The Search for God at Harvard

Author: Goldman, Ari L.

Publication:New York : Ballantine Books, 1992-04-21

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Condition: Used: Very Good

Description: No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; In 1985 Ari L. Goldman took a year s leave from his job as a religion reporter for "The New York Times" and enrolled in the Harvard Divinity School. What began as a project to deepen his knowledge of the world s sacred beliefs turned out to be an extraordinary journey of spiritual illumination, one in which Goldman reexamined his own faith as an Orthodox Jew and opened his mind to the great religions of the world. In his year at Harvard, Goldman found to his surprise that his fellow students were not straitlaced, somber clerics, but a diverse, vibrant, and sometimes embattled group from every major religion, united by their deep spiritual commitment. Even more surprising was the spiritual climate of the Divinity School itself: Far from being an ivory tower or a bastion of old-time Christian piety, the school was a forum for passionate debate on the relationships between religion and politics, social mores and sexuality. Written with warmth, humor, and penetrating clarity, "The Search for God at Harvard" is a book for anyone who has wrestled with the question of what it means to take religion seriously today.

Ref#: 028962

Subject: Religion

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