Surprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion
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- Synopsis
- At thirteen, Danya Ruttenberg decided she was an atheist. As a young adult, she immersed herself in the rhinestone-bedazzled wonderland of late 1990s San Francisco--drinking smuggled absinthe with wealthy geeks and plotting the revolution with feminist zinemakers. But she found herself yearning for something she would eventually call God. Surprised by God is a memoir of a young woman's spiritual awakening and eventual path to the rabbinate, a story of integrating life on the edge of the twenty-first century into the discipline of traditional Judaism, without sacrificing either. It's also an unflinchingly honest guide to the kind of work that goes into developing a spiritual practice--and it shows why, perhaps, doing this in today's world requires more effort than ever. Readers, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who are building a spiritual practice or becoming more religiously committed will find this a must-read.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 237 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807010686
- Publisher:
- Beacon Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/06/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Danya Ruttenberg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Lauren Tuchman
- Proofread By:
- Robin VL
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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