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In search of grace : a religious outsider's journey across America's landscape of faith / Kristin Hahn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hahn, Kristin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Religion--1960-.
- United States.
- Religion.
- Hahn, Kristin--Travel--United States.
- Hahn, Kristin.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 302 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W. Morrow, [2002]
- Summary:
- Like many Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, Kristin Hahn was raised without formal religion, yet yearned for spiritual enrichment. So she set off on a journey that would lead her into the deepest recesses of the soul. What she learned along the way will feed the curiosity of seekers everywhere.
- Contents:
- Native American Beliefs
- 1 Communing with a Medicine Man 3
- 2 Appropriating with Non-Indians 20
- Christianity
- 3 Yielding with the Amish 31
- 4 Congregating with Monks and Nuns 51
- 5 Testifying with Mormon Missionaries 67
- 6 Praying with Practical Christians 82
- 7 Spreading the Word with Preachers 97
- 8 Spreading the Wealth with Unitarian Universalists 111
- Spiritualism
- 9 Listening with Spiritualists 121
- Judaism
- 10 Sanctifying with Jews 139
- 11 Improvising with the Self-Taught 156
- Islam
- 12 Fasting with Muslims 165
- Buddhism
- 13 Meditating with Masters 185
- Hinduism
- 14 Worshiping with Devotees 201
- Sikhism
- 15 Stretching with Yogis 217
- The New Age
- 16 Godding with a Bestselling Author 235
- Self-Help
- 17 Recovering with a Friend 247
- 18 Crossing the Bridge with Scientologists 257
- Neopaganism
- 19 Casting Spells with Witches 275.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-302).
- ISBN:
- 038097701X
- OCLC:
- 47973313
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