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Providence
by: Daniel Quinn

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 809
EAN: 9780553375497
ISBN: 0553375490
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: May 01, 1996
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: May 01, 1996
Sales Rank: 454763
Studio: Bantam

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Providence is Quinn's fascinating memoir of his life-long spiritual voyage. His journey takes him from a childhood dream in Omaha setting him on a search for fulfillment, to his time as a postulant in the Trappist order under the guidance of eminent theologian Thomas Merton. Later, his quest took him through the deep self-discovery of psychoanalysis, through a failed marriage during the turbulent and exciting 60s, to finding fulfillment with his wife Rennie and a career as a writer. In Providence Quinn also details his rejection of organized religion and his personal rediscovery of what he says is humankind's first and only universal religion, the theology that forms the basis for Ishmael.

Providence is an insightful book that address issues of education, psychology, religion, science, marriage, and self-understanding, and will give insight to anyone who has ever struggled to forge and enact a personal spirituality.

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- Answers a few more questions, gives a few more insights
Quinn details his spiritual journey towards his current beliefs and takes us along with him. An interesting tale about the personal journey of the author of the revolutionary book Ishmael.

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- Take It or Leave It?
X-cellent read if your tired of what life has to offer Daniel Quinn helps you think about what's wrong with what you're trying to take

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- A BRIEF MEMOIR
What are the forces that shaped and molded the man Daniel Quinn to write such works as Ishmael and other moving texts of how life is to be lived? Quinn partially addresses that question in this brief tome of reflection. Quinn takes us on a backward look at the man that he was and the man that he became through two major incidents of his life; a dream as a six year old and a flirtation with the monastic life in a Trappist monastery.
Providence is funny, conversational and holds nuggets of information about a life of low self-esteem, questions about one's sexuality,failed marriages and trying to achieve perfection. Daniel Quinn paints a picture of a young man struggling to accept himself for whom and what he is. If you are a fan of Quinn's previous works this book will further affirm your loyalty to his books.
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- Providence by Daniel Quinn
Having read and loved, Ishmael, The Story of B, My Ishmael, The Holy, After Dachau and Beyond Civilization I found this book to be a bit of a bore. Maybe this is because it is an autobiography, I don't know. Quinn is still an excellent author and visionary. We need to spread the word.

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