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ggbolt16's review
5.0
This book was recommended to me by my HOS. What a great read and a great story. I had been talking with another youth leader in town about setting up this exact thing. He also just finished reading it and we are both excited about the future of interfaith dialogue among the youth.
If you haven't read this and you work with you, you need to. It provides a vision of how we as members of the church, members of society, and members of creation can and need to work together to bring about the vision of God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
Blessings,
Greg
If you haven't read this and you work with you, you need to. It provides a vision of how we as members of the church, members of society, and members of creation can and need to work together to bring about the vision of God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
Blessings,
Greg
kristenbeck's review
4.0
I admire all the work Eboo Patel has done in the interfaith community. After listening to him speak at the Parliament of the World's Religions I knew I wanted to read his books. I was not disappointed. This was memoir of his childhood and his road to beginning the Interfaith Youth Core.
tylercritchfield's review against another edition
3.0
I love the principle of pluralism and the work Interfaith America is doing around the world. I wish I had been more proactive in high school in seeking interfaith service and dialogue opportunities. The author gave a fantastic forum at BYU a couple of years ago that led me eventually to this book.
That said, this is mostly a history of the organization itself mixed in with Patel's life history, with a focus of countering religious extremism/violence. I'll be looking to his other books and elsewhere to find more depth into pluralism itself and what that looks like for various faith traditions.
That said, this is mostly a history of the organization itself mixed in with Patel's life history, with a focus of countering religious extremism/violence. I'll be looking to his other books and elsewhere to find more depth into pluralism itself and what that looks like for various faith traditions.
classysmarta's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
little_red_dragon's review against another edition
5.0
A truly compelling story of the start of an Interfaith movement that begs the question: How do we reach young people and create people who appreciate other religions before someone else teaches them to hate those who aren't like them?
tonichkab's review against another edition
5.0
beautifully written and an excellent message about teaching children about religious pluralism from a young age. Should be required reading in schools.
browncharlotte18's review against another edition
3.0
I had to read this for my school and I enjoyed it. I normally don't gravitate towards these kinds of books, mainly because a few wiki articles can sum up the information provided, but I'm glad that I learned more about this organization Patel helped create. Ultimately, I gave it only 3 stars because of how unorganized the book is written. When Patel wrote about his love life, it felt very disjointed and, while it was relevant for the most part, it interrupted the flow. Therefore, I docked 2 stars.
juliacsmith's review against another edition
5.0
[outdated and I would caveat this review now. Leaving here for posterity.]
I'm biased because I started a job at IFYC recently, but I sped through this and found it accessible, honest, and inspiring.
I'm biased because I started a job at IFYC recently, but I sped through this and found it accessible, honest, and inspiring.
readerann's review
4.0
Required summer reading for freshmen at my daughter's university. Very good book about the importance of inter-faith youth movements to counter growing religious extremism.
towardinfinitybooks's review against another edition
4.0
I have a friend who I met in high school and to whom I became especially close to in college. Towards the end of high school, she found herself gradually becoming dissatisfied with her own faith, and gradually more interested in mine and that of her co-workers. Eventually, she began practicing her own faith once again, this time with more conviction. She told me once that experiencing the beauty of our religion helped her see the beauty in her own.
Her remarks have stuck with me, and I thought about them a lot as I read this book. Patel's story embodies the same sort of philosophy. He became active in the interfaith community prior to discovering his own ascription to a particular religion and someone else recognized it in him before he did (and that person was the Dalai Lama no less!). Furthermore, even after "finding" his religion, he remained open to religious pluralism. Patel's personal experiences are especially insightful, given the book's underlying message regarding young people.
Her remarks have stuck with me, and I thought about them a lot as I read this book. Patel's story embodies the same sort of philosophy. He became active in the interfaith community prior to discovering his own ascription to a particular religion and someone else recognized it in him before he did (and that person was the Dalai Lama no less!). Furthermore, even after "finding" his religion, he remained open to religious pluralism. Patel's personal experiences are especially insightful, given the book's underlying message regarding young people.