Past Interfaith Book Studies

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Using fiction and nonfiction books, we read books with spiritual themes to explore our  faith traditions and learn more about one another.
  • Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust" by Immacule'e Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin
  • Thank and Grow Rich ​by Pam Grout
  • The World According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers
  • Why did Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed Cross the Road​ by Brian McLaren
  • Journey to the Sun ​by Ernest Schusky
  • Our InVisible World by Annie Clark and Bill Anderson
  • Rejoice and Be Glad​ by Pope Francis
  • Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Gordon B. Hinckley.  
  • Abraham: One God, Three Wives, Five Religions by Frances Worthington
  • Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
  • To a Global Ethic by Hans Kung
  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  • God at 2000
  • If Grace Is True
  • How, Then, Shall We Live? Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives by Wayne Muller
  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  • Prayer for People Who Think Too Much: A Guide to Everyday, Anywhere Prayer from the World's Faith Traditions by Mitch Finley
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  • The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew--Three Women Search for Understanding by Idliby, Oliver, and Warner
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  • Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel 
  • A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
  • The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall
  • The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
  • Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America by Gustav Niebuhr
  • The Shack by William Young
  • God's Tapestry: Reading the Bible in a World of Religious Diversity by W. Eugene March
  • America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story by Bruce Feiler
  • Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom
  • Olya's Story: A Survivor's Dramatic Account of the Persecution of Baha'is.
  • Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife by Lisa Miller 
  • Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
  • The Dovekeepers by Allice Hoffman
  • Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joseph Gerzone
  • Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh 
  • People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
  • How Big Is Your God?: The Freedom to Experience the Divine by Paul Coutinho
  • Restoring Justice, Paths to Peace, Volume 2
  • ​The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, James McBride