Book Clubs

Interested in delving deeper to Christian thinking on vocation or important 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 friend. You may find some people are more open to reading a book and discussing it than coming to a Bible study. To help you get started, below are discussion guides (all from Women Scholars and Professionals' previous online book clubs) that you can easily adapt if meeting in person.

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.

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.

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.

April 08, 2018

By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando

Letters to a Diminished Church: A Discussion Guide

Interested in reading a woman apologist of C.S. Lewis’s caliber and era? Uncover Dorothy Sayers’s insights on Theology and Work from selected essays and discover the clarity and confidence with which she articulates Christian doctrine.

February 08, 2018

By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando

Finding Calcutta: A Discussion Guide

How can the work of Mother Teresa and her community speak to the University world? Through Dr. Poplin’s firsthand experiences, explore Mother Teresa’s vocation and discern your own.

September 03, 2017

By Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando

Visions of Vocation: A Discussion Guide

How do you develop a deeply formed Christian way of understanding the paradigms of your discipline? Dr. Garber teaches that “the stuff of our work” matters to God and is integral to God’s purposes in the world.

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