{"product_id":"working-on-god-paperback","title":"Working on God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWinifred Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of Americans are finding it more and more difficult to apply the traditional demands of organized religion to their lives, and yet a complete absence of spirituality leaves them uneasy. \u003ci\u003eWorking on God\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for and about such intelligent, independent people, who are seeking to reconcile their spiritual yearnings with their skeptical intellects. Winifred Gallagher, a behavioral-science reporter, began her investigation of religion in our postmodern age with research and interviews and soon discovered a vast, quiet revolution under way among ordinary men and women grappling with the sacred. Both Gallagher's brilliant journalistic inquiry and her very personal journey unfold over time spent in a Zen monastery and a cloistered convent, in small-group discussions and healing rituals, in a Conservative synagogue that shares spaces with a Christian church, and in the birthplace of the New Age. Written with humor, empathy, and a rigorous curiosity, \u003ci\u003eWorking on God\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground in depicting the broad-based spiritual movement that is transforming many lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of Americans are finding it more and more difficult to apply the traditional demands of organized religion to their lives, and yet a complete absence of spirituality leaves them uneasy. \"Working on God is a book for and about such intelligent, independent people, who are seeking to reconcile their spiritual yearnings with their skeptical intellects. Winifred Gallagher, a behavioral-science reporter, began her investigation of religion in our postmodern age with research and interviews and soon discovered a vast, quiet revolution under way among ordinary men and women grappling with the sacred. Both Gallagher's brilliant journalistic inquiry and her very personal journey unfold over time spent in a Zen monastery and a cloistered convent, in small-group discussions and healing rituals, in a Conservative synagogue that shares spaces with a Christian church, and in the birthplace of the New Age. Written with humor, empathy, and a rigorous curiosity, \"Working on God breaks new ground in depicting the broad-based spiritual movement that is transforming many lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinifred Gallagher's previous books are \u003ci\u003eJust the Way You Are: How Heredity and Experience Create the Individual\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Place: How Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for many magazines, from \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Manhattan and Long Eddy, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.28 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176673939591,"sku":"9780375755378","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/298a0f0dac5be2e6018c06ad07648c01.webp?v=1733391649","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/working-on-god-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}