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