by Eric Weiner
First published 2012
Eric Weiner, bestselling author of "The Geography of Bliss," faces an unexpected spiritual crisis during a hospital stay. A nurse's simple question haunts him: "Have you found your God yet?" This agnostic travel writer realizes he has observed many religious practices but never actually practiced them himself. Confronting his mortality and unsure what values to teach his young daughter, Weiner embarks on a global quest to personally experience faith. He selects eight diverse religions to test firsthand: Sufism, Franciscan Christianity, Kabbalah, Buddhism, Taoism, Raelism, shamanism, and Wiccan neopaganism. His journey takes him from monasteries to UFO believers, from meditation halls to pagan rituals. Weiner approaches each tradition with genuine curiosity, humor, and surprising honesty about his own skepticism and longing. The book chronicles his attempts to connect with the divine through prayer, meditation, ceremony, and community, revealing both the absurdities and profound moments he encounters along the way.
Genres: religion, biography-memoir, spirituality, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, personal-growth
350 pages · Paperback · Carta Blanca