Bruce Feiler

Abraham is the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He stands at the heart of these three faiths. And yet you know almost nothing about him.

Everybody has heard that family dinner is great for kids. But unfortunately, it doesn't work in many of our lives.

The most successful families embrace and elevate their family history, particularly their failures, setbacks and other missteps.

Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I broke with my religion in college.