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Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic's Quest (2010)

by Michael Krasny(Favorite Author)

3.28 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1577319125 (ISBN13: 9781577319122)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

New World Library

review 1: Krasny asks a book long question (that I shared to some extent), and asks the reader to join the question; he invites the reader to seek along with him. It's probably safe to say that not all agnostics feel the way he feels; but, questioning comes with the territory, I think. Krasny doesn't claim to know the answers. I really appreciate that in this time of such overpowering (sometimes almost nauseating) certainty: in both the believer and atheist camps. Certainty eludes me, as it eludes Krasny, and he isn't afraid to share his uncertainty and what he is doing in spite of it.Lately, I've had some slight envy, similar to what Krasny writes about, and questions of how to be the best person I can be in this life I have. I don't believe religion is necessary for morality,... more but I can see how it has shaped morality, mores, and ethics in different societies and for individuals within those societies. What I miss is the camaraderie that I enjoyed when I was a practicing Christian and that is the envy I have for those who are confident and solid in their faith. Occasionally, I envy the comfort that would come with certainty, but then I remember that if I were certain, I would not have the curiosity to keep my mental hunger fed. If you are interested in how some agnostics think, this book can help you ask the kinds of questions to find your own way, without telling you how you should think or believe. Read it and see what you think.
review 2: Okay, I didn't read THE whole book - but enough to get the gist, that agnostics can be good people even if they can't buy into the 10 Commandments per say (since the first couple of commandments have to do with God, who they also - of course - can't buy into)and that agnostics get a bad rap for being wimpy when, to the contrary, they are brave enough to follow neither the believer nor the non-believer way but instead to admit they don't know what can't really be known. He spends a lot of time writing about how he has developed his own personal ethical code (or commandments) and seems almost envious of believers, in particular, for their comforting belief in God and an afterlife. If only... less

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