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This book, written prior to the pandemic, reflects on the role of “earthquakes”—literal and metaphorical: times like the present when history trembles beneath our feet. Such times may overturn empires, structures of power, and the stability of our personal lives. Yet, as Rabbi Waskow writes in a special preface, “this specific ‘earthquake’ among all the earthquakes in our lives . . . is ever-present, even if invisible and inaudible.” These earthquakes may yet become the fertile ground from which renewal and new life come, especially if we can learn to “dance”—to imagine and live out new possibilities—in the midst of disruption.
Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, PhD, founded and directs The Shalom Center in Philadelphia, PA—a prophetic-activist voice in Jewish, multireligious, and American life. He has written many books, including the original Freedom Seder, Godwrestling – Round 2, and Seasons of Our Joy.
“A wonderful book! Before the hierarchies and divisions of religions, there was the all-inclusive circle of spirituality. In Dancing in God’s Earthquake, Rabbi Arthur Waskow helps us trace our path back to our spiritual home.”
–Gloria Steinem
“Rabbi Waskow calls each of us to reach down deep in our moral and religious traditions and have a grownup conversation about the response our present crisis requires. I’m glad to lift up this invitation for all to join the divine dance of love and justice.”
–William J. Barber, II, President of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign
“Like poetry on a cold day, this book warms the heart and mind both. A fierce look at religion, a willingness to question history, to see the connections between the world’s faiths, to suggest how we might move forward from today’s hard times.”
—Ruth Messinger, American Jewish World Service]
“We are in a moment of great crises and gathering travail, and so one thing we need to learn is how to steadily, joyfully, determinedly pass through these trials, not just intact, but in love with the world around us. There could be no better guide than Arthur Waskow.”
—Bill McKibben, author, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out
“This is a delightful and refreshing book, full of wit, wisdom, and hope–all of which we so desperately need amid the perpetual upheaval and crisis of the world today. I’m deeply thankful for both Arthur and this book.”
—Jim Wallis, Founder and President of Sojourners
