Girl Meets God : On the Path to a Spiritual Life (Hardcover)

from CatherineMarie

This is an interesting book. I first read it when I was slowly coming back to the church, and was intrigued because in very many ways, the author is a lot like me. I tend to read a lot, and learn from reading. Its a fascinating journey that she makes from one religion to the other, and she makes ...

from stacyinthecity

This is the story of the author's conversion to Orthodox Judaism and then to evangelical Christian. The story itself was interesting and well written. I enjoyed and perhaps was a little jealous of her complete and total faith. However, as a I read it, and now looking book, I wonder how much of he...

from nevusmom

A very thoughtful and thought-provoking book. First the author converts to Orthodox Judaism, then to Christianity (Anglican). A couple of her experiences really gave me pause; the first was her Ash Wednesday experience, the other was her choice of a Fast for Lent (reading). There is much food for...

from jkepler

While browsing my local public library's shelves for books on the Eucharist, I found this book by Lauren Winner, and started reading her chapter on the Lord's Supper, titled "The Viaticum". Viaticum was a Roman term for the food, clothes, and money that a Roman magistrate would take with him when...

from jd234512

I appreciated this book considerably, mostly because of how she approached it. I enjoyed that she did not assume anything was known of either Judaism or Christianity, because it allowed for someone who ascribed to either of these or none of these to understand the two and to speak of them in a po...