{"product_id":"born-again-my-journey-from-fundamentalism-to-freedom-9781459740235","title":"Born Again: My Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eTom Harpur's compelling spiritual journey from fundamentalism to mass media.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tom Harpur, the late author and host of numerous radio and television programs, was at the forefront of the modern challenge to humankind's spiritual identity. His radical and ground-breaking book \u003ci\u003eThe Pagan Christ\u003c\/i\u003e touched the lives of thousands of seekers. In \u003ci\u003eBorn Again\u003c\/i\u003e, he tells the story of his own search for spiritual understanding, and the result is a spiritual odyssey, the story of one man's escape from the narrow grip of religious fundamentalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born into an Irish immigrant family in Toronto, Tom Harpur was groomed for the ministry by his father from an early age. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, then returned to Canada and enrolled in Wycliffe College, the bastion of Anglican evangelicalism. Ordained to the ministry, Tom Harpur served for a number of years in his own parish before seeking a wider ministry in the world of mass media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1971, Tom Harpur joined the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e as the religion editor and, over a number of years, reported on and met with many important spiritual figures, from Pope John Paul II to Mother Teresa, as he travelled around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps Tom Harpur's most intimate book, \u003ci\u003eBorn Again\u003c\/i\u003e is an important work of spiritual insight, revelation, and renewal, outlining the critical elements of his own path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459740235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Tom Harpur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40239749693621,"sku":"9781459740235","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_595efb5e-ca7a-47a3-9f77-2267edff9c9c.jpg?v=1623725832","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/born-again-my-journey-from-fundamentalism-to-freedom-9781459740235","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}