“If you do not recognize yourself in the first few pages of this compelling, sage, and down-to-earth book, trust me: Rademacher is going to call your name before she is through. After listening carefully to all of your reasons why you cannot afford to rest, she will just as carefully take them apart, helping you step over them toward a saner, more sustainable way of being good for something in this world. At the moment I cannot think of another book that makes a better case for wedding faithful activism to equally faithful rest. The name of their union is Sabbath, and Rademacher is their reliable witness.”

-Barbara Brown Taylor, author of Always a Guest and An Altar in the World

“If ever a book could be described as timely, this is it! Kate Rademacher’s book is both thoughtful and practical—with great effectiveness she shows us both why the practice of keeping Sabbath is so crucial and how it can become a reality. A much-needed read for anyone who takes seriously the Way of Love to which Jesus calls us…which includes the call to Rest.”

-The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church and author of Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times

"You might feel like the world is on fire and you're trying to save it. Or you might feel that the world is crashing down on you and you're trying to survive it. I often feel a mix of both, and that's why I need the message of Reclaiming Rest. Kate Rademacher's writing is a delight, and she brings science, spirituality, and common sense together in just the way people like me most relate to and enjoy. This book could be what saves your sanity in these stressful times.

- Brian D. McLaren, author of Faith after Doubt.

“Here, we have prose that snaps; practical suggestions coupled with deep wisdom; spirituality connected to politics; and, finally, not just an invitation to a single practice called Sabbath-keeping, but rather an invitation to a more faithful way of life.”
-Lauren F. Winner, author of The Dangers of Christian Practice and Wearing God

“What a refreshing invitation, as timely as a cool drink of water on an overheated day. Author Kate Rademacher explores the path to reclaiming the Lord’s sweet day of rest. Then, with kind daring, she shows us how. In these exhausting, driven and shattered times, may we of the Cross heed her call to honor ourselves and God by humbly retreating to good Sabbath rest.”
-Patricia Raybon, author of I Told the Mountain to Move: Learning to Pray So Things Change and The One Year God’s Great Blessings Devotional

“In Reclaiming Rest Kate H. Rademacher both inspires and challenges us to restore the deep freedom that we receive in keeping a Sabbath day. She is an eloquent writer and a natural storyteller, which makes this book as delightful to read as it is spiritually nourishing.”
-Carl McColman, author of Unteachable Lessons and Eternal Heart

"In Reclaiming Rest, Rademacher not only shares important insights drawn from her own personal stories of struggle for Sabbath, but also offers practical situations, examples, and advice that others can learn from and follow."

- Brian Allain, founder of Writing for Your Life, Publishing in Color, and Compassionate Christianity

In an era of exhaustion, Kate Rademacher has written the book we all need to read. By seamlessly weaving theology, history, and personal narrative, Rademacher creates a compelling case for the original intent of the Sabbath: not only to restore our week but to restore our lives.

-Kathy Izard, author of The Hundred Story Home and founder of Women Faith & Story