Finding God When You Don't Believe in God: Searching for a Power Greater Than Yourself [Paperback]

Jack Erdmann (Author), Larry Kearney (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2003

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.

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About the Author

A fourth-generation alcoholic, Jack Erdmann has been sober for more than 20 years. An accomplished salesman and businessman, he has more recently made a name for himself as the author of Whiskey's Children and a lecturer.He lives in the San Francisco area.

Larry Kearney, a poet and novelist, has published nine books of poetry. He lives in Larkspur, California.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Hazelden (May 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568389833
• ISBN-13: 978-1568389837
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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103 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Preachy at All, September 27, 2003

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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 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, September 30, 2005

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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.