Abraham is a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with all three religions co-opting him as the father of their religion. How can one man be the starting point for such three different religions? Bruce Feiler does an excellent job exploring how each of the three religions came to adopt Abraham as their father, making him a good starting point for discussions on how we can come together. I hadn't realize how little is actually know about Abraham, and how he had kind of sank into the background of history for centuries. This was the book club book for the Readers without Borders book club and I'm very glad I read it.
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