Book Clubs

Interested in delving deeper to Christian thinking on vocation and the issues of our time? Gather a few folks and host a book club! Your book club might be in person with colleagues or online with friends. Invite a friend who might explore a reading group to a Bible study. To help you get started, below are discussion guides (all from WAP’s previous online book clubs) that you can easily adapt.

Book Clubs
January 26, 2022
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
Vocation Across the Academy: A Discussion Guide

What is the purpose of higher education? How can we share Christian understandings of Calling and Vocation in ways that resonate with all stakeholders in the Academy? Thirteen professors motivate us to look afresh at our institutions.

Book Clubs
November 14, 2021
By Karen Hice Guzmán
Power Women: A Discussion Guide

How do Christian women navigate the call to both the academy and motherhood? Explore this discussion guide on Power Women.

Book Clubs
September 26, 2021
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
Sarah's Laughter: A Discussion Guide

Do you struggle to understand God’s love amidst pain and suffering? Vinoth Ramachandra shows how God’s own heart of suffering allows us both to lament and to have hope.

Book Clubs
January 26, 2021
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
The Myth of Equality: A Discussion Guide

Interested in learning why we are a racially divided country? Ken Wytsma shows how our history impinges on the present and our role in reconciliation. 

Book Clubs
September 24, 2020
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
The Flourishing Teacher: A Discussion Guide

How do you thrive in academia? Dr. Bieber Lake gives spiritual insight and practical help for faculty to effectively live out their calling as teachers and scholars. 

Book Clubs
February 13, 2020
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
Fool’s Talk: A Discussion Guide

How do we share our faith in a post-Christian context where public life is mostly secular and private life is very diverse? Os Guinness shows us how we can converse with — and even persuade — people who are not interested in what we are saying. 

Book Clubs
September 25, 2019
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
Calling All Years Good: A Discussion Guide

Might each of our life stages be a calling? Are there multiple callings in some seasons? The authors offer a unique perspective on Vocation by suggesting Lifespan as the lens through which we can view our callings.

Book Clubs
January 23, 2019
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
Scars Across Humanity: A Discussion Guide

Did you know that women are vulnerable to violence during their entire lifetime? Through her extensive global travel, Dr. Storkey compassionately demonstrates what gender-based violence looks like on the bruised bodies of real girls and women.

 
Book Clubs
September 23, 2018
By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando
Subverting Global Myths: A Discussion Guide

What if the beliefs of our times that we take for granted are not true after all? Dr. Ramachandra gives historical and global perspective to understanding pressing contemporary issues in their contexts.

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