First Church of the Higher Elevations

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These contemplative essays, written for seekers and wanderers, explore the complexity of the scripture of place, the geography of the heart, the landscape of imagination, and the topography of memory. Thoughtful and rich in spirit, the book discusses a personal relationship to place and prayer. Dark, serious, joyful, and funny, it is a perfect companion on a trek through the woods or in the comfort of your own home.

REVIEWS

“It is the natural world’s invitation to emptiness that Peter Anderson explores in these essays set in the mountains and basins of Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. In these places, he finds silence, solitude, stillness, and, in the wilder part of prayer, a glimpse of something just beyond sight.”
—David Romtvedt, former Poet Laureate of Wyoming and author, Windmills: Essays from Four Mile Ranch

“[Peter Anderson’s] journeys reveal the grace of the sacred in those luminous high places, and also in the ordinary moments of life.”
—Susan Tweit, author, Wild and Worthless: Living in the Chihuahuan Desert