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When Donkeys Talk: Book Review and Giveaway!

March 5, 2013 By Haley 107 Comments

Welcome to Carrots! I'm so glad you're here. This is where I share thoughts on liturgical living, faith, parenting, culture, and an extra dose of Jane Austen. You can sign up for my email newsletter here to stay in touch, or look me up on Instagram!

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Soon after delving into Tyler Blanski’s new book, When Donkeys Talk: A Quest to Rediscover the Mystery and Wonder of Christianity (Zondervan 2012), I knew I had found a kindred spirit. And it wasn’t just because mutual friends kept showing up in the text: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Anne of Green Gables, Jane Austen, and even Martianus Cappella. You see, like Blanski, I have always been a medievalist at heart and there’s not many of us haunting this modern world.

When Donkeys Talk begins with author Tyler Blanski, an Anglican writer and musician in Minneapolis, in a spot I was very familiar with: facing disillusionment with modern Christianity. He commits to a holy pilgrimage to find answers. As the book begins, I find myself begging, “please don’t say you’ve got some new, progressive, and emergent idea figured out that 2,000 years of Christians have ignored”–a claim every 20-something who writes on theology seems to profess. But to my delight, he didn’t say that at all! He does something far more exciting, wise, and humble: he journeys to the past.

In his quest for the true richness of Christian faith, I saw my own journey mirrored. As a little girl I devoured every book about Greek mythology and Camelot I could get my hands on and those worlds were alive to me. It wasn’t that I was confused about reality, I knew the difference between myth and fact, but I was aware of the truth that I lived in an enchanted world. As I grew up I became more acquainted with modernity, but I never felt quite at home there.

As I developed a love for literature, no era fascinated me like the Middle Ages. From the Early Modern period and forward, it all seemed rather dull. When I finally read Max Weber in college, I discovered that this was due to a phenomena called “the disenchantment of modernity.” After the Enlightenment, the physical world and the spiritual world simply didn’t intersect. The supernatural did not touch the material. The world was not enchanted. There was nothing left to wonder at. There were no more mysteries.

This modern materialism infiltrated my theology. Was baptism really a big deal? My unbaptized, church-attending friends explained that it was just a symbol. “Why do I need to do it? I know what I profess in my heart,” they said. “There’s nothing magical about the water.” Even Christianity ceased to be mysterious and fascinating. It was as vague as a cloud yet as cut and dry as a business meeting. I longed for something more but feared that I was being irrational. “No need to be superstitious. This modern Christianity is very progressive and factual,” I told myself. It wasn’t until I started reading the Church Fathers that I realized that my longings had a home. What I had been missing was the historical Church.

In grad school I wrote a paper about the disenchantment of modernity and modern artistic attempts to re-enchant the world, to see the world again with wonder. “The problem,” my professor explained to me, “is that you have to be progressive, you have to do something new. You can’t just go back to the Middle Ages to find the answer!”

Tyler Blanski steps up next to other modern medievalists like C.S. Lewis to respond with the brazen question, “And why not?” Why shouldn’t we look back to a world saturated with the supernatural? Why can’t we question modern materialism and instead encounter a sacramental world?

The delightful read really hits its stride in Part II when Blanski paints a picture of “Atomland,” the world we inhabit with our often unexamined conceptions of modern materialism. With help from G.K. Chesterton, Wendell Berry, St. Augustine, and others, Blanski offers a mirror to show us the materialistic worldview we don’t often realize we have embraced. Then Blanski juxtaposes this City of Man with the City of God, in which the physical and the spiritual are ever-intertwined. His pilgrimage leads him to examine what we have to learn from the God-bathed world of medieval Christianity. Since C.S. Lewis’ The Discarded Image, I haven’t read a book that presents the medieval mind in such an accessible way. His synthesis really is wonderful. I found myself saying, “Yes!” and reading passages out loud to my husband when I couldn’t contain myself.

