We live in a 24/7 tradition of endless efficiency, workaholism, distraction, burnout, and anxiety-a life-style to which we’ve sadly grown familiar. This tired system of ‘lifestyle’ ultimately destroys our souls, our bodies, our human relationships, our society, and the rest of God’s creation. The whole world grows exhausted because humanity offers forgotten to enter God’s rest.

This book pioneers a creative path to an alternative way of existing. Merging innovative storytelling, pastoral sensitivity, practical insight, and relevant educational analysis, Subversive Sabbath gives a unique invitation to personal Sabbath-keeping leading to fuller and more joyful lives. A. J. Swoboda demonstrates that Sabbath is definitely both a spiritual discipline and a kind of sociable justice, connects Sabbath-keeping to local communities, and points out how God may actually do more when we do less. He demonstrates the biblical practice of Sabbath-keeping can be God’s arrange for the recovery and healing of all creation. The reserve carries a foreword by Matthew Sleeth.