{"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\u003e • Author(s): Lori Erickson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Special Interest - Religious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890025382039,"sku":"9781506420714","price":1845.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781506420714.webp?v=1781178558","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/holy-rover-journeys-in-search-of-mystery-miracles-and-god-9781506420714","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}