Of Green Stuff Woven
Around the globe, small bands of eco-activists are working to save one reef, one rain forest, one river at a time. Of Green Stuff Woven depicts a group of native gardeners who are restoring tall grass prairie on land connected to their historic Episcopal cathedral in the middle of the financial district in Des Moines, Iowa. They are approached by hotel developers and are caught between their passion for the prairie and their need for money to repair their crumbling cathedral. Of course, the parish's largest donor stands to profit from the deal! The creation? Or the cash? As flood waters rise, so do the stakes of their choice.
Of Green Stuff Woven springs from the experience of two devastating floods and of the burgeoning prairie restoration movement. Told by Brigid Brenchley--kind and quirky cathedral dean--it is Brigid's tale but also the story of a faith community: hardworking plant enthusiasts, parishioners of varied persuasions; the bishop; the mayor; and most importantly a beloved cathedral member who loses his home and life to the flood. All converge like spokes in the spinning wheel of this decision. The book articulates the depths of Anglican spirituality that undergird creation care ministry, while compassion highlights the plight of threatened plant species and people vulnerable to climate events, and challenges us all to examine the decisions we make in the stewardship of our land.
It does all this while taking readers on a good ecclesiastical romp and retaining realistic hope.
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"This new novel by 'writing bishop' Cathleen Bascom, is a book you won't want to put down! Filled with delightful characters and page-turning situations, it's also an important book dealing with important issues around our responsibility for God's creation. And for the sake of us all, it's a book with a message that we can't put down." -The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
"The flood waters are rising, on the planet and also in our consciousness. We need our greatest artists in every genre to help humanity finds its way in a time of unprecedented crisis, to build arks out of words, music, movement and images. We need guides to transformation and a sustainable life. The Rt. Rev. Cathleen Bascom, writer and the Episcopal Bishop of Kansas has stepped forward to help fill this need with a beautiful new novel, Of Green Stuff Woven. Bascom writes winningly - you will find yourself caring for her characters, human and chlorophyll-bearing - and she writes with humor, a rare quality today. I invite you to take a walk among the tall grasses and wildflowers, the humans of different passions and persuasions that populate Of Green Stuff Woven. You will feel strengthened and encouraged by the experience." --Marc Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of California
