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Sacred Encounters from Rome to Jerusalem | 
 enlarge | Author: Tamara Park
Publisher: IVP Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 103241
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 334
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0830836233
Dewey Decimal Number: 263.042569442
EAN: 9780830836239
ASIN: 0830836233
Publication Date: January 2009
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Product Description
Tamara Park wanted to test her beliefs about God outside the cloistered corner of her American upbringing. So she and a couple of friends flew to Rome and from there followed the footsteps of Helena, mother of the first Christian emperor of ancient Rome, on a meandering path to Jerusalem. Along the way, she sat on all sorts of benches and talked with all sorts of people about how they thought of God. This book is that story. In this book, you'll meet Muslims, Jews, Christians and agnostics in lands that have witnessed near-endless war, tumultuous political crises, economic stagnation and religious strife. You'll see God through the eyes of people whose lived experience is profoundly different yet surprisingly common. You'll see the world through the eyes of three pilgrims and get to know God--and yourself--a little better.
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A Pilgrim's Progress for Our Time December 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tamara Park delivers a refreshingly honest assessment of her Western Christian beliefs about God, and how that assimilates with the religious beliefs of others in the world. As Park travels from city to city asking her question, "Who is God to you?," she is disconcerted at the realization that she is not entirely certain of her own answer.
As she lugs her backpack around from country to country, she unpacks more and more of the ambivalence of her own religious upbringing. Whether it be in Rome, Sarajevo, Macedonia, Turkey or Jerusalem, she keeps the reader entertained with travel anecdotes fused with "divine moments" that both perplex, amaze and humble her.
At the close of the book, not only has Park's notion of God been expanded, but the reader has also done the same.
Recommended for anyone who loves to travel and explore -- whether it be the amongst countries of the world or the complex workings of the soul.
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