Unlocking the Fountains
Inspiration and Challenge from Biblical Rivers and Springs
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
This book unleashes hidden secrets and forgotten messages of the rivers and springs that flow through the Bible, alerting us both to ecological realities and spiritual challenges. To understand the biblical story we must attend to these features of the land, for they are important threads in the tapestry of the scriptural narratives, the context and matrix of the workings of the Divine. They become, literally and symbolically, sources of faith. But it is impossible for us to revisit the rivers and springs of the biblical story today without attending to their present physical state of degradation. The varied crises facing the rivers and springs furnish us with a hermeneutical tool for approaching ancient biblical stories, confronting us with demanding questions that become an interpretative lens refocusing our attention as we approach the texts. The environmental dangers they face today raise issues with which we revisit the biblical accounts, helping us to discover there elements and questions that have not addressed us before. To assist our quest, we go in search of those who have lived on the riverbanks in past times and listen to their ancient and abiding wisdom, which speaks uncannily to us across the centuries.
Endorsements (3)
“The land of the Holy One is a thirsty place in many senses. We thirst for water and fair access, and we thirst for justice and reconciliation. This book alerts us both to the urgent ecological crises facing our biblical springs and rivers today and to their existential challenges facing the people of this region. It inspires all our journeys of faith. This is a very important subject and I recommend this book, indeed!”
“What a gift! Here Andrew Mayes’s familiarity with Scripture, the Bible lands, and spiritual writers is woven together with experience as a soul-guide and sensitivity to environmental issues. The result is a fascinating exploration and guide, uncovering forgotten treasures and challenging us to respond in our spiritual and material lives. Whether you take an occasional sip from the wells or a prolonged dive in the rivers, you will be refreshed.”
“In his inimitable way Andrew Mayes manages, once again, to combine geography, theology, spirituality—as well as ecology—as the means by which he draws us deeper into God. In an accessible yet very deep style, this book opens up to us wells of salvation and rivers of life. I commend it to you!”
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