Fumbling: A Pilgrimage Tale of Love, Grief, and Spiritual Renewal on the Camino de Santiago
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385507658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the spirit of Kathleen Norris and Anne Lamott, Kerry Egan describes her journey from grief to faith in this candid, spiritually profound account of her pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, the medieval pilgrim route through Northern Spain.Kerry Egan, a student at Harvard Divinity School, became a pilgrim at the age of twenty-five, a year after the death of her father. A story of overcoming anger and sadness and finding joy and redemption, Fumbling illuminates the power of grief to enhance our relationship with God.. Each incident, encounter, and hard-won mile shapes he
Good bookclub book pattycakes An essential read for anyone who is struggling with grief or regrets, examining religion's place in his or her life, or merely fantasizing about running away to shake things up. With compelling historical and theological background to set the stage for her pilgrimage, the author is refreshingly honest about e. Timecheck said Writing at its best. Kerry Egan's Fumbling is a keeper.. No table of contents, no index, I just had to dive in, but by the end of the first page the imagery of the words had captured me. An excerpt from the second paragraph:"I knelt in the back of the church, my forehead on the top lip of the smooth, varnished pew in front of me. The wood was hard against my forehe. "Egan delivers a compelling read." according to Pucky. At the start, Fumbling reminded me a bit of the travel adventures of Bill Bryson, complete with hilarious situations, interesting factual details, and commentary on the weird and wonderful discovered along the way as Egan travels the Camino trail through Spain. But the travelogue quickly yields to the startli
Egan uses various events on the Camino as catalysts to explore such disparate topics as the history of the cult of relics, how she accidentally discovered breathing meditation and her own feelings of anger, sadness and guilt over her father's death. All rights reserved. Indeed, when Egan embraces the essay form, particularly when she shares her moments of confusion and weakness on the journey, her writing is confident, sharp and engaging. From Publishers Weekly While a student at Harvard Divinity School, Egan fou