A Book Group Exploring the Diversity of Religion

Readings on Faiths Around the World is a book group that reads and discusses books covering the vast diversity of world faiths. Of course, the standard seven world religions will be included but we will also explore less well-known religious/spiritual groups. The only prerequisite needed for this group is a desire to learn more about the world’s religious traditions.

Our next book for my learning circle is Mysticism by Simon Critchley. The book is full of pictures, paintings and more, depicting mysticism in its varied aspects. Critchley introduces the reader to mystics beginning with Dionysius (circa 500) through modern mystics like T.S. Eliot and Annie Dillard, while discussing Julian of Norwich and Meister Eckart along the way. He provides his definition and that of others of mysticism and discusses a variety of examples.