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“A much-needed cleansing agent for the dogmatic certainty that infects so much of today’s public discourse.”

— Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle

“In his role on Forum, Krasny is known for being a thoughtful, even-handed moderator who respects diverse opinions. He sought to bring a similar mind-set to Spiritual Envy….Krasny breaks down the fundamental differences between agnostics and atheists, examines the prohibitions set forth in the Ten Commandments, and presents a passionate case for religious tolerance.”

— Mercury News

“According to the public-opinion polls, agnostics and atheists are the group Americans trust least — even though nonbelievers conduct themselves more ethically than do the religious faithful. It helps in reducing such ignorance and fear for nonbelievers to come out of the closet and profess not only their opinions but the emotional and intellectual struggles behind them, as the always engaging Michael Krasny does in this probing examination of his spirituality and ours.”

— Timothy Ferris, author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way

“Michael Krasny’s Spiritual Envy is a memoir of seeking and questioning, of a battle between a man’s deepest yearnings and formidable intellect, of the longing for belief in the face of the impossibility of belief. If doubt is an element of faith, then Krasny’s grappling with doubt is a kind of act of faith itself. This is a beautifully written book, and reading it is a spiritual adventure.”

— Dani Shapiro, author of Family History

“An eloquent and deeply personal journey to find some kind of spiritual center in what has become an increasingly polarized debate about the role and function of religion in America.”

— Reza Aslan, The Daily Beast

“The vitality and integrity of this beautifully written book is bound to touch anyone who knows how to value a truly independent mind and spirit.”

— Jacob Needleman, author of What Is God?

“In this engrossing memoir, Michael Krasny searches for God and fails to find Him. Yet God finds Michael Krasny in the ‘negative way’ known so well to so many who seek Him. God is not an entity to be accessed and understood. God is love, infinite and eternal. To seek Him is to find Him, even as we envy those who have stumbled upon what they believe to be the answer.”

— Kevin Starr, professor of history, University of

Southern California