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The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ernest Kurtz, Katherine Ketcham
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 3637
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0553371320
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.4
EAN: 9780553371321
ASIN: 0553371320
Publication Date: December 1, 1993
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Product Description
I Am Not Perfect is a simplestatement of profound truth, the first step towardunderstanding the human condition, for to denyyour essential imperfection is to deny yourself andyour own humanity. The spirituality ofimperfection, steeped in the rich traditions of the Hebrewprophets and Greek thinkers, Buddhist sages andChristian disciples, is a message as timeless as it istimely. This insightful work draws on the wisdomstories of the ages to provide an extraordinarywellspring of hope and inspiration to anyonethirsting for spiritual growth and guidance in thesetroubled times.
Who are we? Why sowe so often fall short of our goals for ourselvesand others? By seeking to understand ourlimitations and accept the inevitably of failure and pain,we being to ease the hurt and move toward agreater sense of serenity and self-awareness.The Spirituality Of Imperfection bringstogether stories from many spiritual andphilosophical paths, weaving past traditions into aspirituality and a new way of thinking and living thatworks today. It speaks so anyone who yearns to findmeaning within suffering. Beyond theory andtechnique, inside this remarkable book you will find anew way of thinking, a way of living that enablesa truly human existence.
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 Spirituality of imperfect storytelling November 20, 2008
This book arrived amazingly quick and the packaging was perfect. Book was as described and will use this seller again.
 Oh, what an arrogant windbag! November 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought I would like this book from the few pages I glanced at on Amazon.com, but it is absolutely horrible. It's like a research paper where stories/anecdotes are strung together with nothing in common. The author supposedly has been part of the 12-Steps, but this book is as far from a "12 Step book" or a meeting as one can get. The main author (Kurtz) has many prejudices about the 12-step fellowships and totally ignores any influence of the Oxford Group in AA's roots. I realize that AA didn't follow exactly in the Oxford Group's steps (absolutely honesty was too much understandably for alcoholics) but I think Kurtz just revises history by eliminating all the influence that group had on AA.
The stories are mostly by rabbis, and I love generally rabbinical stories, but these are pointless, dull and just used to pad the book. There are absolutely no feelings of the authors included, so that's why I think it's like a dull research paper. Didactic lecturing that didn't bring out any spirituality (of imperfection or perfection) in any friends that read it also. I hated being lectured to.
Try a book like You Can't Make Me Angry or one that helps one to grow.
 Changed my sobriety August 8, 2008
I immediately began rereading this book upon completion. It has given me a new outlook on my sobriety and spirituality as well as the wisdom of the ages. I look forward to reading it again and again as I trudge the happy road of destiny.
An Outstanding Resource for Spiritual Enhancement August 7, 2008
The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning
This clearly establishes the important differences between "religion" and spirituality. An expansive read and reference source to store with your most prized literature.
Excellent book on spirituality August 4, 2008
This book is an excellent guide to wholeness through story telling, but in addition to that it guides you through the steps necessary to make a personal relationship with your higher power closer.
Don Busick
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