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Saffron Cross
The Unlikely Story of How a Christian Minister Married a Hindu Monk
The Patheos Book Club features "Saffron Cross: The Unlikely Story of How a Christian Minister Married a Hindu Monk" by J. Dana Trent, an intriguing memoir of the relationship between Dana, a Baptist minister, and Fred, a devout Hindu and former monk. | read more»
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Saffron Cross: About the Book
Saffron Cross is the intriguing memoir of the relationship between Dana, a Baptist minister, and Fred, a devout Hindu and former monk. | read more »
Author Q&A: Dana Trent
"We hope readers will feel more open to exploring a friendship with their office colleague or neighbor or friend for whom God looks very different. We can all learn from one another’s experiences of God, and our prayer is that Saffron Cross will help facilitate those conversations." | read more »
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"We need stories like this one to help us imagine who we might become." Read what Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and other people of faith are saying about Saffron Cross. | read more »
Saffron Cross: Read an Excerpt
"Immersion into a religious tradition different from my own did not convert me, mix me up, or derail me. Rather, it launched my Christian reformation -- a recommitment to my baptism, my call, and my choices." | read more »
Author Website
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Stronger Together: Oberving an Interfaith Lent
Our simultaneous observance of Lent and Gaura-Purnima could have erupted in a my-faith-versus-your-faith battle. Instead, it melded into a collaborative effort of going deeper with God. | read more »
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