Cowley Publications: 114 books
Alleluia is the Song of the Desert
An Exercise for Lent and other Sacred Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2004
“This is no simple ‘how-to' book, but rather a profound challenge to consider a totally different kind of life. Lawrence Hart approaches these life changes from several different angles—each leading to the deep kind of knowing that is God's gift to the true seeker.”
—from the Foreword by...
The View From Mars Hill
Christianity in the Landscape of World Religions
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005
What are Christians to make of religious diversity? Are other religions simply wrong? Is this great multiplicity something to appreciate and foster? Is there any way to judge whether one religion is better than another, or are all equally good options? What has brought about such a wealth of diversity...
Steeped in the Holy
Preaching as Spiritual Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2007
Preaching is a central task in the lives of clergy, and yet it sometimes seems as though the pressure to produce, combined with other duties of parish life, becomes a burden and contributes to the busyness that squeezes out time for spiritual practices. Steeped in the Holy seeks to reclaim the spiritual...
This Far by Grace
A Bishop's Journey Through Questions of Homosexuality
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2003
In this thoughtful and timely book, Bishop Alexander explores his journey through the theological, scriptural, and pastoral aspects of the questions surrounding homosexuality and the Christian faith. Writing in the weeks after the General Convention of the Episcopal Church approved the appointment...
Getting Involved with God
Rediscovering the Old Testament
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2001
This is a book about getting, and staying, involved with God—what it takes, what it costs, what it looks and feels like, and why anyone would want to do it anyway.
by David J. Schlafer
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1998
Schlafer looks at the preacher's task at the “high times” of the church and the secular year, those occasions on which expectations run high and emotions can be intense. He explores the temptations and pitfalls of preaching at weddings and funerals; baptisms and ordinations; civic holidays like...
Light Theology and Heavy Cream
The Culinary Adventures of Pietro and Madeline
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2004
Robert Farrar Capon is well known as the author of the modern classic The Supper of the Lamb (“awesomely funny, wise, beautiful, moving, preposterous,” said The New York Times) and other acclaimed books such as Genesis, the Movie. In Light Theology & Heavy Cream: The Culinary Adventures of Pietro...
Get Up Off Your Knees
Preaching the U2 Catalog
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2003
Get Up Off Your Knees is a thoughtful and provocative collection of sermons by a group of preachers from across the international church spectrum who have been moved to theological reflection on the art and work of U2. This book will appeal to fans of U2, students of homiletics, and everyone interested in the intersection of art, popular culture, and religion.
by Barbara Brown Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 1995
In this new collection of sermons she summons with piercing clarity and wit the Old and New Testament stories that have the power to mend our spirits, strengthen our weaknesses, and restore us to wholeness.
Like Trees Walking
In the Second Half of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2007
Many of us are fast approaching the "golden years" of retirement, wondering with fear — and hope — what the future holds for us. And you won't find a better companion for the journey of aging than Jane Sigloh. She's witty, perceptive, and wise. A retired Episcopal priest, she is possessed of both...
Tour de Faith
A Cyclist's Lessons for Living
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Tour de Faith shares powerful lessons about community, discipline, challenges, mortality, and more as pastor Robert F. Molsberry reflects on his experiences in the annual Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Each year, the race attracts tens of thousands of riders,...
Redeeming Time
T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
This exploration of T. S. Eliot's last major poem, Four Quartets, examines the poem's potential to transform readers' faith journeys. Kramer shows that the power of Four Quartets is its ability to create a dynamic interaction between the poem and the reader that promotes a genuine connection with the natural world, with others, and with the Divine.
Honey from Stone
A Naturalist's Search for God
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2005
Organizing his book according to the monastic hours of prayer, Chet Raymo examines the strength of scientific language to encounter the divine in the natural world.
Church & Stage
Producing Theater for Education, Praxis, Outreach and Fundraising
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2005
Church and Stage is a guide for people in churches who want to employ theater in ministry, and for theater people who want to create opportunities to work in churches. The points of contact between religion and theater are numerous, and Dean J. Seal offers guidelines for making the connection work...