{"product_id":"holy-rover-journeys-in-search-of-mystery-miracles-and-god-9781506420714","title":"Holy Rover: Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom her childhood on an Iowa farm, Lori Erickson grew up to travel the world as a writer specializing in holy sites-journeys that led her on an ever-deepening spiritual quest. In \u003ci\u003eHoly Rover\u003c\/i\u003e, she weaves her personal narrative with descriptions of a dozen pilgrimages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer trips give Erickson the chance to reflect on her Lutheran upbringing, her flirtation with Wicca, and her admiration for Tibetan Buddhism. A trip to the healing shrine of Lourdes is intertwined with the story of her son's serious illness as a baby, while visiting Thoreau's Walden Pond blends with ruminations on being a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Erickson encounters spiritual leaders who include the chief priest of the Icelandic pagan religion of Asatru, a Trappist monk at Thomas Merton's Gethsemani Abbey, and a Lakota retreat director at South Dakota's Bear Butte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth irreverent and devout, \u003ci\u003eHoly Rover\u003c\/i\u003e includes images of holy sites around the world taken by several of the nation's leading travel photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel writer, Episcopal deacon, and author of the \u003ci\u003eHoly Rover\u003c\/i\u003e blog at Patheos, Erickson is an engaging guide for pilgrims eager to take a spiritual journey. Her book describes travels that changed her life-and can change yours, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506420714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lori Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600358965429,"sku":"9781506420714","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0ecc9a77-5237-4d14-8501-1c500dfa998b.jpg?v=1707208072","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/holy-rover-journeys-in-search-of-mystery-miracles-and-god-9781506420714","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}