Man Seeks God
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Praise
“Books about God tend to fall into two categories: objective inquiries into the nature of belief and personal tales of spiritual awakening…Weiner’s ‘Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine’ nimbly and often hilariously straddles the fence between the two genres….He’s Woody Allen channeling Karen Armstrong.”
–The New York Times
“Well-researched, informative and engaging, “Man Seeks God” is packed with facts and wisdom that, regardless of which God you root for, will leave what a Buddhist friend of Weiner’s calls “Post-it Notes on the brain.”
-The Washington Post
“I came to Eric Weiner’s MAN SEEKS GOD looking for a fight. But in the end, I didn’t find the fight I was looking for; instead, I found an affable, candid, deeply thoughtful, sometimes ironic and funny soul, with whom I shared certain similarities…. In the end, despite my proclivity for theological fisticuffs, Mr. Weiner’s candor and thoughtfulness were entirely disarming.”
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
-National Geographic Traveler
“Throughout this marvelously entertaining journey, precious and universal truths emerge amid the churning of Weiner’s self-conscious intellect and self deprecating sense of humor. Weiner manages to suspend disbelief long enough to share tales of divine wonders, a possibility in all of us.”
-Booklist (starred review)
“Weiner’s memoir is one of the best and most readable spiritual autobiographies of the last few years.”
-Library Journal
The [spiritual search] is compelling, and Weiner, the true subject of the book, is fascinating. He is at once charming and naive, profound and whiny, funny and annoying….The most intriguing insights are the ones [Weiner] discovers about himself in this honest and neurotic, generally entertaining book. ”
-Bookreporter.com
“Writing about spirituality is fraught with ironies: Isn’t the divine supposed to be beyond words? How to describe the inner landscape without sounding insane or precious? Eric Weiner’s quirky religion-hopping travelogue, “Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine,” actually embraces these pitfalls, while poking good-natured fun at the genre. [It's] a refreshing departure from more weighty spiritual tomes.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“His candid, self-deprecating approach ultimately makes the book a disarmingly funny, illuminating read……Weiner’s is a vulnerable, heartfelt story, one likely to give others license to make their own fumbling, flawed inquiries.”
-Baltimore CIty Paper
“In a time when many religious people insist only their own faith is valid, Weiner traveled the world in a quest for answers to spiritual questions…. Not taking himself (or others) too seriously, Weiner’s travels take him to Turkey, where he whirls, dervish-style; and Las Vegas, where he encounters Raelians, who base their beliefs on UFOs. He studies Kabbalah (without Madonna) and meditates with Tibetan lamas.”
-New York Post
“You won’t find God after reading this book, but you will speculate, ponder, and laugh. We were immediately captivated.”
- US Airways magazine
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