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Title: Girl Meets God : A Memoir by Lauren F. Winner ISBN: 0-8129-7080-2 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "girl meets God": An Inspiring Book for the Soul
Comment: "girl meets God", a Memoir, is first the story of an extraordinary woman, Lauren Winner, who has explored two faiths with devotion and courage. Lauren Winner is the daughter of a Southern Baptist mother and a Jewish father, and was raised as a Reform Jew. During college, she converted to Orthodox Judaism and then, to Christianity. Her story is filled with the challenges that such changes imply, from dealing with family and old friends, to presenting herself anew to the world.
The book is a collection of stories, and follows a religious chronology articulated around the Christian and Jewish calendars of one year. However, even if the book appears to be the story of one year, it is in fact a lifetime story condensed in one "religious" year. One should keep this in mind in order not to be confused with the real (temporal) chronology of events.
"girl meets God" is also a book about tolerance. One will learn a lot of things about Judaism, and what Judaism and Christianity have in common. Lauren is an excellent teacher and conveys an original way of thinking in this regard. Moreover, although Lauren has finally chosen to be a Christian, her book is not about converting the reader to Christianity or proving the Christian faith's victory over her. Her story shows that Christianity is not the only right spiritual path in one's life. Her story is above all, a story about God.
And that is how, finally, "girl meets God" is a book for EVERYONE. It does not matter that one has nothing in common with Lauren, one surprisingly relates to her story, and recognizes oneself in her interrogations and aspirations. Lauren just found the words for you. This book is a great companion for everyone who wishes to undertake (or re-undertake) a spiritual journey in order to make more sense of their lives. "girl meets God": An Inspiring Book for the Soul.
Rating: 5
Summary: If you want to make a new friend, read this book
Comment: Girl Meets God tells the story of one woman's journey into the church. Having grown up Jewish, Lauren converts to Christianity after college. She then embarks on a process both to understand the ongoing place of Judaism in her life, but also, simply, to understand what it means to be a Christian and to find her palce in the church. She is full of wonder about Christianity, enthusiastic and enraptured. But she also has doubts and questions, and sometimes she slips up. Her honest, personal voice makes this book so much more than an ordinary memoir or an ordinary book about religion. I really felt like I got to know Lauren, that when I opened this book a friend was sitting down to have coffee in my kitchen and we were talking about intimate things. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Rating: 5
Summary: Challenging
Comment: Excellent book! Ms. Winner is a complex, highly intellegent woman whose writing kept me engrossed in her journey to Christianity via Judaism. Spiritually, she challenged me to examine my beliefs about god and Christianity, and though I didn't always agree with her rather black and white view of how to be a good Christian or Episcopalian, I always admired her for her belief and for striving to achieve that unatainable ideal.
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Title: Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren F. Winner ISBN: 1557253447 Publisher: Paraclete Press Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life by Lauren F. Winner ISBN: 1565123093 Publisher: Algonquin Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Grace : A Memoir by Mary Cartledgehayes ISBN: 0609608347 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Abbey Up the Hill: A Year in the Life of a Monastic Day-Tripper by Carol Bonomo ISBN: 0819219126 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Enigma of Anger: Essays on a Sometimes Deadly Sin by Garret Keizer ISBN: 0787957283 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 26 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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