Coming Together

I just read a fabulous book called "The Faith Club" it's a story/autobiography about a Muslim, a Christian and a Jewish woman who get together to write a children's book about the commonalities in their religions. They realize the must first discover and discuss what these "commonalities" are and end up having a series of fabulous interfaith discussions, where they learn about each other, confront each other's and their own prejudices, talk about really tough issues and ultimately reaffirm one another's faith. It is a wonderful book, and shows that our differences don't have to divide us; that honest and thoughtful conversation can overcome just about anything when one is open to listen and speak from the heart.

After I read the book. I went to hear the authors speak (totally a fluke of fate--I found out they were in ATL an hour before the event and totally by chance). It was amazing and inspiring, Maybe it's not to naive to hope....

I encourage everyone to read this book, you can learn so much about cultures that are in our media, but not in any real, comprehensive way. Who knows maybe you'll be inspired.

http://www.thefaithclub.com/

Karen
American Islamic Fellowship
blog@americanislamicfellowship.com