Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; Goodreads.com; Ken Baker; Crown Pub.
The Year of Living Biblically |
Ken Baker is an American
journalist, author, former pro athlete, and television news personality.
He is the senior correspondent for E! News as well as the host of E!
Online's daily Web show Live From E!. He went from Catholicism to explore Buddhism and secular practices in an attempt to get back to his roots in the imperial Church. Will he get back to the bosom of the Mother Goddess/Virgin Mary? Will the Father God smite him for straying like the prodigal son? Will the Son of Man show his infinite mercy and forgiveness? Read it and find out. Here is a FREE book offer from Crown Publishing via Goodreads to find out.
The Ken Commandments:
My Search for God in Hollywood
An E! News star mixes
memoir and investigative journalism in his own version of A.J. Jacobs' excellent and Wisdom Quarterly recommended The Year of Living Biblically.
It chronicles his own [Jewish] spiritual journey as he investigates the religious lives of the rich and famous in Hollywood.
Ken Baker, the L.A.-based senior correspondent for E! News and E! Online, has worked in Hollywood for 20 years, hobnobbing with multi-millionaires and interviewing movie and TV stars on a regular basis.
In that time, in the land of fairy tales and double-dealing,
Baker had in many ways become one the materialistic and carnal people he
never wanted to be, abandoning his Christian heritage and losing his
spiritual center in the process.
It chronicles his own [Jewish] spiritual journey as he investigates the religious lives of the rich and famous in Hollywood.
Ken Baker, the L.A.-based senior correspondent for E! News and E! Online, has worked in Hollywood for 20 years, hobnobbing with multi-millionaires and interviewing movie and TV stars on a regular basis.
Native American ghost dance |
Finding himself alone and confused one night in Las Vegas, he has a spiritual awakening that puts him on a journey to find God [or more likely GOD/Brahman rather than Brahma/God], not only in himself, but in the celebrities who lives intersect with his on a daily basis.
In this book, Hollywood meets the spirit of A.J. Jacobs, as author Ken Baker sets off on an experiment that will bring him closer to the spiritual lives of the rich and famous and in the process help to reveal the light and dark of Hollywood in new ways.
Meditate: Go on retreat |
From New Age spirituality, to Bible-based Christianity, to
Buddhist retreats, to meditation classes, to atheism studies, to the
mega-church of the nation's top TV preacher, Baker will immerse himself
in a diverse range of spiritual practices side by side with the
celebrity set, revealing a world that is deeper and more GOD-centered
than you'd ever imagine. More
Book giveaway for The Ken Commandments from Crown Publishing (goodreads.com) |
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