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Reviewed Titles The Organic God Interviews Margaret talks about "The Organic God"	Margaret Feinberg Reviews Added June 12, 2007 The Organic God Author: Margaret Feinberg Publisher: Zondervan Available At: www.amazon.com Publishing Date: May 2007 Genre: Nonfiction: Christian Living/Studies Format: Hardcover Price: $16.99 ISBN-10: 0310272440 ISBN-13: 9780310272441 Author Email/Website: http://www.margaretfeinberg.com Reviewer: Kathy Martin Rating: 7 Gargoyles Religion is considered by many to be a personal and private issue. Some of these people also believe that matters of faith should remain inside the walls of a church, synagogue, etc. For them, God only exists within the walls of a building. In her book, "The Organic God," author Margaret Feinberg challenges the reader to step outside their one-dimensional view of God. Instead of just worshiping in a building once a week, she encourages learning to worship God from wherever all seven days of the week. This is what "the organic God" is: getting to know God without the preconceived notions and biases that go with our faith. I must confess that when I agreed to review this book, I had some preconceived notions of my own. As a child, I grew up going to church on Sundays and watching televangelists like Billy Graham. Then when I was working on a college campus in my twenties, every spring the "preachers" would come and spout sermons during the lunch hour on the college mall. Now, granted, as I have gotten older, my own personal faith has grown to believe that God is everywhere. But I still felt some of my older biases and had a few expectations as to how this "religious" book would be written. All I can say is that I was wrong. Ms. Feinberg does not preach at her readers. Instead, she writes what her experiences were and her impressions of them and that is it. No sermons, no "hell, fire and brimstone" if you don't accept her faith as she sees it. Just a gentle whisper to listen and another gentle challenge to take one moment to consider what she says. I found the book to be enlightening as well as refreshing. Each chapter covered the different aspects of "the organic God." While each topic was a serious one, Ms. Feinberg kept the tone light and sometimes humorous. This is the type of writing that keeps me reading from chapter to chapter, and makes it hard to put a book down. Obviously most readers have their favorite genres and prefer to stick to reading them. But I would gently suggest that once in a while it is a good thing to pick up something that is not fiction and come back into the "real world." "The Organic God" would be a good place to start. Return to top of page. This page was last updated on January 1, 2008 This page and all its contents are Copyright© 2002-2008 In the Library Reviews and the individual reviewers. Except where noted, all graphics are Copyright© Eos Development and are used with permission. All book covers are Copyright© their respective publishers and are used with permission. The In the Library Reviews logo is Copyright© 2002 by In the Library Reviews/Sharyn McGinty. Site maintained by In the Library Reviews.