READING GROUP GUIDE — (download as PDF)

Is your book club reading The Faith Club? This Reading Group Guide will help guide your discussions.

SUMMARY
The Faith Club was started when Ranya Idliby, an American Muslim of Palestinian descent, recruited Suzanne Oliver, a Christian, and Priscilla Warner, a Jew, to write a children's book about their three religions. [more]

GENERAL QUESTIONS
How did the book's format (a three-way memoir written in first person) contribute to the overall feel of the book? At what points did the women write different versions of the same event? [more]

AUTHOR QUESTIONS
At the beginning of the process, you are all at very different stages of faith; Ranya, you say on page 93: "It often felt like I had faith but no religion, that Priscilla had religion but no faith, and that Suzanne had both." Do you all feel that you are coming out of this process with both faith and religion? [more]

SUZANNE OLIVER QUESTIONS — [more]

RANYA IDILBY QUESTIONS — [more]

PRISCILLA WARNER QUESTIONS — [more]

ACTIVITIES
Before the meeting, use this website to explore viewpoints about your own and others' faiths. Use the Faith Club Guide in the back of the book to suggest journaling topics; have each member select a topic and bring in questions and reflections to share with the group. [more]