Time to Pick a Book for 2024
The consensus from our 2023 Book Clubgroups (25 people in total, split evenly between SABBATH by Abraham Joshua Hershel and THE LIGHT WE GIVE by Simran Jeet Singh) is that it would be best to choose ONE BOOK ONLY each year to gather more participants. Late January / early February may be the best time with ZOOM possibilities on weekdays – both afternoon and evening. OFFER YOUR SUGGESTIONS to me NOW or CHOOSE from the titles listed below. Please do not delay so we may get started! Send your responses to jamesdiluzio@gmail.com Here are six book ideas to get us started:
- REVERSING THE RIVERS A MEMOIR OF HISTORY, HOPE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS by William F. Schulz Reversing the Rivers (pennpress.org) From 1994 to 2006, William F. Schulz headed Amnesty International USA. Reversing the Rivers: A Memoir of History, Hope, and Human Rights by William F. Schulz, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
- INTERPRETER OF MALADIES by Jhumpa Lahiri Interpreter of Maladies – Wikipedia. Lahri’s short stories offer insights into the ways Hindus and people of other faiths perceive the dominant American Christianity and its cultural influences. See Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri | Goodreads
- THE RELIGION OF TOMORROW: A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions – More Inclusive, More Comprehensive, More Complete by Ken Wilbur. This is quite a tome. If chosen, we could discuss half the book in January, the second half in June. The
Alternate Ken Wilbur Book (Much Shorter!) A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYTHING
ALL WE CAN SAVE: TRUTH, COURAGE, AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine K. Wilkinson One World; Illustrated edition (September 22, 2020). Named one of the best books of the year by Smithsonian magazine. There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration.. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
FAITH IN CONSERVATION: New Approaches to Religions and the Environment (Directions in Development) Paperback – August 3, 2003, only 182 pages! https://www.amazon.com/dp/0821355597/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0
- THE LOST ART OF SCRIPTURE (citing numerous faith traditions’ scriptures) by Karen Armstrong The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts: Armstrong, Karen: 9780525431923: Amazon.com: Books
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