In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty--from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home: Pentecostals, Slackers for Jesus, and the über-intellectuals who turned everything, including the weekly church announcements, into a three-point sermon. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, Susan faces her inner nag and the ridiculous expectations she put on God--some her own, and some from her crazy in-laws at church. Originally staged as a solo show in New York and Los Angeles, ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GODis a cheeky, heartfelt memoir that, even at its most scandalous, is still an affirmation of faith.
Wow, it's not just me.
This is directly from an email I wrote about this book and thought it was important to share it here:
"Often reading peoples "Spiritual Memoirs" I get unusually angry and often feel like "okay, well, that was great... FOR YOU" and then not get anything out of the book. For the first time I was able to read this book and relate. So much of what Susan went through in her life are things I am going through NOW, it was an incredible thing to REALLY see that it's not "just me" and that it doesn't HAVE to be this way."
Also, thanks to Susan's incredible book I know it's possible to love Jesus and John Lennon.
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