Prayers from a NonBeliever
In the form of letters from the heart, Prayers from a Non-Believer probes questions central to the artist's journey-how can we preserve our creative selves in our busy modern lives? What is the meaning of art and how does it relate to spirituality? This book is a unique treasure from one of the great teachers of our time.
I really enjoyed this. It is one of her most honest pieces, in my opinion.
Small letters to God make up this book. An example on the cover is this:Dear God,I do not have an easy relationship with you, God. I am confused by your press. I have read so much about you, frpm so many quarrelsome experts, That I do not know who you are- if you are. And yet, I suppose you are- Something made all this- and so I thought would try to make contact...
a beautiful story of faith
Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years, with fifteen books (including bestsellers The Artist's Way, Walking In This World and The Right to Write) and countless television, film, and theater scripts to her credit. Writing since the age of 18, Cameron has a long list of screenplay and teleplay credits to her name, including an episode of Miami Vice, and Elvis and the
"Prayers" is a book about mixed feelings. And I have mixed feelings about "Prayers." At times, the sentiment of the letters is shallow, whiny, and trite. At others, I feel like I could have written some of the passages, given my personal feelings about God and faith.Part of my problem with the book is that the narrator is supposed to be a middle-age man, which just isn't what you get from the narrator's voice. He's not convincing, in part because he's so whiny, but embedded in his letters to God
This was more of an interesting exercise than a good read. You go about the narrative of some middle age guy writing to God about his journey from nonbelief to belief (although writing letters to something you don't believe in is a strange exercise). Quite clearly the book is a way to drag the reader along into the author's own belief system. I don't necessarily disagree with her but it was all pretty predictable. I read the whole thing without a whole lot of excitement...but I did read the
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Hardcover | Pages: 128 pages Rating: 3.73 | 74 Users | 14 Reviews
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Title | : | Prayers from a NonBeliever |
Author | : | Julia Cameron |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 128 pages |
Published | : | March 10th 2003 by Tarcher (first published February 28th 2003) |
Categories | : | Spirituality. Prayer. Religion. Nonfiction |
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So begins a series of letters addressed to God from an anonymous young artist in this new book from the bestselling author of The Artist's Way. Following in the tradition of Letters to a Young Poet and Conversations with God, this is Julia Cameron's most inspiring book to date.In the form of letters from the heart, Prayers from a Non-Believer probes questions central to the artist's journey-how can we preserve our creative selves in our busy modern lives? What is the meaning of art and how does it relate to spirituality? This book is a unique treasure from one of the great teachers of our time.
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Original Title: | Prayers from a NonBeliever |
ISBN: | 0641740689 (ISBN13: 9781585422135) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.73 From 74 Users | 14 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books Prayers from a NonBeliever
I really liked this book a lot. Her mix of openness, honesty, and skepticism on the subject of God is refreshing and comforting. And I always like reading things from her, especially since I have found such comfort in the practice of "Morning Pages" that she advocates.I really enjoyed this. It is one of her most honest pieces, in my opinion.
Small letters to God make up this book. An example on the cover is this:Dear God,I do not have an easy relationship with you, God. I am confused by your press. I have read so much about you, frpm so many quarrelsome experts, That I do not know who you are- if you are. And yet, I suppose you are- Something made all this- and so I thought would try to make contact...
a beautiful story of faith
Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years, with fifteen books (including bestsellers The Artist's Way, Walking In This World and The Right to Write) and countless television, film, and theater scripts to her credit. Writing since the age of 18, Cameron has a long list of screenplay and teleplay credits to her name, including an episode of Miami Vice, and Elvis and the
"Prayers" is a book about mixed feelings. And I have mixed feelings about "Prayers." At times, the sentiment of the letters is shallow, whiny, and trite. At others, I feel like I could have written some of the passages, given my personal feelings about God and faith.Part of my problem with the book is that the narrator is supposed to be a middle-age man, which just isn't what you get from the narrator's voice. He's not convincing, in part because he's so whiny, but embedded in his letters to God
This was more of an interesting exercise than a good read. You go about the narrative of some middle age guy writing to God about his journey from nonbelief to belief (although writing letters to something you don't believe in is a strange exercise). Quite clearly the book is a way to drag the reader along into the author's own belief system. I don't necessarily disagree with her but it was all pretty predictable. I read the whole thing without a whole lot of excitement...but I did read the
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