Walking Blind, Revised and Expanded Edition

""In these beautifully written and thought-provoking essays, Canfield draws an important distinction between religion and faith. Walking in religion is about control and conforming to rules and regulations. In contrast, walking 'blindly' by faith in Jesus requires us to trust God completely as we are led 'blindly' by the Holy Spirit."" --Darrell Whiteman, author of Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness ""When I left home at eighteen, two questions screamed in my head for a cogent answer to my Christian fundamentalist indoctrination: Is it true? And does it work? Canfield answers the first in chapter 3 on the resurrection. The remainder of his book handles the second, from American culture to our constitution. It is an effort that defies credulity. Who can imagine a scholar, surely not an anthropologist, taking on such a herculean challenge? Canfield takes this bait. And the result is a mental stimulation of the highest order."" --Mark Andrew Ritchie, author of Spirit of the Rainforest ""[In this work] Canfield muses on lesser-known Bible passages, not anthropologically, but rather theologically as an anthropologist. He brings people in the Bible to life, showing how, in their context, they handled life experiences with emotion and response relative to their circumstances. As human beings, we today, do the same--the human condition binds us all. Canfield's well-researched and culturally analyzed reflections demonstrate there is 'nothing new under the sun.' Ultimately, individuals as well as whole societies must 'walk by faith and not by sight.'"" --R. Daniel Shaw, Senior Professor of Anthropology and Translation, Fuller Theological Seminary