What religion do you become when you are the child of a Jewish father and a lapsed Christian mother? At the age of eighteen, Lauren Winner chose to become an Orthodox Jew.
But as she faithfully observed Jewish rituals, she finds herself drawn to Christianity. So, taking a courageous step, she leaves behind what she loves, and converts. Now the even harder part: how does one reinvent a religious self? How does someone embrace the new without abandoning the old?
In Girl Meets God this appealing young woman takes us through a year of her new Christian life. Despite her conversion, Winner finds that her world is still shaped by her Jewish experiences. Here is a new literary voice: a spiritual seeker who is both an unconventional thinker and devoted Christian.
But as she faithfully observed Jewish rituals, she finds herself drawn to Christianity. So, taking a courageous step, she leaves behind what she loves, and converts. Now the even harder part: how does one reinvent a religious self? How does someone embrace the new without abandoning the old?
In Girl Meets God this appealing young woman takes us through a year of her new Christian life. Despite her conversion, Winner finds that her world is still shaped by her Jewish experiences. Here is a new literary voice: a spiritual seeker who is both an unconventional thinker and devoted Christian.
