Drew Jacob

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Milwaukee, The United States
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Ernest Hemingway, Paulo Coelho, Herman Hesse, James Joyce, Irish Myth, ...more

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Drew Jacob is a wandering philosopher who believes adventure can change and improve lives. Although he was trained as a priest, founded a polytheist temple, and built a career in nonprofits, he gave it all up to put his ideas to the test.

Drew's work has earned him a place as a contributing scholar at State of Formation, a project of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue, and as a columnist at Patheos.org. He was chosen to speak at the first Hero Round Table, a cross-disciplinary conference on creating real heroism in today's world. He has never done anything heroic, but follows the path the ancient heroes took.

Slowly Drew is making his way 8,000 miles to Brazil by bicycle and by foot. Originally from Brew City, he now has no permanent hom
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Average rating: 3.93 · 29 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works
Lúnasa Days

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Walk Like A God

it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011
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“In the 1940s a white American man wrote about the sacred myths of other cultures. He decided he knew what they meant better than those cultures themselves did.”
Drew Jacob

“To struggle is a sacred act, indeed it is the only act that has ever changed the world.”
Drew Jacob

“In the 1940s a white American man wrote about the sacred myths of other cultures. He decided he knew what they meant better than those cultures themselves did.”
Drew Jacob

“To struggle is a sacred act, indeed it is the only act that has ever changed the world.”
Drew Jacob

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