Who Needs God?

4.5 stars. For the religious mind and soul, the issue should be not the existance of God, but the importance of God, the difference that God makes in the way we live. My parish has had a dwindling congregation for quite a few years and the closure during COVID seemed to accelerate the problem. Peo......more

In this book, Rabbi Harold Kushner, answers the question of those who ask what difference religion can make in our lives, why do we need religion. He explains the importance of faith through community. How faith can enrich our lives and give us strength when all the strength within in us dried up. That......more

The title is ironical (a la C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity). The unspoken answer to the question is: "You do!" This is especially easy to miss, being a pro-religion book on my religion shelf, which is populated mostly by books critical of religion. This was assigned reading at my Catholic high school,......more

Kushner writes with warmth and emotion on the theme that even a self-sufficient, secular-minded modern person needs "God" in their life. He does not seek to prove God or anything like that but instead talks about the role of prayer, divine forgiveness/acceptance, seeing the world through the eyes of......more

A Beautiful exploration about the meaning and place of God in our lives. Rabbi Harold Kishner does a great job weaving anecdotes, stories and lessons from life into a comprehensive look at how God and religion can help people every single day- through the good and bad of life.......more