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Winds of Santa Ana: Pilgrim Stories of the California Bight Kindle Edition

by Rick Kennedy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

Winds of Santa Ana is a spiritual history, environmental study, and sailing memoir of Southern California’s coast, islands, and waters.

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"This amazing personal account fuses a maritime perspective with considerable historical knowledge of the region from the Spanish period to the present. Kennedy presents his subject in an innovative spiritual light that changed my view of what it meant to grow up in the fertile religious environment of Southern California."
--Jarrell C. Jackman, retired CEO, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation


"Narrated with the salty wisdom of a storytelling sailor and the seasoned eye of a historian, Winds of Santa Ana offers an abundance of riches for the reader. With a revitalizing, evangelical consciousness--distinctively Californian and dynamically erudite--Kennedy's journey as a sailor-scholar aboard his beloved boat, Boethius, is a hopeful consolation for our generation, and a good reminder of our theological roots. This book is both timely and delightful."
--Karen An-Hwei Lee, Wheaton College

"There is no better guide to the California Bight, its natural beauty, human history, and spiritual potential than Rick Kennedy, a pilgrim who has sailed its shores for decades. Read this book and see its wonders through the eyes of Rick's heart. You will never be the same."
--Douglas Sweeney, Beeson Divinity School

"Kennedy is not only a gifted academic historian, he is also a pilgrim-sailor with the head of a philosopher, the heart of a Christian mystic, and the soul of a poet. These traits are wonderfully on display in this imaginative and enchanting book. . . . Winds of Santa Ana nurtures the spiritual imagination. It is a book for those longing for a thicker description of nature, the past, and life than the reductive methodologies of the modern academy offer."
--Donald A. Yerxa, former Editor, Historically Speaking

"This book will be appealing to readers on several scores: those interested in the environmental, maritime history of the San Diego area and those interested in how a noted Christian historian weaves the religious history of the region into a unique connection to the sea and the vocation of sailing."
--Ronald A. Wells, Calvin University, emeritus

"To sail into the waters of Rick Kennedy's memoir, Winds of Santa Ana, is to voyage with a most affable, engaging captain. Part philosopher, part sage, part poet, Kennedy approaches his audience as a friend in his invitation to apprehend rich interior and exterior seas and landscapes."
--Kay Harkins, author of Queen of the Leaves: A Memoir of Lost and Found

"Nobody tells the story of Southern California like Rick Kennedy. Winds of Santa Ana expounds his own experience of the place--in his case, the bight, seen from his nautical, sojourning, historian's eyes looking at the coast of Southern California from the water. . . . Seen through his vessel Boethius and accompanied by the personified Philosophia for the journey, this book is a true love letter to the Southern California coast."
--Jason S. Sexton, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

"Kennedy's ruminations on the California Bight present a Christian spiritual topography of the Los Angeles Basin and its environs. . . . This sailor-pilgrim reflects on his vocation, the evangelical cause, and the interplay of place and faith in the Bight. This fine memoir uses Kennedy's life journey and evocations of the Mediterranean to describe the islands and coastlines, winds and waves as the means and fruits of Christian yearning for God's presence in the world."
--Glenn Sanders, King University

About the Author

Rick Kennedy is professor of history and environmental studies at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. He is author of Jesus, History, and Mount Darwin: An Academic Excursion (2008) and The First American Evangelical: A Short Life of Cotton Mather.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6CDG4KW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wipf and Stock Publishers
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 11, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 20.0 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1666794038
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Rick Kennedy, born 1958, received his BA (1980), MA (1983), and Ph.D (1987) from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is professor of history and environmental studies at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. For more information see his PLNU web site under "faculty" in History and Political Science.

