Landscapes of the Soul: How the Science and Spirituality of Attachment Can Move You into Confident Faith, Courage, and Connection

Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw address the experience of feeling spiritually disconnected—of struggling with discontent, anxiety, avoidance, and doubt despite efforts to deepen faith through Bible study, church attendance, and prayer. Drawing on attachment theory, biblical wisdom, and spiritual formation, the authors explain why Christians often become spiritually stuck and how to move forward. They explore how healthy relational attachment supports spiritual growth, how survival strategies can distort faith, and how God repairs faith, hope, and love in relationships with Him, others, and ourselves. The book offers practices for building security with God and addresses how Jesus addresses both anxious and avoidant patterns of faith. The authors, who work as pastors, coaches, and educators, use landscape metaphors—jungle, desert, war zone, and pasture—to describe different spiritual states and guide readers toward the peace and rest that comes through relationship with God.