Searching for God in America (Hardcover)

by Hugh Hewitt (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
This accompaniment to a PBS TV series of the same name, which will first air in four parts in July, is a potpourri. It consists of transcripts of the eight interviews upon which the series is based, a treasury of (mostly) American writings on religion from the Mayflower to Muhammad Ali, and a little selection of Christian song texts. Los Angeles lawyer and broadcaster Hewitt chose the interview subjects because theirs are "models of faith-filled lives," and although he has them speak about their own traditions, Hewitt covers many of the same matters with all of them: the problem of evil, suffering, living the religious life, the purpose of prayer, the necessity of compassionate action, and so on. The interviewees are Prison Ministries founder Charles Colson; the conservative rabbi, Harold Kushner, who wrote the huge best-seller When Bad Things Happen to Good People (1985); the Presbyterian woman who chairs the largest Christian relief organization and presides over the Christian College Coalition; an Islamic scholar and philosopher; the senior pastor of L.A.'s community-activist First African Methodist Episcopal Church; an apostle of the Mormon Church; the Trappist monk who has led the largest effort to spread the practice of contemplative prayer; and the Dalai Lama. Each says stirring and ponderable things, to which the many voices represented in the treasury, which includes Native Americans and atheists in its wide-ranging span, add hundreds more. Ray Olson

Product Description
Based on the new PBS series of the same name, Searching for God in America offers a compilation of our nation's collective conversations about God. A guide to compelling faith journeys, from the signing of the Mayflower Compact in 1620 to the present, Searching for God in America provides first-person accounts of religious experiences which have empowered American history.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 515 pages
• Publisher: W Pub Group (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084991308X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849913082
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,400,727 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great reference for the searcher, February 22, 2000

By	D. Ward "game player" (detroit) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't believe this book is out of print. (I found it marked down at Border's.) It was a great source of information about the great religions as they are lived by leaders of these faiths. I found it greatly inspirational and informative. The similarities of some of the speakers is amazing (there being many paths to God at the "top of the mountain"). I haven't got to the quotations yet, but the interviews are worth the price of the book itself. Would be a great starting place for a group discussion. I can't wait to read more of his books, and in fact just ordered one! I've been searching for a long time, and Hugh nails the questions I would like to ask of these people, and brings a refreshing honesty to his own search.