From the back cover
Playing in the Dust offers a fresh and forward-looking way of reading the creation stories, inviting readers to explore these ancient narratives in a new light. David Runcorn brings an adventurous, open-hearted approach to themes like being made in God’s image, freedom and obedience and the tension between dominion and ecology.
Through short conversational chapters, Runcorn explores key questions including human identity, calling, temptation, rest, and more, return helping readers connect with the playful wisdom of Genesis.
He offers an invitation to return to these familiar stories of our beginnings and rediscovered our original gift, as they refresh and guide our journeys of faith and life with God our maker. Here are the foundations for an inspirational, forward-looking and generous faith through which to engage with our emerging world and the questions and challenges with which it presents us.