Episcopalianism category: 259 books
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...
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.
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - The Beatitudes
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines...
by Donna Schaper
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1999
The third in Cowley's Cloister Book series, Sabbath Keeping is a collection of ten meditations, each exploring a different aspect of keeping the sabbath and ending with a prayer. Since it is a difficult art in a society that does not value rest, Schaper encourages small acts of sabbath keeping that...
Holy Women, Holy Men
Celebrating the Saints
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This work is the first major revision of the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church in more than 40 years! It is the official revision of Lesser Feasts and Fasts and authorized by the 2009 General Convention. All commemorations in Lesser Feasts and Fasts have been retained, and many new ones added....
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...
A Generous Community
Being the Church in a New Missionary Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
How can the church adapt to a constantly changing world? An Episcopal bishop issues a bold call to action.
In order to be vital, the church must be dynamic. In A Generous Community, Bishop C. Andrew Doyle calls on parishioners, congregations, and all people of faith to ask themselves: How should...
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - Turning to Christ
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines...
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - Leader's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines...
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - The Bible
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Course 7: The Bible: What is it, how was it given to us, and how should we read it? These six sessions combine simple prayer, Bible reflection in the lectio divina style, an article by a modern writer, and time for questions and reflection. By the end of the six sessions, it is hoped that participants...
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - Church and Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Course 8: Church & Kingdom: What does it mean to live as a child of the kingdom of God and follow in the way of Christ each day as a member of his church? How does it affect our life at work as well as at home? How does it affect what we do with the gifts we have been given, especially those gifts...
From Sin to Amazing Grace
Discovering the Queer Christ
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
A theologian discusses bridging the gap between the LGBTQ community and the fundamental oppression of traditional Christian doctrines.
Throughout the history of Christianity, the LGBTQ community has been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result...
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Insights from a pioneering leader in world religion, on the intersections of the sacred & the secular.As Christiansindeed as people of faith of any traditionwe are called to tend to the needs of the least among us. Our response to them must be the response of faith. God gives us a new heart to do this...