Growing up during the northern Ireland Troubles, author Gareth Higgins experienced some of the devastation stories can effect on individuals and communities. He joins us to talk about his subsequent development and growth, reflecting on the role of story telling and inviting us to consider its role in our own beliefs, relationships and communities.
Following the interview Nomad hosts Joy Brooks and Tim Nash reflect on Gareth’s journey, and ponder how it might inform their own evolving faith.
Interview starts at 15m 22s
WEBSITE
BOOKS
How Not To Be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrifying
The Seventh Story: Us, Them, and the End of Violence
PERMISSIONS
A Blessing of Enough and A Blessing For When the World Seems Too Much were taken from How Not To Be Afraid by Gareth Higgins, used with permission by Canterbury Press.
QUOTES
“The myth of ‘greatness’ is a curse. The story that we need is the one that says, ‘You and I are in community.'”
“It’s not just that I’m no better than anybody else, but I’m no worse than anybody else. We’re all kinda glorious.”
“The truth is not that we’re doomed and there’s nothing we can do about it. And the truth is not that everything’s fine and I don’t have to do anything. The truth is actually we’re here for a short time and we get to learn what it is to be a lover and to be loved.”
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