But how can we enter into this sacramental world of ancient Christianity? I applauded Blanski when he claims that one place to start is the liturgical year. I loved Blanski’s description of how embracing holy time, setting our clocks by the Gospel, can direct us toward sacramental living. He writes, “In Christendom we celebrate the feast days of the saints, the holidays that retell the biblical narrative. Good Friday is our Memorial Day. Pentecost is our Independence Day…The Christian calendar invites us to escape the straitjacket of individualism and pluralism, and instead to get our orientation and sense of self in this larger story.”

Blanski calls out for a “holy renaissance” in which ancient Christianity is reborn in our lives today. And it’s a cry we need to hear because Christians always seem to be following in the footsteps of the disciples who, when accompanying Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, failed to stay awake with Our Lord. Indeed, we are a people who are always falling asleep and we need to be reawakened. In addition to embracing the liturgical year, Blanski bids a return to the historical church’s understanding of the sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. His description is beautiful and rich and it’s a message that would be accessible and inspiring no matter which Christian denomination you hail from.

As a former evangelical Protestant, I closely sympathize with Blanski’s wondrous journey into the joy and richness of liturgy and Christian tradition. I see my story reflected in almost every page. But as a Catholic convert, I found myself asking, now that we have journeyed into the depths of historical Christianity, where do we go from here? Blanski gives us an itinerary for the beginning of our quest: holy time, holy sacraments. But there is so much more to be found. Blanski’s holy pilgrimage seems to end just shy of the truths to be found in Roman Catholicism. His work points toward these truths, serving as a useful beacon to those only just setting out, and to those who have arrived at the final destination and have begun to make a home. 

I believe that the Church (note the big “C”) has never lost touch with the truth that our world is enchanted by the presence of God. The water we dip our fingers in as we enter Mass is not merely a gesture or a reminder. It is itself holy, sacred. The Church never falters in its belief that the Holy Eucharist is truly the Precious Body and Blood of Our Lord, knowing as Flannery O’Connor fiercely put it, “Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with it.” It’s more than a symbol. It’s heaven touching earth. When a holy renaissance awakens us to these truths, what path do we take? What adventure lies in store?

I was so inspired and reawakened to the beauty of our faith through this wonderful book and I would highly recommend it no matter where you are in your journey, interested in a pilgrimage, traveling through the dark ancient forests of Christianity, or ready to reach journey’s end.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this review. I did receive a complimentary review copy and 5 giveaway copies of this book for my readers. 

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Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Christian Year Tagged With: book review, enchantment, sacraments, tyler blanski, when donkeys talk, zondervan

Comments

  1. Cristina says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:24 am

    What a great review! Seriously, I can’t manage to string together a coherent thought on anything I read lately….just a vague,
    “well that was……good….” I’m always impressed by your thoughts and writing 🙂 That being said, you have convinced me and I would love to read this!

    Reply
  2. Michelle says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:42 am

    Would LOVE to win this! Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  3. Jessica says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:32 am

    Great review (pretty much ditto what Cristina said)!! Going to add it to my list of book to read now! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Erin says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:44 am

    I would be so glad to read this book! I hope I win.

    Reply
  5. Erin says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:48 am

    I shared this post on Facebook.

    Reply
  6. Hannah Jasmine says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:49 am

    I’ve actually met Tyler Blanski, and would love to meet his book, too!

    Reply
  7. Erin says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:50 am

    I Tweeted this post.

    Reply
  8. Erin says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:51 am

    I know you didn’t mention it as an option, but I went ahead and pinned this post too on my “books worth reading” board.

    Reply
  9. Kate says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:55 am

    Whether I win it or not, I need to read this book!

    Reply
  10. Heather says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:05 am

    I’d love a copy… It sounds great!!

    Reply
  11. Melissa says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:08 am

    my husband and i just read this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-blanski/get-your-beard-untrimmed-spirituality-in-a-clean-shaven-world_b_2775917.html and had a good laugh!

    i shared on facebook! 🙂 thanks haley.

