by Tim Honan

www.outofchurch.com

This is a prophetic parable about the American experience of Christianity as seen through the lens of the Columbia River, its discovery, and domination. As today's river managers wrestle with the the dilemma of life lost and power gained, they now attempt to put life back in a dying river. This is a story of life vs. power. And because real spirituality is imminently personal, my own experiences and observations with Christianity are recounted in tandem with the larger story of the river.

Prologue
Chapter 1 - River Man
Chapter 2 - Flow and the God of Motion
Chapter 3- Lost Things
Chapter 4- Prophets, Illusion and Manifest Destiny
Chapter 5- Dams, the Reliquary of Life
Chapter 6- Salmon, Life of the River
Chapter 7- Genetics, Potential and the Memory of God
Chapter 8- River and the End of the World
Chapter 9- Leadership and Dam Management
Chapter 10- Revolution, Rivers and Restoration
Chapter 11-The Sacred Informal