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We are all on a journey to somewhere from somewhere. The journey that Rick Kennedy takes us on is through Southern California coast lines. He describes running aground, broken equipment, and many other pleasant adventures from his sailboat. I was reminded of being a passenger on a 60' sailboat that ran aground underneath the Coronado Bay Bridge 25 years ago. The lesson learned was always check your channel markings. After reading Kennedy's book, I found myself visiting the docks in Point Loma and thinking about travel via boats and ships. My father served in the Navy in San Diego after World War II, so I have nautical memories of his in my mind. This book would be recommended for those who are searching for inspiration. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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  • Mary Beth McCabe
    5.0 out of 5 stars For searchers and sailors through life
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022
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    We are all on a journey to somewhere from somewhere. The journey that Rick Kennedy takes us on is through Southern California coast lines. He describes running aground, broken equipment, and many other pleasant adventures from his sailboat. I was reminded of being a passenger on a 60' sailboat that ran aground underneath the Coronado Bay Bridge 25 years ago. The lesson learned was always check your channel markings. After reading Kennedy's book, I found myself visiting the docks in Point Loma and thinking about travel via boats and ships. My father served in the Navy in San Diego after World War II, so I have nautical memories of his in my mind. This book would be recommended for those who are searching for inspiration. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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    Mary Beth McCabe
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    For searchers and sailors through life

    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022
    We are all on a journey to somewhere from somewhere. The journey that Rick Kennedy takes us on is through Southern California coast lines. He describes running aground, broken equipment, and many other pleasant adventures from his sailboat. I was reminded of being a passenger on a 60' sailboat that ran aground underneath the Coronado Bay Bridge 25 years ago. The lesson learned was always check your channel markings. After reading Kennedy's book, I found myself visiting the docks in Point Loma and thinking about travel via boats and ships. My father served in the Navy in San Diego after World War II, so I have nautical memories of his in my mind. This book would be recommended for those who are searching for inspiration. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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  • Margaret F. Walls
    5.0 out of 5 stars A delight…
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022
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    Rick captured my interest right away. I am somewhat familiar with area Rick is talking about. I love revisiting spots I know through Rick’s eyes. But I am not a sailor…the few experiences I has on a sailboat in Monterey Bay terrified me. But again, through Rick’s eyes and his recounting of the spiritual experiences he’s had on water I am drawn into his journey. Go with God, Rick.
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  • Kenneth & Fabiana Muench
    4.0 out of 5 stars Deeply spiritual and finds meaning in everything
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023
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    I’ve lived and sailed in socal for years, and had no idea I was surrounded by stuff of such significance. The author is deeply spiritual and invites you on a deeply meaningful journey on the waters of SoCal. You end up picking up a lot of history of the area (far more than I knew even existed) and are able to add more depth to your sailing. The only quibble I have is that sometimes he gets too carried away with the incredibly deep and detailed religious history of it. Don’t get my wrong, I’ve enjoyed the religious part (despite being a spiritual, but atheist person), but sometimes he gets very, very nuanced and detailed. Despite that, I’d recommend as a highly unique and meaningful sailing and self-reflection read.
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  • Edward D Walls
    5.0 out of 5 stars A gift of a journey through California's bight.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022
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    The author's reflections on Faith and sailing are a blessing to the reader. What a wonderful view of the history of the coastal region of southern California. What a revealing glimpse into the joys and trials of sailing. I thoroughly enjoyed the history, the explorations of faith, and the humor.
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  • windycitytarheel
    5.0 out of 5 stars A one-of-a-kind SoCal book: part travelogue, part history, part devotional--all of it worthwhile.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
    Rick Kennedy's "Winds of Santa Ana: Pilgrim Stories of the California Bight," is a book that doesn't neatly slide into any well-defined marketing niche or easily describable, recommend-it-to-a-friend, literary pigeonhole. It is instead a unique meditational narrative by a well-regarded historian of American religion who weaves his professional expertise into a compelling account that highlights his Southern Californian roots, his love of the sea and sailing, and his devout Christian faith. Sailing back and forth between his home base at Point Loma and the area just north of Santa Barbara (and all the islands in-between), Kennedy intersperses his encounters with rough weather, seals, pelicans, and tough sailor's luck with portraits of influential figures in the region's history. Of particular interest is his tapestry detailing the long, and diverse, impact of Christianity within the region from devout 16th-century Spanish monks and nuns to progressive-minded 19th-century Yankee Protestants and energetic 20th-century evangelical preachers. And all of it served up with a pervasive interaction with Boethius' "The Consolation of Philosophy"(!). As noted above, "Winds of Santa Ana" is a book that's hard to peg. But, Kennedy's wide-ranging, eclectic account and insightful personal and cultural observations are well worth your while. Highly recommended.
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  • Daniel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Blow Wind, Blow
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2023
    Pictured on the cover of Rick Kennedy’s new book is the author gazing out at the setting sun while clinging to the mast of his sailboat Boethius. Something about this image strikes me as an excellent symbol for the pages that follow. He and Boethius are tied together, two small things facing the greatness of sea, sun, and sky. Indeed, Kennedy lives in a beautiful, enchanted world that is deeply rooted in history and tradition. While some of his academic peers have chosen the route of “methodological naturalism” and thus write books that suit the tame expectations of what he fondly calls The Knowledge Industry, Kennedy sails into “a wilderness only superficially civilized” where “industrialized rationalism loses its grip.” Out at sea there are angels, messenger whales, and conversations with lady Philosophia–Boethius’s ancient muse and guide in The Consolations of Philosophy. Kennedy even alludes to a sort of Christianized augury. This is not a book for scoffers in armchairs–this is a book for pilgrims with backpacks.

