- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Hazelden (May 15 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568389833
- ISBN-13: 978-1568389837
- Product Dimensions: 19.1 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #565,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Here is an opportunity to listen in on fascinating conversations with people who found God when they didn't really want to and weren't even looking. Through a series of deeply personal interviews with individuals from different walks of life, the authors conduct a captivating discourse on discovering a "higher power." The interview subjects are not proselytizers, nor are they interested in comparing spiritual states. Their stories are neither tidy nor definitive. What they offer, however, is a remarkable, refreshing, and ultimately satisfying mosaic on the meaning and manifestation of God.
About the Author
Larry Kearney, a poet and novelist, has published nine books of poetry. He lives in Larkspur, California.
Jack Erdmann is an accomplished salesman and businessman who has more recently made a name for himself as a popular author and lecturer. He lives in the San Francisco area.
Anne Lamott is a progressive political activist and author of several novels and works of non-fiction. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her non-fiction works are largely autobiographical, with strong doses of self-deprecating humor. Marked by their transparency, Lamott's writings covered such subjects as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity.
Jack Erdmann is an accomplished salesman and businessman who has more recently made a name for himself as a popular author and lecturer. He lives in the San Francisco area.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Preachy at All,
By A Customer
This review is from: Finding God When You Don't Believe in God: Searching for a Power Greater Than Yourself (Paperback)
I spent the day in my backyard reading, meditating, and enjoying the breeze. I found this book just the ticket to inspire my own thoughts and dialogues with God. I was not a disbeliever...I'd just lost my relationship somewhere along life's journey. My shoulders were exhausted from carrying the load myself, but I wasn't sure how to re-connect with God so he can help carry the load. Somehow today...I managed to do just that.This book doesn't preach. It is what it is. A book of interviews w/ various people who have managed to connect w/ God after all kinds of odds. It's poetic in nature and I found myself cheering with several featured writers as I identified with their challenges and triumphs. If you're not sure where to turn, if the church seems like a waste of time, or you just want to listen to someone else's life for awhile...give this book a glance. I read it cover to cover in one day...and it helped me change my outlook on many things in my own life.
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2.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 103 of 107 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Preachy at All,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Finding God When You Don't Believe in God: Searching for a Power Greater Than Yourself (Paperback)
I spent the day in my backyard reading, meditating, and enjoying the breeze. I found this book just the ticket to inspire my own thoughts and dialogues with God. I was not a disbeliever...I'd just lost my relationship somewhere along life's journey. My shoulders were exhausted from carrying the load myself, but I wasn't sure how to re-connect with God so he can help carry the load. Somehow today...I managed to do just that.This book doesn't preach. It is what it is. A book of interviews w/ various people who have managed to connect w/ God after all kinds of odds. It's poetic in nature and I found myself cheering with several featured writers as I identified with their challenges and triumphs. If you're not sure where to turn, if the church seems like a waste of time, or you just want to listen to someone else's life for awhile...give this book a glance. I read it cover to cover in one day...and it helped me change my outlook on many things in my own life. 23 of 41 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected,
By "Mom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Finding God When You Don't Believe in God: Searching for a Power Greater Than Yourself (Paperback)
This book is not written by Anne Lamont. It has a FORWARD (2 pages) by Anne Lamont. I found the focus of the book to be on recovery, which is a kind of spirituality, but not something that works for everybody. Didn't work for me.
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