Bibliograph

Holy spokes, the search for urban spirituality on two wheels, Laura Everett ; illustrated by Paul Soupiset

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Holy spokes, the search for urban spirituality on two wheels, Laura Everett ; illustrated by Paul Soupiset

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Holy spokes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Laura Everett ; illustrated by Paul Soupiset

Sub title

the search for urban spirituality on two wheels

Summary

After Laura Everett's car died on the highway one rainy night, she started riding her bicycle to work—and began an unlikely conversion to full-time bicycle commuter. In Holy Spokes Everett tells how she became a dedicated cyclist and uses her story to develop a distinctly urban spirituality. With chapters structured around the parts of a bicycle, the book looks at the history of cycling, relates Everett's own experiences biking in Boston, and reflects on the spiritual dimensions of moving through the city on two wheels. "As I bike across the cobblestones and potholes of Boston," Everett says, "I now have daily opportunity to see the life of my city more clearly, love the broken world around me more dearly, and follow this path more nearly. Curiously, I think I am closer to God because of my bicycle."

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