Oct. 5 Faith Bookshelf
I’m calling this posting “Faith Bookshelf” and it is the first in a regular Sunday blog series. I get numerous books from publishers all over the country and this is a way to highlight some of them.
Sometimes I might share a few lines about recently released books or perhaps offer a short list of those books focusing on a particular theme.
Today’s books center around the theme of Judaism, appropriate since the Jewish faith community is celebrating the High Holy Days:
“Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance”by Edgar M. Bronfman and Beth Zasloff (St. Martin’s Press, released Sept. 16, $24.95).
This book is a passionate plea to the Jewish community, urging members to celebrate the joy in their culture and religion. Further, it urges Jews to recognize their responsibility to help heal a broken world.
“Who by Fire,”by Diana Spechler (Harper Perennial, released Sept. 23, $14.95).
“Who by Fire” is an emotional portrayal of a family struggle to find the role of faith in their lives. The product of four years of writing and research, the book perfectly captures the conundrums of religious fundamentalism in modern life and introduces Diana Spechler as an enormously gifted writer.
“Checkpoints” by Marilyn Levy (Jewish Publication Society, released Sept. 12, $14).
This is a young adult novel that brings to life the realities faced by teenagers in the
Middle East today, as politics and prejudice threaten to tear lives and relationships apart. The friendship between two girls, one Israeli and one Palestinian, is put to the test when a tragic incident befalls the Israeli girl and her family.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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