    This is also a quirky book that defies categorization. Is it history? Is it theology? Is it religion? Is it a memoir? Is it travel writing? The best answer, I suppose, is yes. What should we expect from a man who labels himself a “Protestant-evangelical-Franciscan-pilgrim-sailor-ecologist”? History since Herodotus has demanded interdisciplinary, cross-cultural engagement. The intellectual silos of the modern academy do not seem to matter at sea. Kennedy writes for all of his aforementioned labels, but he stirs them together to make a new and delicious stew.

    In The Winds of Santa Ana, Kennedy weaves together three narratives: he describes his actual sailing trips to various places of the California Bight; he recounts a history of the rich spirituality of Southern California; and he reminisces on his own journey as a sailor-scholar in Santa Barbara and San Diego. All three point to a deeper history of the region. Surrounded by beautiful islands, ports, and rivers named after saints, Kennedy claims “it is hard to be an atheist here.” Southern California looms so large in religious history, especially in the twentieth century, that one begins to feel the force of this book’s argument that this is a uniquely sacred place. Here Kennedy borrows heavily from Darren Dochuck’s From Bible Belt to Sunbelt. At one point, he even asks Philosophia if she read the book! Indeed, the evangelical all-star team is loaded with Southern Californians: Aimee Semple McPherson, Rick Warren, Chuck Smith, Robert Schuller, William Seymour, and more. Even those not from the Bight feel its effects. Thus, a turning point in the life of Billy Graham occurs at Forest Home Christian Camp in the San Bernardino Mountains in 1949. Kennedy has me thinking that something was (and is) in the air in Southern California.

    It is worth mentioning that, for Kennedy, evangelicalism is a big tent. Spanish missionaries, holy rollers, and institutional Presbyterians all feel the winds. In one repeated gag, Kennedy names calm winds “Presbyterian” and wild ones“Pentecostal.” Some readers may find Kenney’s Protestantism too Catholic and his Catholicism too Protestant. Some may balk at the inclusion of believing-not-belonging types in his account of Southern California spirituality. But those folks would be missing the point: the wind blows where it may. His thoughts are not ours, and nor are His ways.

    As a caveat, I must state that Dr. Kennedy is a beloved professor of mine. He taught me World Civilizations I, Colonial American History, and California History at Point Loma about a decade ago, and he oversaw my thesis project on the history of the college. I suppose that this might call into question my credibility as a reviewer. But it also gives me a unique perspective on The Winds of Santa Ana. This book, in my estimation, is the culmination of an incredible life of faith and scholarship. This is Kennedy’s opus. While cruising the San Diego Harbor in Boethius a few years back, I remember Dr. Kennedy discussing his “winds” project with me. He laughed about the idea of a book from the perspective of his boat. When he finally sent me a draft, he predicted that nobody would read it. I reminded him that few read Henry David Thoreau’s Walden until after the author’s death. The comparison was accidental at the time, but now it seems right. The California Bight is to Kennedy what Walden Pond was to Thoreau–a place that is “distinctly revelatory, sacramental, and hopeful.” In a disenchanted, sometimes disembodied world of box chains and big corporations, I am moved by Kennedy’s love for his patria. I am reminded of an old line from Chesterton: “The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world.” This weekend I will visit my local history museum in Tempe, Arizona. Then I will go for a hike, listen to the singing birds, take in the fierce yellow of the blooming brittlebush, and feel which way the wind blows.
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