When you think of New York City, you probably don't think of thriving spirituality and vibrant church communities.
But that's precisely why author Rikki Tahata went there to find God.
After traveling all across the city asking strangers about God and their faith, he turned it into a book, called God in New York, that shares the stories of those he stumbled upon, A Journey Through NYC Religions reported.
Tahata said he decided to take on this project because he was searching for God in his life.
I struggle with faith, I dont fit neatly into the doctrines of any single religion and have happily joined friends in all different faith, he said. But I do believe in a god, I reach out the best I can and having that as part of my life just makes me happy. Most of all I find the divine reflected in other people, so I figured if its the same god that touches us and is revealed within us all, maybe theres some revelation in the crowd.
From his study, he found that there were small distinctions within the community that separated believers from non-believers and those who attend services on a regular basis from those who don't, he wrote for Faith Street.
However, a significant portion of the population still felt that there was a god that was involved in their lives. He shared some of the stories people told him with Faith Street.
But that's precisely why author Rikki Tahata went there to find God.
After traveling all across the city asking strangers about God and their faith, he turned it into a book, called God in New York, that shares the stories of those he stumbled upon, A Journey Through NYC Religions reported.
Tahata said he decided to take on this project because he was searching for God in his life.
I struggle with faith, I dont fit neatly into the doctrines of any single religion and have happily joined friends in all different faith, he said. But I do believe in a god, I reach out the best I can and having that as part of my life just makes me happy. Most of all I find the divine reflected in other people, so I figured if its the same god that touches us and is revealed within us all, maybe theres some revelation in the crowd.
From his study, he found that there were small distinctions within the community that separated believers from non-believers and those who attend services on a regular basis from those who don't, he wrote for Faith Street.
However, a significant portion of the population still felt that there was a god that was involved in their lives. He shared some of the stories people told him with Faith Street.