    Reply
  12. kate says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:12 am

    The book sounds wonderful! I’m always searching for something new to read. I’d love to win!

    Reply
  13. Elizabeth says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:14 am

    I would love to win this book, but even if I don’t, I’ll be reading it! I love all your book recommendations!

    Reply
  14. Stephanie says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:48 am

    Great review :). This sounds awesome and just what I need right now! I’d love to win!!

    Reply
  15. Stephanie says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:50 am

    Shared on Facebook 🙂

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  16. Julia says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:53 am

    This sounds great! I would love a copy! 🙂

    Reply
  17. Rae says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:55 am

    This sounds fascinating. Thanks for recommending it!

    Reply
  18. Sarah says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:04 am

    Tyler is a good friend of mine. I’m really enjoying reading his book, and am glad to see you share tah interest! 🙂

    Reply
  19. Heather says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Oh please please please, I hope I win! I would love to read this book and pass it on to friends.

    Reply
  20. Elizabeth says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:26 am

    sounds lovely! count me in!!

    *

    I love the life that is found in the older traditions as well; for me it brought me to the Orthodox church, for you the Catholic church; we are so blessed!

    *
    Enjoyed your review of this book! 🙂

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  21. Deirdre says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:28 am

    Haley, you have put together a beautiful message that very effectively critiques our dull, wonderless postmodern state and points to the possibility of something better. I relate so much and I think this is why I (like you) am obsessed with Kristen Lavransdatter: not only is it set in that most interesting time of the Medieval era (such appealing attachments to land and home! Such interesting social structures and customs!), but there’s that mystical connection between Faith, mystery, magic…. Enchanting is definitely the word. We need enchantment so much!
    Anyway, if this book helped you to pull these thoughts together, then I must say that yes, I would also like to get a copy and read it so that I can also gain some coherence in this area! Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  22. Elizabeth says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:29 am

    I Facebooked this give away as well… 🙂

    *

    Please count me twice!

    *

    (Not on twitter or would have 3 🙂 )

    Reply
  23. Michelle M. says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:32 am

    I’d love a copy! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  24. Michelle M. says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:32 am

    I also shared on FB.

    Reply
  25. Deirdre says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Shared on facebook. 🙂

    Reply
  26. Nicole says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:42 am

    I’d love a copy!

    Reply
  27. bethany dirksen says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:06 am

    I would LOVE a copy of this book!

    Reply
  28. KelleyAnnie @ Over the Threshold says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Great post, Haley! It stands on its own–not just a book review. Your posts continue to just make so. much. sense to me in my conversion and I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog.

    I’ll post on FB and my (new!) Twitter when I get home 🙂

    Reply
  29. Darci Swain says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:25 am

    My hand is raised. 🙂

    Reply
  30. Vanessa says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    I’d love a copy of the book!

    Reply
  31. Paola says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    I’d love to win this book! ..I can’t find it in Italy so it would be a great chance to read it! 🙂
    Thank you for sharing this, I loved this post! xo, Paola

    Reply
  32. Paola says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    Shared on Twitter 🙂

    Reply
  33. Josh says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    I would love to win a copy!

    Reply
  34. Neika says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I would like a copy.
    Signs of Life is very satisfying. 🙂

    Reply
  35. Angela says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I always love a new book to read. I’d love to receive a copy.

    Reply
  36. Angela says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    And I have shared it in a FaceBook group too. Thanks!

    Reply
  37. janelle says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    Looks like a great book to read!

    Reply
  38. Molly says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    I’d love a copy of this. P.S. for me my enchanting age is somewhere between the Industrial Revolution and WWII – the time that technology was used when absolutely necessary, but before it took over our lives!

    Reply
  39. Julie says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    I’d love to receive a copy, to read and to share with my family. Thank you for the giveaway.

    Reply
  40. genevieveandbryan@me.com says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    I want a copy!

