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In *Living with a Wild God*, Barbara Ehrenreich returns to the journal she kept during her restless adolescence, retracing the path that led her from rigorous scientific study to a series of uncanny, “mystical” experiences. Though a staunch atheist and rationalist, she finds her life’s quest profoundly disrupted by the implications of these encounters. The book blends personal memoir with philosophical and spiritual exploration, offering a wry and erudite perspective on questions of religion, science, morality and the meaning of life that have troubled readers of all ages.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Barbara Ehrenreich
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