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Bestselling author John Kirvan understands the spiritualhunger of people forced to survive on scraps of childhood religion andgreeting-card wisdom. He understands because he was hungry. Hisfriends were hungry. Instead of starving to death, however, Kirvancreated a spiritual feast in God Hunger, sharing what the greatmystics sought and found -- a direct, love-driven way of knowing God.Kirvan explores the lives and writings of ten great spiritual teachersfrom the 4th century to today, going far beyond the ephemeralreligious fashions that flit in and out of modern popular culture,explaining the techniques they used to hear the movements of Godwithin. With 50 meditations and prayers, God Hunger builds on thewords and wisdom of the mystics -- from Gregory of Nyssa to ThomasMerton, and Kabbalah to C.S. Lewis -- sending us on our own personalquest toward God.Prepare to be shocked. Prepare for spiritual risks. Even the mostseasoned spiritual traveler will be surprised when and where theydiscover God. Kirvan emphasizes, however, that the journey has nobargain rates or shortcuts. Faith is a lifelong commitment, not apassing fad, an emotional pilgrimage that requires inspired devotionin an era when we have been offered so much and often settle for solittle.Combining the best of Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions, GodHunger keeps us honest, humble, focused on the search and joyful inthe discovery of a nourishing spiritual life.