"Groff takes the unusual and highly beneficial step of leading the reader through some of the great secular and religious classics, but also of encouraging guided reflections on key passages. This original approached enabled me to appreciate them in a wholly new way."
—Harvey Cox, Hollis Professor of Divinity, Harvard University, author of
The Secular City and
Common Prayers: A Christian?s Journey Through the Jewish Year"If you are piecing together your spiritual roots, as many of us are today, this is the place to start. A wise, open-minded vision of what it means to embrace the spiritual life comes through Groff's work."
—Lauren Artress, author, Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool, canon for special ministries, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
"In an age when many have lost confidence in conventional approaches to Christian faith and spirituality, Kent Groff faces these concerns honestly and sympathetically, and from that posture of wisdom and humility offers fresh insights and inspiration for those at the crossroads or roadside of faith's journey. What Would I Believe...? is a welcome resource for seekers and doubters and those who care about them."
—Nathan D. Baxter, former dean, Washington National Cathedral
"Today, people hunger for meaning and direction as perhaps never before, yet the assurances offered by traditional religions and philosophies have become hollow for many.? In What Would I Believe if I Didn?t Believe Anything? Kent Ira Groff meets this dilemma head-on. This is solid writing grounded in intuition and intelligence, on the most vital questions we humans ever confront. What Would I Believe...? is a spiritual compass pointing toward a richer, more fulfilling life for anyone fortunate enough to read it."
—Larry Dossey, M.D., author, Healing Words Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words
"This book is a cornucopia overflowing with spiritual adages, insights, practices and prayers culled from many sources. . . . there is sure to be some fruit or flower that will nurture you here."
—Wendy M. Wright, chair of humanities, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, and author, Seasons of a Family?s Life
"With Kent Groff as a guide, seekers?skeptical or earnest?are likely to glimpse unexpected connections between the mundane and the Holy that stir the embers of the soul and disclose pathways to faith that for many have become obscure?but remain longed for."
—Sharon Daloz Parks, author, Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith
"This is a book for seekers who are longing to find their way home, those weary of religious platitudes, yet awed by beauty, truth, and the ultimate mystery of God.? Kent Ira Groff offers not a road map, but a compass that points the way for his readers' own journeys.?With this rich tapestry of ideas as inspiration, Groff invites readers to find community with fellow pilgrims and to embrace the divine mystery that is the source of life."
—Martha J. Horne, dean and president, Protestant Episcopal Seminary in Virginia, and former president of the Association, Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
"The author writes well, poking fun and prodding the reader to consider different angles and visions. Rather than making a legal argument, Groff paints on a canvass and asks us to step back and take a good long look at it."
—Michael Long, Assistant Professor of Religion at Elizabethtown College in PA, director of peace and conflict studies program and author of Have the Time of Your Life: Live for God in Each Moment and Creative Living: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Good Life
