Finding God in a Tangled World: Thoughts and Parables

By Juris Rubenis and Māris Subačs

A unique conversation about faith between a Protestant pastor and a Roman Catholic artist in the heart of post-communist Europe offers pithy observations about the world, conveying people who stand at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557254958
• ISBN13: 9781557254955
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Paraclete Pr
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

it's different, in a good way

This book is an expected little gem for me, full of quick one-liners and short parables that are surprisingly arresting and seem to send contemplative contagions right off the page and into the mind and heart for further digestion, and before you've realized it, you've meditated.

Beautiful snippets of thought and wonder

"Finding God in a Tangled World" is one of my top reads for the year. I don't usually find the "proverbs" style very compelling, but this is a brilliant exception. Every snippet combines reality, humor, longing, and depth to make the reader stop and either think about something in a new way or appreciate it for new meaning. Rubenis navigates the complicated (yes, tangled!) aspects of life, love, and theology with dexterity and grace, a voice of thoughtfulness and broadened perspective. As for Subacs' drawings - yes, they are amazingly simple, and amazingly right for the thoughts in the book. Who would've thought such minimal, almost child-like line drawings could be so eloquent?

Thoughtful, Excellent Book

I highly suggest this book for those who are busy day-to-day, are going through any sort of troubles, or anyone who wantes to escape the daily troubles for a small time. This book is filled with parables, quotes, and stories from a little E. European country called Latvia. However, we can all relate to the stories no matter where we live around the world.