    Reply
  41. genevieve says

    March 5, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    shared on Facebook

    Reply
  42. KK says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Sounds like an interesting read. Would love to win it!

    Reply
  43. PJ Delnay says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    Certainly interested in a copy.

    Reply
  44. PJ Delnay says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    Also just threw it up on Facebook!

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  45. PJ Delnay says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    And don’t forget twitter!

    Reply
  46. Sarah says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Wow, this sounds like a fascinating book! Great review Haley 🙂

    Reply
  47. Stacie says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    I am just starting my journey and would love to give this book a read!

    Reply
  48. Becky says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    Would love a copy!

    Reply
  49. Becky says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Also shared on Facebook 🙂

    Reply
  50. Carolyn says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    You make it sound so intriguing. Sounds like a wonderful book. I’d love to read it whether I manage to win a copy or not!

    Reply
  51. Ruth Anne says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    This sounds so interesting. I would love to read it. Will definitely add to my reading list!

    Reply
  52. Amanda says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    This sounds like a wonderful book!

    Reply
  53. Ruth Anne says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Tweeted bout the giveaway!

    Reply
  54. Ruth Anne says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Shared on facebook too!

    Reply
  55. Annie says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    I would love a copy of this book.

    Reply
  56. Melissa says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    i forgot to say, i want a copy!! 🙂

    Reply
  57. Cassidy says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    i love your book suggestions! I would love to read this book!

    Reply
  58. Cassidy says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    shared on twitter! I don’t have facebook 🙁 lol

    Reply
  59. Jessica says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    I would love to win a copy of this book. It’s going on my reading list regardless 🙂

    Reply
  60. Bekkah says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    I would love a copy of this book because it seems to fit in perfectly with my lenten goal of reading more books related to Catholicism and my conversion journey. The book itself seems like it would be a fascinating read. 🙂

    Reply
  61. Jessica says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Shared this post on Facebook 🙂

    Reply
  62. LJ says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    I would love a copy!

    Reply
  63. Melody says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    I would love to receive a copy of this book; it sounds wonderful! By the way, I love your blog. As a Protestant, your insights into where it can fall short and into Christianity itself are really inspiring challenge me to think differently. Thanks!

    Reply
  64. Darci says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    I would love to read it! (Even if I don’t win I might have to get a hold of a copy).

    Reply
  65. Darci says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    I also shared about it on facebook!

    Reply
  66. Michael Kirchner says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    I would love to read this book!

    Reply
  67. Margot Payne says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    Great book review! I read it twice.
    I would like a copy of the book, if possible.
    I posted this on FB.

    Reply
  68. Michael Kirchner says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    I also shared this on my facebook page as well!!

    Reply
  69. Shauna says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    I’d love a copy. Beautiful post, by the way. I’m a long-time follower but don’t comment often.

    Reply
  70. Pam says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    I’m fascinated! I would love a copy of this book. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  71. Lynn says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    I would be thrilled to win a copy. 🙂

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  72. Lynn says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:49 pm

    Also shared this on Facebook.

    Reply
  73. Susanna says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Love the idea of re-saturating my worldview with wonder. This guy does sound like a kindred spirit! Would love to read his wisdom.

    Reply
  74. Amy says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:52 pm

    Sounds like a good book! I’d love a copy!

    Reply
  75. Angela Saxon says

    March 6, 2013 at 7:40 am

    I would love to read this book!

    Reply
  76. Sarah O says

    March 6, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Oooh, I’d love to win this. Another book to add to my 2013 reading list.

    Reply
  77. Sarah O says

    March 6, 2013 at 9:37 am

    Shared on Twitter. =)

    Reply
  78. KelleyAnnie @ Over the Threshold says

    March 6, 2013 at 10:19 am

    Just saw that we need to make separate comments for our posts, so
    1. I posted on Facebook.

