Letting Go of God

Julia Sweeney | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Indefatigable Inc.
• ASIN: B000MM107I
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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81 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EVERYONE should hear this--at least once!, May 11, 2007

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Damon Devine (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letting Go of God (Audio CD)

This CD has become very dear to me and some of my friends. I saw this performed live three times, and laughed all the way through and even wept a few times (and I am a grown man!). Sweeney went through the whole gamut of spirituality, (Catholicism, Buddhism, the belief that "God is love" and finally "God is Nature") before truly weighing fact from blind faith. It was not easy for her (or any of us seeking truth and perhaps even FEARING the truth) which is what this great 2 CD set covers. I know it sounds like a very broad statement, but if everyone on earth could hear this, I think we just may come to live in a more rational world (or perhaps that is just wishful thinking on my part...). I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who is questioning the rationality of blind faith, who is suffering from a religious upbringing, or feels they are ready to live a truly authentic life. A NOTE: Sweeney has no agenda--she only tells her story and the listener can take from it what they may. I always feel very peaceful and inspired after listening to this. It comes with a book of the complete text, a track list and 2 CD's.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, March 20, 2007

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Freestinker "Freestinker" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letting Go of God (Audio CD)

Inspiring, poignant, funny. Julia's intimate journey is not to be missed. Just as the other reviewer stated, I'm constantly mentioning this to friends, bought one for my sister and refer to is time and again. You'll listen to it repeatedly and laugh louder and be struck more deeply each time. Worth every penny (especially on iTunes where it's only $12).

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, charming, hilarious, July 24, 2007

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Robert J. Sawyer "Science Fiction writer" (Mississauga, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letting Go of God (Audio CD)

Letting Go Of God covers all the bases: the journey from childhood religious indoctrination to freethinking adulthood, the contradictions in the Bible, the silliness of New Age thinking as a substitute for reason, the prejudice against atheists, and, most of all, shows that you can be a good, kind, loving person without God (indeed, it's hard not to be totally in love with Sweeney by the end). It never sneers, never uses condescension, and never once tells anyone else what to think -- it trust that the members of the audience can find their own way. A tour de force; I recommend it highly and wholeheartedly.