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A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith
HarperOne
October 2008
On Sale: October 7, 2008
272 pages
ISBN: 0061245178
EAN: 9780061245176
Hardcover
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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?" So begins Benyamin Cohen's hilarious journey that is My
Jesus Year—part memoir, part spiritual quest, and part
anthropologist's mission. Among Cohen's 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. 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 year's end, to Cohen's surprise, his search for
universal answers and truths in the Bible Belt actually
make him a better Jew.
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