A Pilgrimage to Eternity
From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
What's it about
Do you ever feel spiritually adrift in a world full of noise and doubt? What if a 1,000-mile journey on foot could reconnect you to something bigger than yourself? This is your chance to find out, without even leaving your chair. Follow Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan on the Via Francigena, an ancient Christian pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. You'll travel through history, grapple with the evolution of faith, and explore what it means to believe—or not believe—in the modern age.
Meet the author
Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the acclaimed author of nine books, including the National Book Award winner The Worst Hard Time. Raised in a large, Irish-Catholic family and a lifelong questioning believer, Egan embarked on the ancient Via Francigena pilgrimage to confront the nature of faith in the modern world. His journey through history, family memory, and his own spiritual doubts provides a deeply personal and universally resonant exploration of what it means to believe.
What's it about
Do you ever feel spiritually adrift in a world full of noise and doubt? What if a 1,000-mile journey on foot could reconnect you to something bigger than yourself? This is your chance to find out, without even leaving your chair. Follow Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan on the Via Francigena, an ancient Christian pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. You'll travel through history, grapple with the evolution of faith, and explore what it means to believe—or not believe—in the modern age.
Meet the author
Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the acclaimed author of nine books, including the National Book Award winner The Worst Hard Time. Raised in a large, Irish-Catholic family and a lifelong questioning believer, Egan embarked on the ancient Via Francigena pilgrimage to confront the nature of faith in the modern world. His journey through history, family memory, and his own spiritual doubts provides a deeply personal and universally resonant exploration of what it means to believe.
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