G. P. Wagenfuhr (PhD, University of Bristol) is lead pastor of Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church in Yakima, WA and teaches at the Flourish Institute of Theology. He is author of Plundering Eden and Plundering Egypt. During his work as a denominational theologian, he has written and edited numerous books engaging theology and cultural themes like gender, sexuality, egalitarianism, ecclesiology, politics, and ethics of life. He also runs Axial Bikes manufacturing handmade custom bicycles. He and his wife Ainhoa have two young daughters. Amy J. Erickson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) teaches theology and ethics at St. Mark's National Theological Centre in Canberra, Australia. She is the author of Ephraim Radner, Hosean Wilderness, and the Church in the Post-Christendom West. She has previously lived and worked in central Texas, Washington State, Colorado, and Scotland. She currently belongs to her church family at St. John's Canberra and dreams of cultivating an intentional community in the heart of Australia's capital.
""G. P. Wagenfuhr and Amy J. Erickson reclaim the Sabbath as a creative force in God's redemptive story, revealing its transformative impact on our identity, our rhythms, and our calling. Theologically profound yet practically grounded, this work casts a compelling vision for individuals and communities striving to live with faithfulness and sustainability amid the hyperactive pace of contemporary life."" -- Alan Hirsch, founder of 100 Movements and 5Q Collective and author of several books on missional leadership and spirituality ""It is deeply ironic that a people who follow the Lord of the Sabbath, who offers the promise of rest, are so often exhausted. Part of the reason, as G. P. Wagenfuhr and Amy J. Erickson show, is that we have approached the Sabbath as yet another thing to do, another task to accomplish within structures that are often exploitative and unjust. Instead, they offer a fresh vision of Sabbath which calls us, not to stop work altogether, but to take up the right kinds of work. Here is the promise of true rest, not for frantic people on the go, but for hopeful people on the Way."" -- Ryan Tafilowski, assistant professor of theology at Denver Seminary and coauthor, with W. David Buschart, of Worth Doing: Fallenness, Finitude, and Work in the Real World