Chasing the Divine in the Holy Land

by Everhart, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780802869074
• ISBN10: 0802869076
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-31
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Author Biography

Ruth Everhart is an author and Presbyterian minister living in the Washington D.C. area. Her pilgrimage to the Holy Land became a turning point in her life, helping her articulate the faith questions that evaded her through sixteen years of Christian education, four years of seminary, and more than twenty years of ministry.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Uproot Me	p. 1
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
Time like Sand	p. 8
St. Bart's Episcopal Church, New York City
Olive Trees and Sparrows	p. 18
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem
Six Degrees	p. 28
Saint George's Campus, Jerusalem
Opposing Forces	p. 36
The Muslim Quarter, Old Jerusalem
Compelled	p. 44
Saint George's Cathedral, Jerusalem
Sin-cere	p. 49
The Dome of the Rock, Old Jerusalem
Sisters	p. 57
The Western Wall, Old Jerusalem
Stone Cold	p. 63
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old Jerusalem
Birth and Death	p. 71
Shepherds' Field, Bethlehem
Love Is Difficult	p. 80
The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
The Hope	p. 86
Deheshieh, Palestine
Suspension	p. 95
Masada and the Dead Sea
Flotilla	p. 104
The Sea of Galilee
Multiply	p. 111
Tabgha
Cheek to Cheek	p. 115
Reine
Transform	p. 121
Mount Tabor
Weep	p. 127
The Mount of Olives
The Stations of the Cross	p. 136
The Via Dolorosa, Old Jerusalem
Infidel!	p. 145
The Muslim Quarter, Old Jerusalem
Open	p. 154
Emmaus
Questions on Pilgrim Themes	p. 160
Questions for Bible Study	p. 164
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