{"product_id":"experiencing-god-jon-m-sweeney-9781966608059","title":"Experiencing God: 36 Ways According to Saint Francis of Assisi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReplicable experiences of God according to Francis of Assisi, offered on the 800th anniversary of his death.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever have we needed more to experience God--to \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e God. Francis of Assisi was spiritual before anyone used that word, and he was religious in the best ways. We love him because he cut through the paraphernalia to get back to religion where it belongs: working in the human heart, making a difference in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone can do the things Francis did, summarized in these 36 ways of experiencing God. Examples offered through anecdote, text, and explanation include \"Free captive creatures,\" \"Pray alone in the woods,\" \"Allow yourself to weep,\" \"Stand between those who fight,\" \"Make a cross with your arms,\" and \"Pray 'Who are you, God? And who am I?'\" Sweeney introduces each with faithful attention to the original sources, and comparisons to spiritual teachers from other traditions, including Thich Nhat Hanh, Roshi Bernie Glassman, Evelyn Underhill, Richard Rohr, and Mary Oliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon M. Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966608055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966608059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monkfish Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jon M. Sweeney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881165672703,"sku":"9781966608059","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02a0aedc-4b7b-40ac-b16f-821235133eb5.jpg?v=1747970874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/experiencing-god-jon-m-sweeney-9781966608059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}