Organized religion makes me crazy. I was cleaning the bathroom over the Thanksgiving weekend and this fascinating interview came on the radio. Its a show called "Speaking of Faith" that a friend of mine works on, so I'd been meaning to catch it and gave it a listen. Interviewed was Karen Armstrong who calls herself a "freelance monotheist" . She was a nun, hit a crisis and turned against religion then found a way to make some sense of things. She found her spirituality in the study of poetry and literature- which is really what religious books are. She was particularly moved to spiritual understanding by TS Elliot.
She became very interested in comparative studies while in Jerusalem- here's the link if anyone is interested. Made me want to read some of her books.
speakingoffaith.publicradio.org