Our stories were different, and yet Ossama, Sahar, Haroon and I had a commonality in our experiences. We all were religious minorities in America. Each of us had dealt with being stereotyped or maligned because we were not Christian and because those around us knew so little about our faiths. We knew too of incidents that had affected Muslims, Jews and other religious minorities in our own communities or nearby towns. Continue reading
Faith Ed wins a national religion book award and the author’s reflections on a national religion writing conference. Continue reading
Here are links to book reviews, when available online, and interviews:
Boston Globe review by Kate Tuttle.
Wichita Eagle Review by former religion editor Tom Schaefer.
New York Times Sunday Book Review by Naomi Schaefer Reilly.
Religion & Education has reviewed Faith Ed. and given it a nod in a foreword, too. Many thanks to the journal editor Mike Waggoner and reviewer Nicholas Piediscalzi. Here’s a snippet from the review, which also included Dr. Piediscalzi’s wonderful insight … Continue reading
Read the latest news about Faith Ed., including reviews in the Boston Globe and Wichita Eagle. Continue reading
Read the New York Times review of Faith Ed. Continue reading
Linda gave her first talk about Faith Ed at Porter Square Books on Aug. 18, and WGBH’s Forum Network filmed the talk. See it here.
Linda spoke about Faith Ed. and fielded questions from callers on Aug. 19, 2015, on THINK, a talk show with host Krys Boyd, on KERA-Texas in Dallas. You can hear the podcast at this link.
Greetings and thanks to all who came to Porter Square Books on Tuesday for the launch of Faith Ed! As you can see from the photo above, it was a huge crowd. The store says around 100, very big for them.
I got there a bit early to sign multiple books. Perhaps the biggest buyer? My wonderful mother-in-law, who bought nine in all, including a bunch for her book club. Sherry McIntyre, a teacher featured in my book, … Continue reading
Today was the day Faith Ed launched. Continue reading
See the official book trailer on Faith Ed, a book on religion and public schools coming out on Aug. 18 from Beacon Press. Also see the latest roundup of events. Continue reading
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