Godstruck - Seven Women's Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion

A candid, thought-provoking exploration of contemporary women’s experiences of religious conversion and the relationship between faith and fulfillment in our time

Religious involvement has been declining in the West for decades—and, though men have historically outnumbered women among the disaffiliated in the U.S., a greater share of the young adults leaving religion today are women. A young, secular Kelsey Osgood would have been surprised to hear that she would be among those moving in the opposite direction. And yet, after the conversion to Orthodox Judaism that transformed her life, she began to wonder about the other contemporary women who, like her, had been startled to find a home in organized religion.

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Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kelsey Osgood, Osgood Kelsey
• Verlag: Viking USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9780593834671
• ISBN: 978-0-593-83467-1
• Abmessung: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, Psychology, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Religion: general, Biography: religious & spiritual, Gender studies: women, Biography: religious and spiritual, Gender studies: women and girls