In this timely, provocative, and uplifting journey, the bestselling author of
Walking the Bible searches for the man at the heart of the world's three monotheistic religions--and today's deadliest conflicts.
At a moment when the world is asking, “Can the religions get along?” one figure stands out as the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. One man holds the key to our deepest fears--and our possible reconciliation. Abraham.
Bruce Feiler set out on a personal quest to better understand our common patriarch. Traveling in war zones, climbing through caves and ancient shrines, and sitting down with the world's leading religious minds, Feiler uncovers fascinating, little-known details of the man who defines faith for half the world.
Both immediate and timeless, Abraham is a powerful, universal story, the first-ever interfaith portrait of the man God chose to be his partner. Thoughtful and inspiring, it offers a rare vision of hope that will redefine what we think about our neighbors, our future, and ourselves.
Bruce Feiler has a warm, welcoming voice that adds a personal touch to the reading of his second book on biblical ideas. In this memoir, he visits ancient shrines, churches, and mosques; shares tea with rabbis, imams, and Greek Orthodox priests; and explores the Bible, the Koran, and commentaries of three faiths in order to understand the biblical character of Abraham and his importance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Feiler's enthusiasm is infectious, although the decision to squeeze all 240 pages of the book into a six-hour recording results in a hurried pace and haphazard pronunciation. S.E.S. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
