ONE FAMILY: INDIVISIBLE
A Spiritual Memoir
Throughout history we have divided ourselves into groupings of “us” and “them”.
One Family: Indivisible engagingly invites the reader into a deeply spiritual and lifelong
journey to find a way to acknowledge our differences without dividing and subdividing ourselves into
competing tribes. It is a journey of mountain tops and deep valleys that leads to the inclusivity
and mutual respect possible with Interfaith.
Do you remember the first moment you learned about the things that divide us? Race? Religion? Gender? In One Family: Indivisible, Steven Greenebaum shares his life story of grappling with what divides us through the prism of spirituality – as a child, as a teenager, as an adult.
Throughout our lives we learn a multitude of lessons from a multitude of different experiences and each lesson shapes us. Greenebaum remembers the moment in his childhood when as a young Jew he first understood the Holocaust. He remembers falling out with his father over patriarchy. He remembers the grief of losing far too many loved ones. And he remembers questioning God.
His spiritual crises lead to a revelation. There is no inherently “right” or “wrong” spiritual tradition. What counts are not our beliefs, but what we do with them. This moment of understanding not only spurred him toward a new faith, Interfaith, but led him to found the Living Interfaith Church. Here, while remaining a Jew, he ministered to people of goodwill from a multitude of spiritual traditions: including Baha’i, Buddhist, Pagan, and Humanist, as well as Christian, Muslim, and Jewish, for ten years until his retirement in June of 2019.
Responses to One Family: Indivisible
Award-Winning Finalist in the 2021 Best Book Awards - Memoir
Award-Winning Finalist in the 2019 Best Book Awards - Religion General
One Family: Indivisible truly is a great read ... genuinely captivating and brilliant.
Unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections, One Family: Indivisible is a thoughtful and thought-provoking read that is especially recommended for the personal reading lists of seekers from all races, ethnicities, and spiritual paths who are searching for that elusive goal of a community of love and inclusion that also respects social, cultural, racial, economic, and political diversity in harmony.
Can interfaith mean more than respectful dialogue or theological tolerance? Steven Greenebaum’s spiritual memoir, One Family: Indivisible, gives us a resounding yes. His life-journey brought him to the realization that interfaith is a way of believing and living – a profound, inclusive encounter with the mystery of the Holy. This book and his founding ministry are a promise of hope for all spiritual seekers.
