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ST. GEORGE'S Episcopal Church in Maplewood, NJ

Our parish is over 100 years old. Our thinking is not.

St. George's
Spiritual Book Group

Meets: 4th Monday of the month (usually), at 8:00 p.m.

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Past Books

April 2009: The Year of Living Biblically – A.J. Jacobs
June 2008: The Art of Pilgrimage – Philip Coustineau and Huston Smith
April 2008: Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson
Rector's Choice
Feb. 2008: Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust – Immaculee Ilibagiza
Black History Month Selection
Jan. 2008:Eat Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
Dec. 2007: A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
Read aloud in its entirety (2nd annual)
Oct. 2007: Take This Bread – Sara Miles
Sept. 2007: Water Flowing Together – Gwendolen Cates
Documentary Film
June 2007: The Beast in the Jungle – Henry James
Novella
May 2007: Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why – Bart Ehrman
April 2007: Preaching to the Choir – Victoria Sirota
Rector's Choice
March 2007: The Faith Club – Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner
Open to the community
Feb. 2007: Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church – Samuel G. Freedman
Black History Month Selection
Jan. 2007: The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus – His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Dec. 2006: A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
Read aloud in its entirety (1st annual)
Oct. 2006: The Nun's Story with Audrey Hepburn
Movie
Sept. 2006: All That's Holy: A Young Guy, an Old Car, and the Search for God in America – Tom Levinson
July 2006: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith – Anne Lamott
5th Anniversary
June 2006: Atonement – Ian McEwan
May 2006: What's the Matter with Kansas? – Thomas Frank
April 2006: Bad Girls of the Bible – Liz Curtis Higgs
March 2006: Gilead – Marilynne Robinson
Feb. 2006: Blood Done Signed My Name – Tim Tyson
Black History Month Selection
Jan. 2006: The Other Boleyn Girl – Philippa Gregory
Rector's Choice
Dec. 2005: The Dance of the Dissident Daughter – Sue Monk Kidd
Oct. 2005: Abraham – Bruce Feiler
Sept. 2005: The Doll Maker – Harriette Arnow
June 2005: A Map of the World – Jane Hamilton
May 2005: Interpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa Lahiri
March 2005: A Lesson before Dying – Ernest J. Gaines
Black History Month Selection
Jan. 2005: Girl Meets God – Laura F. Winner
Advent 2004: Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton
Oct. 2004: Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas – Elaine Pagels
Sept. 2004: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal – Christopher Moore
Rector's Choice
Aug. 2004: O Ye Jigs and Juleps – Virginia Cary Hudson
July 2004: Walking the Bible: A Journey – Land Through the Five Books of Moses – Bruce Feiler
May 2004: The Rise of Christianity – Rodney Stark
April 2004: God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible – Adam Nicolson
March 2004: The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels – Thomas Cahill
Feb. 2004: Their Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston
Black History Month Selection
Jan. 2004: The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart – Peter J. Gomes
Dec. 2003: Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic – Martha Beck
Oct. 2003: The Gnostic Gospels – Elaine Pagels
Sept. 2003: Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue – Paul Woodruff
July 2003: The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd
June 30, 2003: The Life of Pi – Yann Martell
June 2, 2003: One Man's Meat – E. B. White
April 2003: Looking for Mary – Beverly Donofrio
March 2003: Strength for the Journey – Diana Butler Bass
Feb. 2003: The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell
Jan. 2003: How to Be Good – Nick Hornby
Dec. 2002: A Christmas Memory – Truman Capote
Short story
Nov. 2002: A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam – Karen Armstrong
Sept. 2002: The Close: A Young Woman's First Year at Seminary – Chloe Breyer
July 2002: Lying Awake – Mark Salzman
May 2002: The Seven Storey Mountain – Thomas Merton
March 2002: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art – Madeleine L'Engle
Feb. 2002: Dakota: A Spiritual Geography – Kathleen Norris
Jan. 2002: Things Seen and Unseen: A Year Lived in Faith – Nora Gallagher
Nov. 2001: Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in Exile – John Shelby Spong
Oct. 2001: The Screwtape Letters – C. S. Lewis
Sept. 2001: The Committed Life – Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis
Aug. 2001: Glittering Images – Susan Howatch
July 2001: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith – Anne Lamott