Faith. Worldview. Culture. Truth.
Join our women's book club and discussion group as we read engaging apologetics books (books on evidence for the faith), think deeply, and discuss the truth of Christianity in weekly Zoom book discussions.
welcome
We are a diverse community of women from around the world and the U.S. who gather online to read and discuss books that explore the truth and beauty of Christianity. We learn and laugh together and make deep connections with like-minded women. Some women are brand new to the field, some are seekers, and some know quite a bit about apologetics. All are welcome: bring your questions! We have also had the privilege of hosting almost every author of the books we've read for probing Q&As at the end of each book discussion series. We have also had several Special Presentations on Talking to Missionaries at your Door, Christmas Apologetics, and Biblical Archeology.
You are welcome to use the Discussion Questions that we created for books we've read in your own book club!
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how it works
We meet Tuesday evenings on Zoom, 5-6pm PST (8-9pm EST). Once you sign up for a book discussion, we will email you the Zoom link, the reading/discussion schedule for the book, and the discussion questions for the week's reading. The discussion questions are a guideline for our discussions, not mandatory. Depending upon the book's popularity, we've had as few as 7 and as many as 35 women in a discussion group. To sign up for our current discussion, click here.
our next book discussion
Discussion starts January 2027 (dates TBA)
A Thing of Beauty:
How Everything Is Art and Art Is Everything
by James S. Spiegel
John Keats’s famous assertion that “beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know” is typically regarded as quaint hyperbole. In this book, Spiegel shows why there is strong biblical and philosophical warrant for taking Keats’s statement quite literally. Spiegel develops what he calls the “Divine Art Paradigm”—the notion that the entire cosmos is essentially a divine artwork—and explores its profound implications for understanding every area of human activity, from science and history to ethics and athletics. It also has significant applications to people’s personal lives in terms of how they view their bodies and relationships, their work and recreation, and all of their dreams, ambitions, trials, and temptations. Every bit of who someone is and what they do has an important functional role in the cosmic mosaic that is the artwork of God. However things might appear at times, it is encouraging that God’s work in people’s lives is always and ever—to quote Keats again—“a thing of beauty.”
Dates TBA
REVIEWS
"God is an artist, and all his works are works of art. This central insight--eloquently developed in A Thing of Beauty--reshapes how we see everything. Nature is art. Humans are marvels. History is divine drama. Our lives are achievements! Spiegel colorfully and expertly helps the reader see the beauty of all things and the divine beauty behind it all."
-Paul M. Gould
Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Palm Beach Atlantic University
"A Thing of Beauty is a far-ranging exploration of an elegantly simple yet immensely powerful idea: that God is an artist and creation his artwork. With the skill of a master, Spiegel draws out the profound implications of taking beauty seriously. Nothing remains the same--the cosmos, history, each individual life; all God's handiwork, designed with artistic intention. It's a sweeping vision that will linger with you, as all the best performances do."
-Blake McAllister
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hillsdale College
"In our pursuit of knowledge, our pursuit of holiness, and our desire to submit to God's will for our lives--all good things--it's easy to forget to enjoy the beauty of his creation. Man cannot live on reflections on total depravity alone. Spiegel gives us permission to experience God's beauty in all spheres of life and does so in his trademark winsome and understandable fashion."
-Ted Kluck
Associate Professor of Communication Arts, Union University
about the author
Jim Spiegel is Executive Director of the Geneva College Center for Faith & Life.
Jim earned a B.S. in Biology at Belhaven University (1985). From there he turned his interests to Philosophy, earning two graduate degrees in the field—an M.A. at University of Southern Mississippi (1988) and a Ph.D. at Michigan State University (1993). He has taught at Minnesota State University, Taylor University and Hillsdale College and served as head of school at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Bloomington, Indiana.
Jim has authored or edited 12 books and published over 100 articles and book chapters, mainly on issues in philosophy of religion, philosophical theology, and ethics. His work has appeared in such scholarly journals as Metaphilosophy, Philosophia, Faith and Philosophy, Science and Engineering Ethics, and the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and popular periodicals such as First Things, Public Discourse, Christianity Today, Touchstone, The Conversation, The Federalist, and Books and Culture.
In addition to his teaching, research, and administrative work, Jim speaks regularly at professional conferences, colleges, and churches and is often interviewed for podcasts and radio programs. Jim also serves on the board of the Kalos Center in Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife and fellow author, Amy, have four grown kids. They blog together at Wisdom and Folly.
"But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone
who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect."
1 Peter 3:15
"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone."
Colossians 4:6
