After spending 8 years in Catholic School - my distain for religion and the Catholic Church has been a part of me my entire adult life. I found this book in a pile of books someone gave to me, and for reasons unknown to me, I picked it up and read it. This book made me cry. For the first time questions that where always with me were voiced and examined in an intelligent and non-judgmental way. I believe my heart is no longer hard to the possibility of Jesus. Today I plan on purchasing ten copies of this book to pass along to my friend and family - religious and non-religious alike. Also, at the age of 45, I'm going to read the bible for the first time with an open mind.