Our book for March is Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Sacks has been described as “the leading public Jewish intellect of our times.” He is a philosopher and currently a Distinguished Professor at New York University. Not in God’s Name is especially relevant to the sad rise in violent killings we are witnessing throughout the world. The book (267 pages, available in paperback for under $10) begins with an analysis of how and why humans became violent in the first place and the role religion has played in this long, tragic historical process.
The Book Discussion Group meets the second Thursday of the month in the St. John Parish Center, 7:30 to 9:00pm. For information consult the St. John website or contact John Stewart at 617 969 0950 or johnstewart@alum.bu.edu.
St. John’s Adult Faith Formation Commission
Email: AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org
