{"product_id":"deconstructing-god-ian-gurvitz-9781450518277","title":"Deconstructing God: A Heretic's Case For Religion","description":"WINNER 2011 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS -- RELIGIOUS NON-FICTION Deconstructing God makes a case for an understanding of religion that transcends the conventional categories in which one is either a believer, an atheist, or agnostic, by focusing on mysticism as the experiential core of religion. The book makes the case that this paradigm we've inherited in western culture has left us stuck in a series of false arguments about the subject of religion: Whether there is or isn't \"a God\"; the religion vs. science debate, the faith vs. reason debate. We bat these discussions back and forth under the illusion that we're engaged in a meaningful dialogue about religion, when all the while there is a more subtle understanding of the phenomenon, in the form of a very human, earthly psychological experience that, while generally referred to as \"mystical\" is really only a mystery in the sense that it has been obscured by our false understanding. Per Meister Eckhart: \"God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.\" \"Although I don't agree 100% with Ian Gurvitz's analysis of religion -- who does on this subject? -- I loved reading this insightful, funny, and illuminating book. And we both think Pat Robertson is a douchebag.\" Bill Maher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Gurvitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450518273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450518277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.52d","brand":"Ian Gurvitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066312716543,"sku":"9781450518277","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd749e72-83bd-4b88-ba97-deafd67567a1.jpg?v=1685406547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deconstructing-god-ian-gurvitz-9781450518277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}