Hi everyone,

I'm Gabi, and I live in Toronto, but have mostly lived in New York City and Chicago. At U. of C., I majored in Law, Letters, and Society, and now am in an M.A. in Human Geography program.

I'm here for a deeper philosophical exploration of topics I've explored informally for years. I've never studied religion or psychology academically, but discuss them a lot with friends of all faiths--atheists, Buddhists, Muslims, Messianic Jews, etc.--and psychological philosophies. I've participated in worship and informal study practices of many faiths, but identify as Jewish and go to synagogue regularly for a mix of spiritual and cultural (but not really faith-related) reasons. I also lived, worked, and shared religious practices at an interfaith retreat centre for much of last year. I've always been fascinated by, but can't fathom, the religious experiences of people with real faith in God or the supernatural. That's part of what intrigues me about the title of the book we'll be reading.