{"product_id":"water-at-the-roots-poems-and-insights-of-a-visionary-farmer-9780874861280","title":"Water at the Roots: Poems and Insights of a Visionary Farmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a society uprooted by two world wars, industrialization, and dehumanizing technology, a revolutionary farmer turns to poetry to reconnect his people to the land and one another.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA farmer, poet, activist, pastor, and mystic, Britts (1917-1949)\u003c\/b\u003e has been called a British Wendell Berry. His story is no romantic agrarian elegy, but a life lived in the thick of history. As his country plunged headlong into World War II, he joined an international pacifist community, the Bruderhof, and was soon forced to leave Europe for South America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmidst these great upheavals, his response\u003c\/b\u003e - to root himself in faith, to dedicate himself to building community, to restore the land he farmed, and to use his gift with words to turn people from their madness - speaks forcefully into our time. In an age still wracked by racism, nationalism, materialism, and ecological devastation, the life he chose and the poetry he composed remain a prophetic challenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Britts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874861280","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713687064713,"sku":"9780874861280","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0daf9569-f8b1-4508-a8f8-da3f89bffafa.jpg?v=1719619862","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/water-at-the-roots-poems-and-insights-of-a-visionary-farmer-9780874861280","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}