This Is My God
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Little, Brown and Company · Ebook · December 14, 2008
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares a "valuable, wise, and quietly moving" meditation on orthodox Judaism ( Chicago Tribune ).
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- Who it’s for
- A concise, witty meditation on Orthodox Judaism from an informed, thoroughly American perspective.
- Genres
- Orthodox Judaism, Jewish Theology, Jewish History
- Published
- Little, Brown and Company, December 14, 2008
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares a "valuable, wise, and quietly moving" meditation on orthodox Judaism ( Chicago Tribune ). Renowned for his sweeping historical novels such as The Cain Mutiny and The Winds of War , Herman Wouk now presents a brilliantly distilled examination of his own religious faith. A miracle of brevity, This Is My God guides readers through the world's oldest practicing religion with all the power, clarity, and wit of Wouk's celebrated fiction.
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"Anyone who wants to know what orthodox Judaism means to an informed and intelligent orthodox Jew, who is at the same time thoroughly American in outlook and culture, will do well to study this work." -- New York Times Book Review Read more
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A concise, witty meditation on Orthodox Judaism from an informed, thoroughly American perspective.
Come here for
- A clear-eyed account of Orthodox Jewish faith
- Religious reflection with wit and brevity
Expect
- A distilled examination of Wouk’s own religious faith
- Clarity and wit in a brief exploration
Where it sits
| Orthodox Judaism | 76% |
|---|---|
| Jewish Theology | 60% |
| Jewish History | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Jewish Rituals & Practice
- Jewish History
- Orthodox Judaism
- Jewish Theology
- Authors
- Herman Wouk
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- December 14, 2008
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Jewish Rituals & Practice