Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren Winner

Non-Fiction: Christianity. Hardback from Paraclete Press. Published in 2003. 123 pages. Borrowed from Comstock Park Library through KDL inter-library loan.

What an excellent writer Lauren Winner is -- she's very engaging. Because I have been feeling a little under the weather today, I was able to begin and finish this short book very quickly. The book has eleven chapters, each talking about a Jewish tradition or religious practice that she feels has some things to teach Christians. I think she is right. There were a couple of things she mentioned that really resonated with me - I scribbled quite a few notes in my new commonplace book for further contemplation and to share with friends at church.

Publisher's summary:
Lauren Winner shares the spiritual practices she has adopted in her quest to reconcile Judaism and Christianity. Despite her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Lauren Winner finds that her life is still shaped by the spiritual exxences of Judaism--rich traditions and religious practices that she can't leave behind. In Mudhouse Sabbath, Winner illuminates eleven spiritual practices that can transform the way we view the world, and God. Whether disussing her own prayer life, the spirituality of candle-lighting, or the differences between the Jewish Sabbath and a Sunday spent at the Mudhouse, her favorite coffee shop, Winner writes with appealing honesty and rare insight.

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