One day a Georgia-born son of an Orthodox rabbi discovers that
his enthusiasm for Judaism is flagging. He observes the Sabbath, he
goes to synagogue, and he even flies to New York on weekends for a
series of "speed dates" with nice, eligible Jewish girls. But,
something is missing. Looking out of his window and across the
street at one of the hundreds of churches in Atlanta, he asks,
"What would it be like to be a Christian?"
So begins Benyamin Cohen's hilarious journey that is "My Jesus
Year"--part memoir, part spiritual quest, and part anthropologist's
mission. Among Cohen's many adventures (and misadventures), he
finds himself in some rather unlikely places: jumping into the
mosh-pit at a Christian rock concert, seeing his face projected on
the giant JumboTron of an African-American megachurch, visiting a
potential convert with two young Mormon missionaries, attending a
Christian "professional wrestling" match, and waking up early for a
sunrise Easter service on top of Stone Mountain--a Confederate
memorial and former base of operations for the KKK.
During his year-long exploration, Cohen sees the best and the
worst of Christianity-- #8212;from megachurches to storefront
churches; from crass commercialization of religion to the simple,
moving faith of the humble believer; from the profound to the
profane to the just plain laughable. Throughout, he keeps an open
heart and mind, a good sense of humor, and takes what he learns
from Christianity to reflect on his own faith and relationship to
God. By year's end, to Cohen's surprise, his search for universal
answers and truths in the Bible Belt actually make him a better
Jew.
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