Ian S Markham: 12 books
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...
by Ian S. Markham
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
The comprehensive and engaging introduction to contemporary Christianity, revised and updated
The second edition of Understanding Christian Doctrine presents a completely updated and revised edition that builds on the most popular features of the first edition to offer a lively overview to...
Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers
Exploring Christian Faith
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
• An accessible Q&A introduction to the Episcopal Church • Use with new members, as a confirmation resource, and in youth and adult study groups • Written by two established and well-recognized figures in the Episcopal Church Everybody enjoys a simple Q&A: it provides a quick, easy,...
An Introduction to Said Nursi
Life, Thought, and Writings
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Contemporary Islamic thinkers are often studied sociologically rather than as theologians. There are many accessible introductions to Christian theologians, but very few such studies of Islamic thinkers. This book, and this series, seeks to change this situation: offering new introductions to influential...
An Introduction to Ministry
A Primer for Renewed Life and Leadership in Mainline Protestant Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
An Introduction to Ministry is a comprehensive and ecumenical introduction to the craft of ministry for ministers, pastors, and priests that make up the mainline denominations in the United States. Ecumenically-focused, It offers a grounded account of ministry, covering areas such as vocation, congregational...
Engaging with Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
A Model of Interfaith Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Too often interfaith dialogue is generic and unfocused. Often it involves 'liberals' from each tradition coming together to criticize the 'conservatives' in their own traditions. This book provides a model for interfaith dialogue that challenges very directly the 'dialogue industry'. This book involves...
Faith Rules
An Episcopal Manual
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Modeled on Michael Pollan's best-selling Food Rules: An Eater's Manual, this book seeks to introduce both faith and the Episcopal Church to the seeker with a deft touch through a series of extended one-page epigrams. Taken together, the eight sections comprise a sage and accessible introduction to...
The Penumbra of Ethics
The Gifford Lectures of V. A. Demant with Critical Commentary and Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
Rev. Vigo Auguste Demant (1893-1983) was a significant theologian and social commentator of the first half of the twentieth century. This book contains his up-until-now unpublished Gifford Lectures, in which Demant provides cultural analysis as he attempts to address why humanity struggles so much...
Community Rules
An Episcopal Manual
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
• Practical guide to church community life Taking the approach of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules, Community Rules seeks to distill the basics of “good church” into a set of memorable rules. Working with three sections, the authors draw on their years of combined experience in academic and church...
Why Suffering?
A Little Book of Guidance
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
The three chapters of Why Suffering? attempt to provide a gentle exploration of how we can respond to a complex issue that has baffled and bothered humanity throughout the ages: Why does a good, all-powerful, and loving God permit evil and suffering? The opening chapter examines the challenge in some...
Do Morals Matter?
A Textbook Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
The revised second edition of the accessible guide to contemporary ethical issues that are at the intersection of religion and morality
The updated second edition of Do Morals Matter? offers an authoritative yet approachable guide to the current ethical issues that bridge the gap between religion...
Lectionary Levity
The Use of Humor in Preaching
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
• Addresses all 156 Gospel readings in the 3-year lectionary cycle • Provides basic exegetical summary and then concludes with humorous story or joke Spanning all 3 years of the lectionary cycle, this book provides a welcome tool for the renewal of preaching from the gospel readings. In a concise,...