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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 essences 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 discussing 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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1557255326 / 9781557255327
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LibraryThing member ctpress
For Jews, the essence of the thing is a doing, an action. Your faith might come and go, but your practice ought not waver. (Indeed, Judaism suggests that the repeating of the practice is the best way to ensure that a doubter's faith will return.)
Lauren F. Winner has written a fine book on spiritual
It's a very personal and honest book - and she shares both funny and serious incidents from her own life.
I liked best the chapters on food, hospitality, body and aging. It's a book I will return to, no doubt.
Lauren F. Winner has written a fine book on spiritual
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disciplines. She's a Christian with a Jewish background - and in short chapters she reflects and look back at some of the Jewish practices that she misses in her newfound Christian faith - disciplines she tries to work into her spiritual life. It's a very personal and honest book - and she shares both funny and serious incidents from her own life.
I liked best the chapters on food, hospitality, body and aging. It's a book I will return to, no doubt.
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LibraryThing member Bonni208
Reading this delightful book is like having a short, meaningful conversation with the author. Winner writes about some of the Jewish customs she used to observe that she wishes were practiced (in some form) in Christianity. I started reading it last night and wrapped up the last couple of chapters
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this morning, before I even got up. I'm looking forward to exploring what else Winner has written, to continue to learn from her life and wonderful sense of humor. Show Less
LibraryThing member ElTomaso
An appealing Christian non-fiction book that sheds light on the value of ritual and tradition in church.
LibraryThing member dunyazade
They say that there's no zealot like a convert, but in this case, Lauren Winner's zeal for her new faith comes with self-effacing humor, wistful revelations, and thoughtful observations on the meanings of Jewish practices that have no full equivalent within Christian spirituality. She invites the
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reader to risk new ways of engaging with God that have centuries of history behind them, building moments of faithfulness into each day. Show Less
LibraryThing member disneypope
Very helpful view in our (Christian) Jewish roots. There are some wonderful practices we have let go by the wayside that we could (re)learn from our Jewish sisters and brothers.
LibraryThing member LhLibrarian
A good follow up to Girl Meets God. She continues her themes with more in-depth ideas.
LibraryThing member wrmjr66
Lauren Winner's Mudhouse Sabbath takes an uncommon path when talking about Christian spirituality. Winner converted to Christianity from Judaism, and this book is her attempt to look at places where Christian spirituality can be informed and deepened by Judaic practices. In eleven brief chapters,
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Winner writes about a single practice, distinguishes between how Christians and Jews approach these practices, and tries to reach some sort of synthesis. At the same time, she is writing a memoir of sorts that describe her attempts to live the syntheses she describes. So while discussing marriage, for example, she shares a bit about her own attempts to create a wedding that takes the strengths from both religious traditions. It's a quick read, but one that merits thought and planning. I agree with her premise: Christians can learn a thing or two about spirituality from our Jewish brethren. I think this book is a good first step in that direction. Show Less
LibraryThing member JenJ.
Winner was raised Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism as an adult. Since her conversion, she has found that she misses some of her Jewish traditions and Mudhouse Sabbath is her exploration of the ways Judaic and Christian practices differ on several topics. Winner attempts to merge portions of
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each tradition to create a fuller spiritual life for herself. I found this fascinating and thought-provoking, particularly the section on mourning. Show Less
LibraryThing member thornton37814
Lauren Winner, a convert to Anglicanism from Judaism, compares the two religions, showing how Jewish practices can enrich Christian experience. Our pastor regularly addresses Jewish traditions, rituals, etc. in his sermons so I was familiar with most of these. Lauren's personal experience gives
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many Christians an eye into some things that should enrich their faith. Show Less
LibraryThing member REINADECOPIAYPEGA
I liked this book very much but I have to admit that my first impression was that she was pining away for her former religion, even once to say ' Jews do this better ' and wondered why she ever converted to Christianity when it was so clear she definitely had one foot in her former life.
Then I had
Looking for a Whole Foods, Trader Joes was out of the question, all their sugar free items were dosed with aspartame and I realized what leaving the land of abundance really meant. So it is possible to love where you are or what you are and at the same time look wistfully backwards.
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an 'aha' moment. I moved to England and lived there for a year, one of 8 trips across the pond over the decades, and I loved my home, my long distance country walks, seeing pheasants and hares, sheep, horses, magpies, etc as I pounded those country roads, and was meant to stay forever but the engagement ended and I came back home. As much as I loved it there and was happy, there were a million times I would find myself saying, ' That only costs $ 3 in Brooklyn, not your equivilent of $ 17'Looking for a Whole Foods, Trader Joes was out of the question, all their sugar free items were dosed with aspartame and I realized what leaving the land of abundance really meant. So it is possible to love where you are or what you are and at the same time look wistfully backwards.
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LibraryThing member MaowangVater
In her follow up to her autobiographical account of her conversion to Christianity from Orthodox Judaism the author reflects on the rituals that she misses from her former practice, and how she attempts to keep some of them in practicing her new faith. In the process she as a relatively new
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Christian explains Jewish rituals to her fellow Christians and their theological underpinnings. Since Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, and like Judaism and Islam worship the same God, there is a lot of comparing and contrasting in her ruminations, such as her after church routine of going to her local coffee shop, the Mudhouse of the title, and reflecting on her new Sunday routine and the much quieter and more disciplined Shabbat she formerly kept on Saturdays. Show Less