{"product_id":"experiencing-spirituality-isbn-9780399175121","title":"Experiencing Spirituality","description":"A great master once said, “The shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story.” In \u003ci\u003eExperiencing Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e, Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham take readers on a journey through storytelling as a means of self-discovery. Recounting and interpreting great wisdom stories from all ages and all cultures, as well as telling many of their own, the authors shed light on such experiences as awe, wonder, humor, confusion, and forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn story after story, seekers look to those whose lives reveal a special quality—sometimes called spirituality—and ask the masters what they must do to attain that same quality. The answer is simple: “Come, follow me, and see how I live.” \u003ci\u003eExperiencing Spirituality \u003c\/i\u003eteaches through the example of human experience.\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003cb\u003eEXPERIENCING SPIRITUALITY\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The inspiring storytellers’ guide to who we are as humans and how we can live the reality of our dreams along the journey of an unpredictable life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—William Moyers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, \u003ci\u003eBroken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A rich, thoughtful, and engaging collection of stories, anecdotes, quotations, and thoughts on all kinds of subjects that connect to spirituality from two people who understand spirituality better than anyone. Wonderful!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Susan Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best guides for applying spiritual tools to life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers of \u003cb\u003eExperiencing Spirituality\u003c\/b\u003e will undoubtedly want to go back again and again to revisit and reflect on the stories that are the heart of this remarkable work.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Pat Taylor, CEO, Faces and Voices of Recovery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a richly delinated tributeto the triumph of the human spirit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Retailing Insight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kurtz and Ketcham have a mission to clarify—because defining is impossible—spirituality. These stories are experiences. You may forget informative data, but you will not forget the stories. \u003cb\u003eExperiencing Spirituality\u003c\/b\u003e is not reading. It is an experience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, author of \u003ci\u003eAddictive Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Brilliantly conceived and beautifully written, \u003cb\u003eExperiencing Spirituality\u003c\/b\u003e is one of those rare books readers will return to again and again as a balm for old and fresh wounds and as a meditation on how to a life of greater balance, fulfillment, and self-acceptance.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—William L. White\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Spirituality of Imperfection\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant anthology of wisdom stories from all the great traditions centered around a most compelling and discerning issue.”  \u003cb\u003e—M. Scott Peck, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road Less Traveled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I love this book and I’ve been foisting it on people for years. It’s wonderful.” \u003cb\u003e—Anne Lamott, author of \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies, Grace (Eventually) \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Operating Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You remember these stories…. They become a part of you, a part of your own spirituality.” \u003cb\u003e—Sam Keen, author of \u003ci\u003eFire in the Bell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sometimes a reviewer wants to stop writing about a book and simply stand up and cheer.... The wisest book I've read in a long time.” \u003cb\u003e—Larry Dossey, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eMeaning and Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an inspiring guide, offering comfort not only to those in 12-step recovery programs but to those who want to stop striving for personal perfection and start living.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I think this book comes closer to the real meaning of spirituality than anything I've looked at in the last twenty years.”\u003cb\u003e —John Bradshaw, author of \u003ci\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest Kurtz, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ereceived his doctorate in the history of American civilization from Harvard University in 1978. He taught American history and the history of religion in America at the University of Georgia and Loyola University of Chicago before retiring to Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Ketcham \u003c\/b\u003ehas been writing nonfiction books for forty years. Her work has been published in sixteen foreign languages and has sold nearly one million copies. She founded and serves on the board of a grassroots nonprofit organization called Trilogy Recovery Community, which helps youth and their family members dealing with alcohol and other drug problems. 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