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Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding
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By Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner
In the wake of 9/11, Idliby, a Muslim of Palestinian descent living in New York City, sought out fellow mothers of the Jewish and Christian faiths to write a children's book on the commonalities among their respective traditions.
The women quickly realized they would have to address their respective differences first.
Oliver, an Episcopalian who was raised Catholic, irked Warner, a Jewish woman and children's author, with her description of the Crucifixion story, which sounded too much like "Jews killed Jesus" for Warner's sense of comfort.
Idliby's efforts to join in on the usual "Judeo-Christian" debate tapped into a sense of alienation she already felt in the larger Muslim community, where she had been unable to find a progressive mosque that reflects her non-veil-wearing, spiritual Islam.
Thus the ladies came to call their group a "faith club" and, over time, midwifed each other into stronger belief in their own respective religions.
More "Fight Club" than book club, the co-authors pull no punches; their outstanding honesty makes for a page-turning read, rare for a nonfiction book about religious beliefs.
From Idliby's graphic defense of the Palestinian cause, Oliver's vacillations between faith and doubt, and Warner's struggles to acknowledge God's existence, almost every taboo topic is explored on this engaging spiritual ride.
Brimming with passion and conviction, and concluding with suggestions for starting a similar faith club, this is essential reading for anyone interested in interfaith dialogue. 416 pages. Softcover. 2007.
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