Description: Despite her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Winner finds that her life is still shaped by the spiritual essences of Judaism. Here, she illuminates 11 spiritual practices that can transform the way readers view the world, and God.
Brief description: Lauren F. Winner is the bestselling author of three books, including Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline. Dr. Winner has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has served as a commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered." She writes and lectures widely on Christian practice, the history of Christian America, and Jewish-Christian relations. She is Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School.
Review Quotes: "A writer of spiritual substance and grace-filled style." --Publishers Weekly
"Lauren Winner speaks the language of this generation. It is authentic, free and bold." --Ben Young, author of The Ten Commandments of Dating "At a time when we are so aware of the differences between Judaism and Christianity, Lauren Winner's book on what we can learn from each other is so refreshingly welcome." --Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "For all of us who can't get our spiritual lives in shape by shipping out to a monastery, Lauren Winner explores simple, do-able ways of keeping company with God in the ordinary, day-to-day world of eating, working, resting, romancing, aging, earning, grieving, and celebrating. Her rich identity as a Jewish/Christian/scholar/writer informs every sentence." --Brian McLaren, pastor and author of A New Kind of Christian "[Winner is] a gifted writer who has much to teach us about the deep and indestructible bonds between Judaism and Christianity." --Richard Mouw, President, Fuller Seminary