About this Event
Welcome to the RBC Perth event, where we'll be diving into November's theme, Spirituality: Looking inward in a world that constantly pulls us outward, through this month's read, Abi Millar's The Spiritual Gap: Searching for Meaning in a Secular Age.
More about The Spiritual Gap:
The Spirituality Gap follows Abi as she receives a shamanic healing, drinks ayuahuasca, delves into astrology, experiences an awakening in a lake, and attends an atheist church. Written with great warmth, curiosity and humour, it explores our post-religious world from the perspective of someone who is neither a 'spiritual but not religious' hippie nor an angry atheist. Throughout, she asks: how can we embrace ritual in our own lives even if we are wary of religion?
Why we chose it: “A personal, journalistic investigation into an eclectic range of spiritual practices which exist outside the domain of traditional religion” New Statesman
Interested? Want to join us at our November event?
Try out the club with Eventbrite - new customers only. Ticket price includes access to the Perth Rebel Book Club event.
Your host for the evening
Albert Kurniadi
Known for his nomadic lifestyle and inspiring ventures, Albert founded Unseen Tours, a social enterprise in London. One of Rebel Book Club's original members, Albert is bringing all he's learned from over 100 rebel nonfiction reads (so far!) to Australia.
Most impactful RBC moment: "Meeting Emmy Award winning investigative journalist Ramitha Navai in person to discuss her book City of Lies, and delving deep into Tehran's underworld and the impact of morality laws and censorship in contemporary Iran. Ramitha was one of RBC's very first authors to come to the club's monthly events and she set a very high bar for how engaging and impactful an author's presence can be for the book club."
Albert's top non-fiction recommendations:
- Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer
- The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker
- Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lawson Flats, 4 Sherwood Court, Perth, Australia
AUD 15.00
