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"Reading Trackless Wastes feels like entering a ‘fugue state’ (traveling away from home without knowing where one is), then returning with more clarity than ever before. "The clash of paradigms King so poignantly addresses beckons us toward integration of the disparate parts of ‘self’ and ‘other’ we so seek. The parallel yet intertwining journeys of spiritual growth and psychological separation-individuation are here given discerning consideration within the context of Christian community. "In this Internet age we desperately need bridges to the Jesus story, but like the process of building a cathedral, the author recognizes the need for patience and that there is no quick unifying of polarized positions. "King stays true to the larger theme of the transcendent nature of our creator but also faces the harsh realities of the not-so-pretty controversies that divide us in everyday life. He shepherds us toward a home which may not always be ideal but can be a place to capture biblical truth for those of us who have been hurt or lack faith. "The stars seem ever so much
brighter as we traverse these pages." "I love this book! I've been recommending it widely as a personal and yet thoughtful entree into the postmodern conversation. I'm amazed that King was grappling with these issues before 1990. His insight about a potential and needed postmodern convergence of "liberal" and "conservative" came years earlier than I have known anyone else to write about it. He is truly a pioneer. "The content flows from Michael's personal journey, which makes his challenging theological insights more accessible and understandable to a wide audience. This is substantial theology that reads more like a memoir. "I have felt for several years
that the Anabaptists were going to have something very
special to bring to the table in the postmodern
world, because of their special posture toward the modern
world. Michael’s book reassures me that this will be
the case." "Trackless Wastes and Stars to
Steer By was recommended to me both by my eighty-four
year old father and a seminary colleague who uses it as a
text book in his class on the authority of scripture.
Now, having read the book, I can see why it has this
broad appeal. Michael A. King has written a book that
wrestles honestly and helpfully with human experience in
the light of faith. He does not flinch from or hide from
the wilderness that characterizes much of modern life.
Nor does he soften the questions in order to arrive too
soon at easy or comfortable answers. Consequently, there
were many points in the book where the struggles he is
illuminating in a very personal way seemed to be my own
as well as his. That ability to shine a light on what is
common in the human condition by opening the pages of his
own life for our scrutiny and sympathy is the gift of
this book. Trackless Wastes and Stars to Steer By orders:
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