{"product_id":"9780688169084","title":"At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eYossi Klein Halevi's first book, \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Jewish Extremist,\u003c\/i\u003e a remarkable coming-of-age story, was lauded by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as being \"of burning importance ... a drama central to the very soul of Jewish life.\" Now, in \u003ci\u003eAt the Entrance to the Garden of Eden,\u003c\/i\u003e Haleví describes his unprecedented and extraordinary spiritual journey to discover, as a religious Israeli Jew, a common spiritual language with his Christian and Muslim neighbors in the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile religion has fueled the violent conflict plaguing the Middle East, Halevi wondered whether it could be a source of unity as well. To find the answer, he began a two-year exploration of the devotional life of Christianity and Islam. He followed their holiday cycles, befriended Christian monastics and Islamic mystics, and joined them in prayer in monasteries and mosques — searching for wisdom and holiness in places that are usually off-limits to outsiders of other faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping work, Halevi candidly reveals how he fought to resolve his own fears and anger as a Jew and came to relate to Christians and Muslims as fellow spiritual seekers. He chronicles the difficulty of overcoming obstacles — theological, political, historical, and psychological — that separate believers of the three monotheistic faiths. And he introduces a dynamic range of fascinating individuals attempting to reconcile the dichotomous heart of this sacred place — a struggle central to Israel, but which resonates for us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in lyrical prose, Halevi takes his search for God into the heart of the Middle Eastern conflict. He insists on a spirituality that isn't escapist but instead confronts the wounds of history. The result is a book startlingly original and bold, one that embraces and transcends the categories of politics and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057794990320,"sku":"9780688169084","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780688169084_p0.jpg?v=1763607959","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780688169084","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}