Revolution
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
When you sat down with this book, where did you curl up to read it, and did a particular chapter make you want to stay a little longer?
Was there a moment in these pages that gave you that quiet, grateful feeling of being at home in your own country? Tell us about it.
Metaxas writes with a lot of affection for the people he describes. Which figure felt like someone you would happily have at your own kitchen table, and why?
The book leans on ideas of liberty and self-government. When in your own life have you felt most grateful for a freedom you usually take for granted?
So much of the founding story is about ordinary people finding courage. Did any passage comfort you or steady you during a hard week? Share what it stirred up.
Metaxas ties character and faith to the founding. Which value in the book reminded you of something a parent, grandparent, or mentor passed down to you?
Without giving away where the author lands, what was the feeling you were left holding when you closed the book, and did it surprise you?
The book asks what it means to keep a fragile thing alive across generations. What is something precious in your own family or community that you feel quietly responsible for carrying forward?