HERE IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE READ:

Jewish:

 Rambam's Ladder by Julie Solomon. A study of the teachings of Mamonides about giving and how these principles can be practiced today.

The Far Euphrates by Aryeh Lev Stollman. Post World War II/Holocaust childhood of a Jewish boy in Canada, told with Biblical and Kabalistic language and imagery. It’s about understanding life and death, intellect, and finally faith.

Tales of the Hasidim, by Martin Buber. Martin Buber has assembled and translated a comprehensive 2-volume set of stories from the early and late Hasidic masters. Organized by master, with historic introduction and reference material.

Christian:

 Lying Awake by Mark Salzman. Fiction about a nun/mystic who faces serious illness and difficult decisions.

Things Seen and Unseen by Nora Gallagher. Liturgical year as seen by a woman who returned to faith as an adult Christian in the Episcopal tradition.

Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson. Letter to a son from a father covering the time of the American Civil War and the generations beyond.

Muslim:

 Border Passage by Leila Ahmed. Egyptian woman's memoir of growing up in an Egyptian/Turkish family in the 50s, going to college in England, and understanding the complex identity of Egyptian women in her time.

The Hadj by Michael Wolfe. American convert to Islam visits Morocco and goes on the Hadj.

Three short books of poetry: Poems of Arab Andalusia. Amazing 13th century poetry. An Audience of One, Majid Mohiuddin. Contemporary Muslim Poetry. 19 Varieties of Gazelle, Naomi Shihab Nye. Contemporary poems about the Middle East.

About more than one faith:

 Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain. by Maria Rosa Menocal. Tells of a time and place – from 786-1492, in Andalusia, Spain -- that is largely and unjustly overshadowed in most historical chronicles. It was a time when the three cultures – Judaic, Islamic and Christian – forged a relatively stable, though occasionally contentious coexistence.

Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler. A review of the Biblical and historical Abraham.

The Rock by Kanan Makiya. Historical fiction based on the viewpoint of a Yemenite Jewish man who converts to Islam during the Prophet's lifetime. He witnesses the Islamic takeover of Jerusalem and the building of the Dome of the Rock.

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