diff --git a/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb
index a13d140..4facaea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include OwnershipAuthentication
 
 class ReadingsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:show]
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:show, :index]
   # before_action :reading_group_owner?, except: [:show]
 
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/reading_groups_helper.rb b/app/helpers/reading_groups_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00f6e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/reading_groups_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module ReadingGroupsHelper
+  def reading_groups_owner? reading_group_id
+    user_signed_in? && !current_user.reading_group_ownerships.find_by_reading_group_id(reading_group_id).nil?
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/app/views/reading_groups/index.html.erb b/app/views/reading_groups/index.html.erb
index e69de29..cfc4c29 100644
--- a/app/views/reading_groups/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reading_groups/index.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div class="page-header">
+  <h1>Reading Groups</h1>
+</div>
+
+<% if user_signed_in? %>
+  <p>
+    <%= link_to 'New Reading Group', new_reading_group_path, class: 'btn  btn-primary' %>
+  </p>
+<%else%>
+  <p class="alert alert-warning alert-dismissable">
+    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+    To create new reading groups you must be logged in page. 
+  </p>
+<% end %>
+
+<%= render partial: 'shared/reading_groups_list', locals: {reading_groups: @reading_groups} %>
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diff --git a/app/views/shared/_reading_groups_list.erb b/app/views/shared/_reading_groups_list.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc8d564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_reading_groups_list.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<table class="table table-hover">
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Name</th>
+      <th>Description</th>
+      <th colspan="2"></th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+
+  <tbody>
+    <% reading_groups.each do |reading_group| %>
+      <% p reading_group %>
+      <tr>
+        <td><%= reading_group.name %></td>
+        <td><%= reading_group.description %></td>
+        <td><%= link_to 'Show', reading_group_path(reading_group.id), class: 'btn btn-info' %></td>
+        <td>
+          <% if reading_groups_owner? reading_group.id %>
+            <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_reading_group_path(reading_group.id), class: 'btn btn-info' %>
+          <% end %>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    <% end %>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
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diff --git a/spec/helpers/reading_groups_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/reading_groups_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae9c92c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/reading_groups_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe ReadingGroupsHelper do
+
+  describe 'reading_group_owner?' do
+    before :each do
+      @subject = FactoryGirl.build(:reading_group)
+    end
+
+    context 'returns false if not logged in' do
+      before :each do
+        helper.expects(:user_signed_in?).returns(false)
+      end
+      it { helper.reading_groups_owner?(@subject.id).should be_false }
+    end
+
+    context 'returns false if is not the owner' do
+      before :each do
+        helper.expects(:user_signed_in?).returns(true)
+        helper.expects(:current_user).returns(FactoryGirl.build(:user))
+
+        @ownerships = []
+        @ownerships.expects(:find_by_reading_group_id).with(@subject.id).returns(nil)
+
+        User.any_instance.expects(:reading_group_ownerships).returns(@ownerships)
+      end
+
+      it { helper.reading_groups_owner?(@subject.id).should be_false }
+    end
+
+    context 'returns true if user is the reading_group owner' do
+      before :each do
+        helper.expects(:user_signed_in?).returns(true)
+        helper.expects(:current_user).returns(FactoryGirl.build(:user))
+
+        @ownership = FactoryGirl.build(:reading_group_ownership)
+        @ownerships = []
+        @ownerships.expects(:find_by_reading_group_id).with(@subject.id).returns(@ownership)
+        User.any_instance.expects(:reading_group_ownerships).returns(@ownerships)
+      end
+
+      it { helper.reading_groups_owner?(@subject.id).should be_true }
+    end
+  end
+
+end
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