{"product_id":"every-place-is-holy-ground-richard-venus-9781461104490","title":"Every Place Is Holy Ground: When Religion Is Not Enough","description":"This book is a collection of the essays complied over several years of reflecting on my expereiences and the experiences of others. Each chapter speaks to the hopes, pain, and mysteries of our lives. They pose questions about generosity, suffering, conscience, justice, race, poverty and charity. They ask what good are we and how should we live? They raise questions about religious life and belief then offer possible answers in a variety of ways. While religion is not enough to answer all the questions life presents, it offers a way of struggling to live with integrity and concern for others. As the preface says: The chapters are short and each begins with an anecdote about either the poignant - a woman fleeing from her burning home, a Jew given hospitality in a Palestinian refugee camp, a friend with dementia, or the seemingly banal - feeling pain while bending over a laundry basket, sharing an umbrella, or the controversial - science versus religion, immigration, racism. Succinctly told, the stories trigger questions that give us pause - \"Why is God always punishin' folks who are tryin'?\"- and lead us into our depths, not for \"answers\" but for insights - \"Healers are hosts who patiently and carefully listen to the story of the suffering stranger.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Venus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1461104491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461104490\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 10\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.40d","brand":"Richard Venus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436623311103,"sku":"9781461104490","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7c7154d-0582-483a-baee-fb7a6f1b9221.jpg?v=1777157156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/every-place-is-holy-ground-richard-venus-9781461104490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}