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Part I:

Foreword..................................................................................................I

Introduction.............................................................................................1

Chapter 1: Why Can’t God Make Me Spiderman?..........................7

Chapter 2: Discover Spirituality........................................................15

Chapter 3: Faith, Fear, and Fretful Objections...............................23

Chapter 4: Spinning the Religious Wheel......................................29
Hinduism..........................................................................34
Buddhism.........................................................................36
Judaism............................................................................38
Christianity.......................................................................40
Islam.................................................................................42

Chapter 5: Connecting Cultures and Community.......................45

Chapter 6: Soul Sunday Logistics and Learning........................51

Part II:

Playshops: Twenty seasonal hands-on spiritual sessions

Introduction........................................................................................65

Fall
Apples and Honey: Sweet and Sorry............................................68
Lovely Lunar Lanterns.....................................................................70
Wheeling Religions..........................................................................72
Dancing Diwali..................................................................................74
Screaming Skeletons.......................................................................76

Winter
The Golden Rule...............................................................................84
Brilliant Benevolence.......................................................................86
Power of Heart...................................................................................88
Ramadan Revelry.............................................................................90
Giant Attack........................................................................................92

Spring
Vesak Vase......................................................................................100
Mind the Matzoh..............................................................................102
Eggs, Eggs, Eggs............................................................................104
Meditating Moments.......................................................................106
Mosaic Madness.............................................................................108

Summer
Sister and Brother Bracelets.........................................................116
Native Knowledge..........................................................................118
Money Matters.................................................................................120
Sowing Seeds.................................................................................122
Hiking Hajj.......................................................................................124

Appendix
Resources.......................................................................................131
Multicultural Books........................................................................131
Religious Books and Resources................................................135
World Music....................................................................................139
Movies.............................................................................................141
Statistics..........................................................................................142

Notes...............................................................................................145