Members of the Oak Ridge Interfaith Dialogue group each have at least one favorite book that they find important and interesting, and at a Monday meeting, they can share these books with interfaith friends.
All those who attend will be encouraged to bring a book with them to display for the meeting. A few members have agreed in advance to present on a selected book at the meeting, which will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 9, in the Entry Forum of the Jewish Congregation at 101 West Madison Lane in Oak Ridge.
Among the selected books are the following:
- “An Improbable Friendship: The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission,” by Anthony David, Arcade Publishing, 2015—The story of Yasser Arafat’s mother-in-law and the wife of Moshe Dayan, Israel’s top general, and their 40-year mission of peace.
- “Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence,” by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Schocken Books, 2015—When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit—“that is, my religion is the only right path to God, therefore your religion is, by definition, wrong”—and individuals are motivated by what Rabbi Sacks calls “altruistic evil,” violence between peoples of different beliefs, appears to be the only natural outcome.
- “Founders of Faith: The Parallel Lives of God’s Messengers,” by Harold Rosen, Baha’i Publishing, 2010—This book explores the lives of the Founders of the world’s major religions and reveals that they are linked by 25 sets of striking patterns which suggest that they share universal teachings and have a common divine source.
Contact Sharon Annis at sharonannis@comcast.net or (865) 483-8783 if you have any questions.
The program is free and open to the public, a press release said. You are always encouraged to also bring a friend.
The Women’s Interfaith Dialogue brings together women of diverse faith, color, and culture to explore, understand, and learn from one another to help advance justice, compassion, friendship, and human rights with a focus on women and children, the press release said.
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