Those of us who canoe and kayak know that it can be a spiritual experience. Whether we’re gliding over a glassy lake or plowing through whitecaps, a canoe trip is, in the words of John McPhee, “A rite of oneness with certain terrain, a diversion off the field, an act performed not because it is necessary but because there is value in the act itself.” Author and theologian Tony Jones will reflect on the deeper, transcendent meaning of paddling, drawing on writers from Immanuel Kant to Sigurd Olson, exploring the sublime and the numinous of our wilderness explorations, and giving listeners a chance to reflect on how they can find deeper meaning in the outdoors.