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About the Author
Timothy Carson is a pastor, curator of TheLiminalityProject.org, co-founder of The Guild for Engaged Liminality, and teaches in the Honors College of the University of Missouri. He is the author of Liminal Reality and Transformational Power (The Lutterworth Press, 2016), editor of Neither Here nor There: the many Voices of Liminality (The Lutterworth Press, 2019), and co-author of Crossing Thresholds: A Practical Theology of Liminality (The Lutterworth Press, 2021).
Reviews
In times of restlessness and transition, being poised on a threshold is almost inevitable and can be deeply unsettling. Carson's wide-ranging volume grounds these tumultuous periods, embedding them with depth and meaning. The carefully selected contributors offer diverse, thoughtful voices, guiding the reader into new ways of thinking. Laura Hobgood, Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in Religion and Environmental Studies, Southwestern University Far from a straight-line shot 'from cradle to grave,' life bends back on itself. These moments of bending, of cusp and transition, deepen our experience, calling forth ritual and aesthetic engagement. The Liminal Loop is an anthology rich in contemplative reflection on the human condition and the bends in our personal and collective paths. Barry Stephenson, Professor of Religious Studies, Memorial University, Newfoundland Rarely has a subtitle to a book hit the nerve so precisely. We are offered a glimpse through the liminal lens to make sense of the dangers and potentialities of human transformation, and how to respond to them. As rock climbers. Enslaved and liberated bodies. Teachers. Artists. Healers. As human beings. Bjorn Thomassen, Professor of Social Science, Roskilde University and author of Liminality and the Modern'
Book Information
ISBN 9780718895839
Author Timothy L. Carson
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Lutterworth Press
Publisher James Clarke & Co Ltd