“This book is not just a read,” Amy Harrison writes for The Sober Curator, “it’s an experience—a journey into the heart of what it means to be human, imperfect, and beautifully so.” Bantam Books, which published The Spirituality of Imperfection, tells how it “brings together the wisdom stories of many traditions and faiths,” from the Hebrew prophets and Ancient Greeks to “the modern insights of Alcoholics Anonymous.” Adds booksyougottaread.com, it “takes storytelling to a deeper and more thought-provoking level.”
The book “explores what’s arguably the most important dimension of what it means to be human,” according to themarginalian.org, which is “our inherent imperfection….” The authors, it adds, deliver “a constellation of wisdom and practical insight in how to live in a way that enables, rather than disempowers, our humanity.”
Plaudits all around, but it’s Harrison who best describes Kurtz/Ketcham’s sum and substance: “[T]he most endearing aspect of this book is its absolute celebration of imperfection. …[T]o be human is to be flawed, and that’s where the magic lies. …[Y]ou’ll be amazed: it’s like having a heart-to-heart conversation with two wise friends….” So she heralds the book as “a must-read for anyone on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth.”
The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning
By Ernest Kurtz & Katherine Ketcham
Bantam Books, 1992