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my jesus year a rabbis son wanders the bible belt in search of his own faith
p one day a georgia born son of an orthodox rabbi discovers that his enthusiasm for judaism is flagging . he observes the sabbath he goes to synagogue and he even flies to new york on weekends for a series of speed dates with nice eligible jewish girls . but something is missing . looking out of his window and across the street at one of the hundreds of churches in atlanta he asks what would it be like to be a christian p so begins benyamin cohens hilarious journey that is my jesus year part memoir part spiritual quest and part anthropologists mission . among cohens many adventures and misadventures he finds himself in some rather unlikely places jumping into the mosh pit at a christian rock concert seeing his face projected on the giant jumbotron of an african american megachurch visiting a potential convert with two young mormon missionaries attending a christian professional wrestling match and waking up early for a sunrise easter service on top of stone mountain a confederate memorial and former base of operations for the kkk . p during his year long exploration cohen sees the best and the worst of christianity 8212 ; from megachurches to storefront churches ; from crass commercialization of religion to the simple moving faith of the humble believer ; from the profound to the profane to the just plain laughable . throughout he keeps an open heart and mind a good sense of humor and takes what he learns from christianity to reflect on his own faith and relationship to god . by years end to cohens surprise his search for universal answers and truths in the bible belt actually make him a better jew .
paperback harpercollins 2009 isbn13 9780061245183 isbn10 0061245186
book type nf isbn 13 9780061245183 number of pages 252 publisher harpercollins release date 1251763200000