Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir - Hardcover

Isaacs, Susan E.

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ISBN 10: 1599950626 ISBN 13: 9781599950624

Verlag: Faithwords, 2009

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"Face it folks, the church is made up of messed up people all trying to deal with life. I appreciate writers like Susan who creatively face their issues with honesty and humor. ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is a really fun read." "Susan's brilliant comic idea of taking God to couples therapy is a terrific framework for the story of her personal journey of faith." "If King David were a woman, and were funny, he'd be Susan Isaacs. And the thing about this book is it surprises you. There are lines in it you won't see coming. You'll be handing this book to somebody else about a month from now thinking, "Maybe this will help them understand me," You'll do that because it helped you understand yourself first." "Face it, folks, the church is made up of messed-up people all trying to deal with life. I appreciate writers like Susan who creatively face their issues with honesty and humor. ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is a really fun read." God in couples counseling? Sounds sacrilegious, but in the adept hands of comedian, writer and actress Isaacs, it's a success. Isaacs reached bottom at age 40: no job, no boyfriend, no home. Of course, she blamed God. So off they went to counseling with the ever-patient therapist Rudy. Isaacs moves easily between recounting her life story and her counseling sessions. She describes encounters with the Nice Jesus of her Lutheran upbringing; the "Oakie" Pentecostal church and the militant counselor; the "Rock-n-Roll" church and the "Orthopraxy, Dude" church, plus her rocky acting career and her love life, including guilt-ridden sex and Mostly Mister Right. Isaacs readily admits to being snarky, but she's honest about her quest and its conclusion: "I saw now all too clearly why I had married God: for the power and the glory. For the money." Isaacs goes on a Job-like search for explanations from God, but instead finds the problem to be her. She's funny, biting, earthy and brilliant. "(Mar. 12)" -- Publishers Weekly

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Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock-bottom at age 40 ...she took God to couples counselling.In this cuttingly poignant memoir, comedian Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty - from early childhood to mid-life crisis - and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home: Pentecostals, Slackers for Jesus, and the uber-intellectuals who 'unpacked' everything, including the announcements. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, Susan faces her inner nag and the ridiculous expectations she put on God - some her own, and some from her 'crazy in-laws' at church. Originally staged as a solo show in New York and Los Angeles, ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is a cheeky, heartfelt memoir which, even at its most scandalous, is still an affirmation of faith.

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• Verlag: Faithwords
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1599950626
• ISBN 13: 9781599950624
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 242