Arthur Paul Boers

A well balanced reflection on pilgrimage, Christian faith and the Camino - without being yet another travel memoir. The author's reflections on pilgrimage vs travel are quite helpful, and complement those by Phil Cousineau in his similar work.

This text pairs well with the new documentary Walking the Camino - which I now need to go see again after finishing this book.

This will stay on my growing shelf of pilgrimage materials. I also need to go read more from the author, as his Mennonite show more theological perspectives were well communicated (and gently so) in this story, so well so that I want more direct experience of his other work. show less

Arthur Boers is a college professor who in this volume challenges Christians to spend a little less time with technology. Although in some places he does mention that doing so provides more time for prayer and Bible study, he hasn't really developed that thought as fully as he could have. He does, however, develop the additional time to spend with family, mainly through discussions of Amish life. Here again, in a book published by a Christian publisher, I would have expected more Biblical show more references in making his point. I agree with much of what the author has to say about the way that technology has caused us to lose our focus on the things that matter and has made us spend far too much time in our jobs and in communicating in non-face-to-face situations; however, nothing he has really said in the book is really unique. It is mainly a rehash of the research of others. Since the book is not preachy, I think the book is a good fit for any person who is interested in simplifying their life, but it is likely to appeal mostly to an Evangelical lay audience interested in reducing stress in their lives caused by technology. show less

"In these pages, [the author] opens to us his incredible story of renewed spirituality springing from an old, old path walked by millions before him. It's a story of learning to pray in new ways, embracing simplicity, forming community, living each day centered and focused, depending on God to provide. Joined by hundreds of others from all over the world, [the author] poets the way to deeper intimacy with God -- a way made by walking in faith." from the book cover.

Meh..... it's all been said before, and better. There were too many personal stories, and I didn't feel at all inspired by his experiences or his writing. It's an important topic - I really wanted to learn something but this book didn't move me to learn or to change.