Welcome to the Philadelphia Writing Project Summer Invitational Institute 1 - 2008


Summer Invitational Institute 1 Sessions
August 4 - August 22, 2008
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 3:30 pm


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Summer Institute 1 Fellows

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

This year, we are reading the Poisonwood Bible by Babara Kingsolver.
The story is about a missionary family, the Prices, who move to the Belgian Congo in 1959. The family consists of the Baptist father, Nathan Price, his wife, Orleanna, and their four daughters - Rachel, Leah, Adah and Ruth May. Their story is narrated by each of the female characters.
As we journey with them in their missionary journey, we will use this as a forum about the conflicts that develop in the book and any connections we make to with our own lives and beliefs.

1 comment:

mary said...

Jen - posted my response on open mic today - was glad to have the opportunity to try this book again -it was an Oprah Book selection a few years back but I didn't give it a chance.

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