BY JAMIE FOSTER

In Living in Wonder, Rod Dreher offers an enthralling, deeply felt exploration of the hidden spiritual world that continues to beckon, even in an age where materialism seems to have won.

Dreher’s work acts as both a guide and a gentle nudge, encouraging readers to seek the divine amid our culture’s pervasive disillusionment. He does not shy away from acknowledging the crises and complexities of our modern world; instead, he invites us to rediscover the ancient wisdom that has largely been forgotten in the West.

This is a book that shines with stories both mystical and startlingly real, drawing from Dreher’s own experiences and those of others who have encountered the divine in unexpected ways. These tales, from miraculous events to encounters with saints, illustrate the rich enchantment once familiar to our ancestors and still present, though often obscured.

Dreher’s writing, with its trademark lucidity and warmth, is both comforting and invigorating, urging us to shed the disenchanted lens of modernity for a sacramental view of life that sees the sacred interwoven with the everyday.

With insights from history, anthropology, and neuroscience, Living in Wonder goes beyond mere theory, offering practical advice on awakening a sense of wonder in a disenchanted age.

Dreher is unflinchingly honest about the challenges Christianity faces today and why so many young people feel alienated by its seeming emptiness. But rather than despair, he extends an invitation: to rediscover a Christianity that is vibrant, mysterious, and alive with presence.

For anyone feeling spiritually adrift, Living in Wonder is a powerful and much-needed compass. It’s a book that does not merely critique the status quo but inspires readers to engage with a deeper, richer reality.

Dreher has given us what may be his most compelling work to date, a call to awaken to the wonders just beyond our grasp—and a reminder that the journey toward the sacred is still very much possible for those who dare to seek it.

Jamie Foster is Country Squire Magazine’s Chief Writer.