{"product_id":"a-pilgrimage-to-eternity-from-canterbury-to-rome-in-search-of-a-faith-9780735225251","title":"A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the world's greatest tour guide, a deeply-researched, captivating journey through the rich history of Christianity and the winding paths of the French and Italian countryside that will feed mind, body, and soul (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat a wondrous work  This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or, as in Egan's case, both. --Cokie Roberts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEgan draws us in, making us feel frozen in the snow-covered Alps, joyful in valleys of trees with low-hanging fruit, skeptical of the relics of embalmed saints and hopeful for the healing of his encrusted toes, so worn and weathered from their walk.--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity to explore the religion in the world that it created. Egan sets out along the Via Francigena, once the major medieval trail leading the devout to Rome, and travels overland via the alpine peaks and small mountain towns of France, Switzerland and Italy, accompanied by a quirky cast of fellow pilgrims and by some of the towering figures of the faith--Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Martin Luther. The goal: walking to St. Peter's Square, in hopes of meeting the galvanizing pope who is struggling to hold together the church through the worst crisis in half a millennium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling journey, a family story, and a revealing history, \u003ci\u003eA Pilgrimage to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e looks for our future in its search for God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Egan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735225251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Egan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of eight other books, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Irishman\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. His book on the Dust Bowl, \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Hard Time\u003c\/i\u003e, won a National Book Award for nonfiction. His account of photographer Edward Curtis, \u003ci\u003eShort Nights of the Shadow Catcher\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Carnegie Medal for nonfiction. He writes a biweekly opinion column for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39825390076019,"sku":"9780735225251","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_93056c37-bb0d-4613-82f7-f118f99edc44.jpg?v=1644534920","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-pilgrimage-to-eternity-from-canterbury-to-rome-in-search-of-a-faith-9780735225251","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}