Walking to Wisdom: book presentation Thursday 2 May 19.00h
On Thursday 2 May, Thomas Hontelez will present his book ‘Walking to Wisdom’, which he wrote after a trip to Istanbul. Thomas has been involved in the Walk of Wisdom since 2015 and has been chairman of the Supervisory Board since the end of last year.
The presentation is entirely in style: we walk a part of the Walk of Wisdom from the starting point the Stevenskerk. Here, Thomas first introduces two important virtues of pilgrimage that he also considers valuable for the rest of life: simplicity and openness. After his introduction, we walk in pairs via the first kilometer of the pilgrimage route to the Roelants bookstore, where the final presentation will take place.
“If you are open to it and alert to what the way gives you, a pilgrimage offers an incredible number of wonderful lessons. In earlier times, pilgrimage was already seen as a metaphor for life. Since then, it has not lost anything on that power. Seeing pilgrimage as a metaphor for life also means that you can translate the lessons for the pilgrim into lessons for life. How do you deal with setbacks? Are you going to be knocked out by rain and wind? Because of the scorching sun? Or do you persevere and challenge yourself? The considerations you make make you stronger and give you self-confidence. Experiences that you can use for the rest of your life. With this book I hope to make you alert to those moments during your journey and I hope that you can get the most out of that unique experience.’
Thomas Hontelez in the introduction to his book Walking to Wisdom.
Program
19.00 hrs: Walk-in with coffee and tea (location: Stevenskerkhof 62, Nijmegen)
7.15 pm: Brief introduction to the pilgrim values of simplicity and openness
7.45 pm: Walk on a part of the Walk of Wisdom
8.45 pm: Book presentation at Roelants Bookstore (Van Broekhuyzenstraat 63, Nijmegen)
Free entrance
Please register via: [email protected]
We raffle off 1 starter pack for the Walk of Wisdom among people who buy a book.
The book presentation is a collaboration between the Walk of Wisdom, the Stevenskerk, bookstore Roelants and Kok Boekencentrum.
Thomas Hontelez is a religious scholar and lecturer in philosophy of life. In 2014 he walked a pilgrimage from Nijmegen to Istanbul. Since then, pilgrimage has been an important part of his life and he guides pilgrimages for the Franciscan Movement. He is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Walk of Wisdom.
