| A Tour of the Novel: an overview of the book | p. 1 | |
| Journeys: the characters and their stories | p. 13 | |
| Points of View: a conversation about The Poisonwood Bible | p. 21 | |
| A Writer's Life: Barbara Kingsolver's story | p. 45 | |
| The World Outside: a look at the 1950s Congo | p. 49 | |
| A Brief History: the critics respond to The Poisonwood Bible | p. 53 | |
| Explore: books to consider reading next | p. 57 |