Stumbling Toward God: A Prodigal's Return

By Margaret D. McGee

STUMBLING TOWARD GOD traces a woman's spiritual search with an unusual twist - from an "atheist who prays" to unorthodox membership in two contrasting churches: Unitarian and Episcopal. In the second edition of her forthright memoir, McGee shares new adventures on her spiritual quest, culminating in personal encounters with a God of love. An honest, satisfying read for anyone questioning or seeking a spiritual path. Includes Reading Group Guide. "An offbeat, engagingly written, appealingly uncertain spiritual memoir." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (May) (c) 2002 Cahners Business Information. "With a mystic's heart and a scientist's precision, Margaret McGee traces the path of her journey away from religion, back again, and onward to a pilgrimage of transformation by love. This book rewards those willing to venture past comfortable boundaries into unexplored terrain. -Rev. Dr. Marlene Kropf, Professor Emerita of Spiritual Formation and Worship, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana ""This book is the real stuff. Read it carefully-carefully because the fine writing will repay your attention, and carefully because it's the kind of quietly dangerous material that just might change you."" -Bill McKibben, author of THE END OF NATURE "Honest, elegant, and smart-this book is essential reading for anyone grappling with life's big questions, inside and outside what we call church." -Christine Hemp, author of WILD RIDE HOME: LOVE, LOSS, AND A LITTLE WHITE HORSE - A FAMILY MEMOIR and THAT FALL (poems) ""STUMBLING TOWARD GOD chronicles the journey of a thinking person's inexplicable pull toward the mystery of Faith. But mostly, this is a story about love. Love of creation, of human fellowship, and the deep abiding love of God which resides at the core of all that is."" -Sarah Stockton, spiritual director, poet, and author of A PEN AND A PATH: WRITING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE (Church Publishing 2005)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162536170X
• ISBN13: 9781625361707
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Margaret D. McGee
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Simple, Funny, Important and Meaningful Book

This book looks at a real inner spriual conflict and the search for meaning in a way that pulls you in, is funny and, when you're done, you feel that you've spent at least one small potion of your life doing something important. I'm going to buy this for everyone on my Christmas list. You should too.

What You Always Wanted to Know About God But Were Afraid to

Margaret McGee's Stumbling Toward God is a model for integrity in the search for meaning. She asks herself the hard questions - What or who is God? How can I embrace religion without abandoning science? Why do I pray? Asking these questions launches us on an amazing journey that leads the reader into a world where daily moments such as drying wet hair or turning the compost pile lead to the divine. McGee never goes for the easy, the clichéd, the stereotypical answers, but that doesn't mean this book is dry. Stumbling Toward God is riveting reading, fun and entertaining, even while it grapples with the author's and the reader's deepest hopes and doubts. I won't tell you the conclusion McGee reaches, because I don't want to spoil your own joy of discovery.