened by irreversible climate change. A rare resource for all those struggling to keep faith and hope going in the face of what seem like insuperable odds.’ Prof Timothy Gorringe, Exeter University.
David Osborne
‘In David Osborne’s quest theological reflection is central… Each movement of Osborne’s journey is accompanied by a rich resource section, providing scriptural references, the writings of theologians, questions for personal reflection or group discussion, and suggested actions and further reading…. A deeply spiritual approach.’ Revd Dr James Currall in Church Times.
‘This is not a book explicitly about ecology or climate change – there are many of these – it is a meditation, based on a lived-out pilgrimage, on the values that underpin the Christian way and that can and should energise us to work for a better and safer world.’ Dr Stuart Hannabuss, University of Aberdeen.
Love for the Future Courses
This book provides the source material for the Love for the Future courses that LivingSpirituality is going to launch via its website after the completion of the initial pilot course at St James’s Piccadilly during Lent 2016. Please sign up for our newsletter using the form on the right-hand panel if you would like to be kept informed about the courses.
David Osborne
David Osborne is a retired Anglican priest in the Bath and Wells Diocese, and a member of the Iona Community since 1996. He has a Masters degree in the theology of education.
Love for the Future is his third book and developed out of work to help the Diocese of Bath and Wells to develop an environment policy. He produced a short course & DVD and ran courses on the subject locally and at Iona Abbey. The book drew on this work, and on reflections on a walking pilgrimage to Iona.
Book chapter headings
