September World Religions Book Club

All are welcome at this book club! We'll meet in the library for a casual reflective discussion on major world religious traditions throughout history. Reading is encouraged but not required. You are not required to join for the full 12 month series.

• September: African Spiritual Traditions (prehistoric). Reading: African Religions and Philosophy by John S. Mbiti
• October: Indigenous Wisdom (prehistoric). Reading: God Is Red: A Native View of Religion by Vine Deloria Jr.
• November: Hinduism (1200-500 BCE). Reading: The Hindu Tradition by Ainslie T. Embree
• December: Judaism (1200-500 BCE). Reading: Essential Judaism by George Robinson
• January: Taoism (~500 BCE). Reading: The Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell's Translation
• February: Buddhism (~500 BCE). Reading: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
• March: Stoicism (~300 BCE). Reading: "Meditations" by Marcus Auralius
• April: Christianity (1st Century CE). Reading: Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
• May: Islam (7th Century CE). Reading: The Clear Quran by Mustafa Khattab
• June: Sufism (8-10 century CE). Reading: The Sufis by Idries Shah
• July: Sikhism (15 century CE). Reading: The Sikhs by Patwant Singh
• August: Baha’i Faith (19 century CE). Reading: Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era by J. E. Esslemont