Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline

by Lauren F. Winner

Overview

“It's not just that Jesus was a Jew, Jesus still is a Jew. Engaging Jewish practice and tradition is one important way of overcoming the gaps that we sometimes feel exist between Jesus and ourselves.”—Lauren Winner

The remarkable author of Girl Meets God shares her quest to enrich faith with daily spiritual disciplines. Winner presents eleven Jewish spiritual practices that can transform the way Christians view the world and God.

After her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Lauren Winner found that her life was indelibly marked by the rich traditions and spiritual practices of Judaism. She set out to discover how she could incorporate some of these practices into her new faith. Whether discussing attentive eating, marking the days while grieving, the community that supports a marriage, 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.

 'A gifted writer who has much to teach us about the deep and indestructible bonds between Judaism and Christianity."—Richard Mouw, President, Fuller Seminary

Lauren F. Winner is the bestselling author of three books, including Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline. Dr. Winner has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has served as a commentator on NPR's “All Things Considered.” She writes and lectures widely on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish-Christian relations. She is Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557255327
Publisher:	Paraclete Press
Publication date:	02/01/2007
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.88(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Lauren F. Winner is the bestselling author of three books, including Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline. Dr. Winner has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has served as a commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered." She writes and lectures widely on Christian practice, the history of Christian America, and Jewish-Christian relations. She is Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School.

Hometown:

Charlottesville, Virginia

Date of Birth:

October 13, 1976

Place of Birth:

Asheville, North Carolina

Education:

B.A., Columbia University, 1997; M.A., Cambridge University, 1999

Table of Contents

Introduction     vii
Sabbath     1
Fitting food     14
Mourning     27
Hospitality     40
Prayer     54
Body     65
Fasting     81
Aging     92
Candle-lighting     109
Weddings     120
Doorposts     131
Acknowledgments     143
Notes     144
Glossary     157

Editorial Reviews

A writer of spiritual substance and grace-filled style.” —Publishers Weekly

“Lauren Winner speaks the language of this generation. It is authentic, free and bold.” —Ben Young, author of The Ten Commandments of Dating

“At a time when we are so aware of the differences between Judaism and Christianity, Lauren Winner's book on what we can learn from each other is so refreshingly welcome.” —Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

“For all of us who can’t get our spiritual lives in shape by shipping out to a monastery, Lauren Winner explores simple, do-able ways of keeping company with God in the ordinary, day-to-day world of eating, working, resting, romancing, aging, earning, grieving, and celebrating. Her rich identity as a Jewish/Christian/scholar/writer informs every sentence.” —Brian McLaren, pastor and author of A New Kind of Christian

“[Winner is] a gifted writer who has much to teach us about the deep and indestructible bonds between Judaism and Christianity.” —Richard Mouw, President, Fuller Seminary


“The strongest reason to read this book... is that it makes one think. I have been considering some of her statements and discussing them with friends ever since I read the book, and I've ordered copies for close friends and recommended it to just about anyone who would listen to me. Book clubs would have much to talk about after reading this, and it should have a beneficial impact on our Christian community, if we will listen.” —The Living Church


“A compelling engaging (and at times appropriately humorous) tour of rarely exposed yet Biblically rooted spiritual disciplines.” —Relevant

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