    Reply
  79. KelleyAnnie @ Over the Threshold says

    March 6, 2013 at 10:20 am

    2. I Tweeted it!

    Reply
  80. Makenzie says

    March 6, 2013 at 10:29 am

    I would love to read a copy! Sounds like it would be very relative to the spiritual concepts I’m wrestling with at the moment!

    Reply
  81. Tamsen says

    March 6, 2013 at 11:23 am

    That sounds fantastic! Pick me!

    Reply
  82. Ashley says

    March 6, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    I would love a copy! I am planing on going to grad school to study the history of the Church and the impact and influence it has had on culture as well as culture on the Church. This is one of those books that sounds right up my ally. So does that paper you wrote! I love that era too. 🙂

    Reply
  83. Cristina Freyre says

    March 6, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  84. Laurinda says

    March 6, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    I would like a copy!

    Reply
  85. Laurinda says

    March 6, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    I shared on Twitter 🙂

    https://twitter.com/AKLulu/status/309384104380596224

    Reply
  86. Savannah says

    March 6, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    Would love love love a copy of this book!! Sounds like a fantastic read 🙂

    Reply
  87. Abbey says

    March 6, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Oooh, I have so been wanting to read this book! I’m off facebook and twitter for Lent, so this will have to be my magic miracle winning entry. 🙂 Thanks for such a thoughtful, thorough review.

    Reply
  88. Margaret Broderick says

    March 6, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    I HOPE I GET THE BOOK!

    Reply
  89. Jen Fisher says

    March 7, 2013 at 6:06 am

    I would LOVE a copy of this book!!!

    Reply
  90. Ellen says

    March 7, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Your insights are breathtaking…..would love to share what looks like a marvelous story with young minds (and older as well) 🙂

    Reply
  91. Erin says

    March 7, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    i’d love a copy! this was a great post, we have a catholic mom’s group just to sit around and talk about some of the things you write! Thanks!

    Reply
  92. Jennifer o says

    March 8, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    I’d love a copy!!!!

    Reply
  93. Sarah says

    March 8, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    Sounds great! I would love a copy, especially since the author is a fellow Anglican. 🙂

    Reply
  94. Amanda says

    March 9, 2013 at 11:17 am

    Sounds like a really interesting book. I’d love to win a copy, but in case I don’t I’ll put it on my Amazon wishlist.

    Reply
  95. Meredith says

    March 9, 2013 at 11:33 am

    I am so excited to read this book – I’ve always appreciated Tyler’s viewpoint in all that he’s written, and in what we’ve discussed together. I’d love to win a copy, but even if I don’t, I’ll still buy one anyway.

    Reply
  96. Camille says

    March 9, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    I would love to read this 🙂

    Reply
  97. Wanda says

    March 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    Would absolutely love a copy!

    Reply
  98. Wanda says

    March 9, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    Posted to FB

    Reply
  99. Amy says

    March 9, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Thanks for a great review! I would love to win a copy. If I don’t win, this will probably have to go on my wish list!

    Reply
  100. Mari says

    March 10, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    I’ve already flagged this on my GoodReads account, and I’d love a copy for free! Thanks! 😉

    Reply
  101. Lindsay in NJ says

    March 10, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    Sounds wonderful. Count me in!

    Reply
  102. Joy says

    March 10, 2013 at 7:58 pm

    I would love to read this book! I have a goal this year of choosing the books I read more intentionally. Too often I just grab whatever is on the featured books wall at our library because I always seem to have at least one crying child with me. This is definitely on my to read list now! Thanks so much!!!

    Reply
  103. Jennifer says

    March 10, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    I posted link on Facebook! I really want this book. 🙂

    Reply
  104. Amy says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:11 am

    I would love to win a copy of this book! 🙂

    Reply
  105. Jennifer B says

    March 12, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    I would love to win a copy 🙂

    Reply
  106. Jennifer B says

    March 12, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    I am sharing on fb 🙂

    Reply

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