Episcopalianism category: 259 books
New Clothes
Putting on Christ and Finding Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
• A fresh, new voice in the Episcopal Church addresses traditionally un-Episcopal questions that Episcopalians (and Christians in general) are asking today • An emergent, yet Anglican and orthodox, perspective on Biblical theology, grounded in today’s context of human behavior • Includes questions...
Desiring Life
Benedict on Wisdom and the Good Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2000
In Desiring Life, Norvene Vest brings the insights of Benedict's Rule to the wisdom tradition. Desiring Life is the third book in her series on Benedictine spirituality for people living in the world today. Vest asks questions of pressing concern today, such as: What is the “good life” we seek?...
Liturgical Life Principles
How Episcopal Worship Can Lead to Healthy and Authentic Living
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
In clear, accessible language, Markham demonstrates how the liturgy of the Episcopal Church can enable us to cope more effectively with the stresses and strains of modern life. This book is a delightful introduction to the movement and flow of Episcopal services and demonstrates how the liturgy can...
Ubuntu
I in You and You in Me
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
As defined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when...
Gospel in the Global Village
Seeking God's Dream of Shalom
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
In this second book by Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori, she explores issues and challenges of deep concern to the Episcopal Church, the wider Body of Christ, and the world at large. Arranged thematically, her essays reflect on the travel, issues, people, and passions that have driven the first three...
Ambassadors for God
Envisioning Reconciliation Rites for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
In 2006, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church called upon the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to develop and revise Reconciliation Rites for the new century. Before the task of drafting liturgical materials for new rites begins, the Commission felt it would be helpful to gather...
Incarnation
New and Selected Poems for Spiritual Reflection
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2007
Irene Zimmerman’s scripturally-based poetry has been read from pulpits, savored by individuals, and provided the topics for weekend retreats and discussion groups. Incarnation restores to print the poems from Zimmerman’s popular Woman Un-Bent and includes more than four dozen new and selected poems on scriptural themes.
Christ's Own Forever Leader Guide
Episcopal Baptism of Infants and Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
The Leader's Guide combines practical exercises with inspiring reflections on the experiences of individuals involved with baptism. Clergy and lay people will find a wealth of ideas, tips, and discussion starters to help parents and godparents make informed and committed choices on behalf of their...
Backpacking Through the Anglican Communion
A Search for Unity
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
• A fresh first-hand take on the Anglican Communion • Of special interest to younger Episcopalians/Anglicans Travel with Jesse Zink as he literally walks us through many of church’s most representative provinces—Nigeria, front line of opposition to the American church; South Sudan, leading...
by Thomas Pavlechko
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
A planning guide for the selection of hymns, songs, and anthems, for the three-year liturgical cycle following the Revised Common Lectionary.
by Donna H. Barthle
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Provides everything someone new to managing an acolyte program needs to know, as well as tips that even the most experienced leaders will find useful. This manual will help acolyte directors manage an effective program and cut the administrative duties down to a reasonable number.
by Kathie Deviny
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Grace Church is once again in turmoil. First Father Robert is displaced from the old rectory by a thrift store, then a young man volunteering at the shop is shot dead while on duty. Though well-loved, Nick had a criminal past. Did his past catch up with him? When an explosion and vandalism follow, the priest and his staff can’t help but wonder: will the killer strike again?
by Jenifer Gamber
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
• Newly available in print and eBook editions • Supports a foundational book for youth in the Episcopal Church • Releases along with the revised edition of primary text In addition to a book for teens, My Faith, My Life is a curriculum. With this guide, leaders can create short, intermediate,...
A Thorn in the Flesh
How Gay Sexuality is Changing the Episcopal Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
A Thorn in the Flesh: How Gay Sexuality is Changing the Episcopal Church tells the story of how homosexuality has been used to further conservative political agendas, both here and abroad. It describes how African and Asian churches have been drawn into a conflict that began in the United States in...