SUMMIT COUNTY — When Carrie Brown-Wolf, author of “Soul Sunday: A Family’s Guide to Exploring Faith and Teaching Tolerance,” approached publishing companies about her book, they told here they wanted it to be more about religion than parenting, and to pick a side — left or right.

“It was disappointing to hear that,” she said. “It’s not about dividing into the left or right camp.” And parenting was a natural part of the topic.

Brown-Wolf has a Lutheran background and her husband is Jewish. Through exploring religion with their three children in an interfaith family, she came up with the material for this book.

“We set up a homeschool situation, where we could teach them about our faith and what’s important to us,” she said. “So much has come out of that.

“It set the stage that they know they can talk to us whenever they have problems.”

She notes that it is not a substitute for formal religious education, but rather a complement.

In her book, she gives Playshop activities for families to do together on Sundays like going for a hike, making a meal, arts and crafts or dramatic plays.

Brown-Wolf described the mission of these times spent together as a way for the kids to have their own relationship with God.

“I think spirituality is important for everyone and it is incredibly personal. They need to find their own path. People do it differently and its not right or wrong.”

This is Brown-Wolf’s first book, which she created her own small press to make the way she wanted.

A former diversity trainer and multicultural educator, the Summit resident said she thinks fear is often an issue when in comes to religion and diversity.

“The best way I know to overcome fear is to talk about it and get educated,” she said.

“By understanding, you take away fear and dispel myths.”

Brown-Wolf will be signing copies of “Soul Sunday” today at Winds of Change in Frisco and next Thursday at Borders Books in Dillon.

Leslie Brefeld can be reached at (970) 668-4626 or at lbrefeld@summitdaily.com.