We're delighted to announce the publication of a new book "Friendship & Faith: The WISDOM of women creating alliances for peace."  Sharon Buttry (Dan Buttry's wife) has a chapter in the book.  It is stories of building friendship across lines of religious difference.  Gail Katz of WISDOM (Sharon was on the Executive Committee) tells more about the book and how to order it below.  So check it out below!

Thirty WISDOM women, ages 20 to 80 from seven different faiths - Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Baha'i, Sikh, and Buddhist, collaborated to produce a collection of inspiring stories, stories of creating friendships across religious and cultural divides.  You will find stories that range from surviving flat-out hatred to the far simpler challenge of making friends with someone of a different religion and race when you share a hospital room; stories that describe making friends at school, overcoming misunderstandings with colleagues at work, and even daring to establish friendships that circle the globe; two girls in Iran risking the wrath of religious authorities with their interfaith friendship; a Jewish woman who finds an unexpected friendship when a German couple moves in next door; a Muslim-Hindu marriage that raises cross-country anxiety in India-and a rare true story about an innocent Japanese girl who bravely faced hatred on both sides during World War II. These are stories that will lift spirits and perhaps even inspire people to spark a new friendship wherever they live.

We recommend reading this book with a friend, or with your book club or discussion group. Make sure to meet us online at www.FriendshipAndFaith.com where we will publish our stories every week that will keep these relationships and ideas flowering among thousands of readers.  Check out www.interfaithwisdom.org for more information about WISDOM and our mission.