Episcopalianism category: 259 books
The Ultimate Quest
A Geek’s Guide to (The Episcopal) Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
This tongue-in-cheek introduction by Episcopal priest and certified geek J. M. H. Ware uses an “it’s geek to me” approach to translate Episcopal theological concepts and rich church traditions into geek language, accompanied by comics that help the reader maneuver through the oft-dense liturgical...
A Wing and a Prayer
A Message of Faith and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Katharine Jefferts Schori is a bishop on the move—she pilots her plane to remote parishes around the sprawling diocese of Nevada and shares her passionate message of reconciliation and peace. As the first female primate in the 500-year history of Anglicanism, she’ll have the opportunity to speak...
Informed by Faith
A Spiritual Handbook for Christian Educators and Parents
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2004
All of us educate, teach, and form others; as Christians, the place in which this formation takes place is our community. Every waking moment offers opportunities for education, and the home especially is a place for ongoing Christian formation. At home, we equip the family to know that God is a mystery...
Mary
The Imagination of Her Heart
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2004
Although Mary is a preeminent figure in Christianity and one of the most celebrated women in history, to many Christians she seems distant and unapproachable, a porcelain perfection of abstract motherhood that is irrelevant to their everyday existence. Still, interest in Mary is high, as evidenced...
Hallelujah, Anyhow!
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
• Inspiration from a respected ground-breaker • A role model tells her story—and that of the nation and the church Hallelujah, Anyhow! is the long-awaited memoir of the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, the first woman bishop in the Anglican Communion. Edited by Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal...
Enriching Our Worship 5
Liturgies and Prayers Related to Childbearing, Childbirth, and Loss
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This unique new service book includes liturgies for blessing and healing as related to childbearing and childbirth. It includes prayers, Scripture readings and hymn suggestions organized around the blessing of a pregnant woman; loss of a pregnancy; repentance and reconciliation for an abortion; difficult...
Playing with Fire
Preaching Work as Kindling Art
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2004
Offering a fresh approach to homiletics, David J. Schlafer provides an invitation to preaching by way of metaphor. Starting with the fire of Scripture, and engaging in the work of preaching as play, Schlafer offers new ways of approaching the preaching moment. Taking into account the preacher's call,...
by David J. Schlafer
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1995
Schlafer's book is an adventure in homiletical spirituality and imagination. It leads us through reflection and practical exercises to deepen our self-awareness as preachers. These exercises allow us to discern whether we are poets, storytellers, or essayists; discover our preaching “parents”...
Introducing the Lessons of the Church Year
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Many of us have difficulty hearing the Bible as it is read to us in church Sunday after Sunday through the year. Even with the best intentions we come to the Word of God “cold” because we have not been given the skills and the preparation to hear and understand the content of Scripture. These...
by Church Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Church Publishing Incorporated is pleased to offer this new and expanded volume of optional commemorations of significant figures in the history of the Episcopal Church. It replaces the popular Holy Women, Holy Men. By action of the 2015 General Convention, Great Cloud of Witnesses is being made available...
by Church Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019
Drawing on the resources of five other volumes in the series, "Transforming Vestries" creates a single source designed specifically for this governing body. The chapters will highlight the nature - and the needs - of vestry membership: stewardship, leadership, evangelism, discipleship, and vital congregational life.
Enriching Our Worship 2
Ministry with the Sick or Dying: Burial of a Child
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Prepared by the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music and adopted by the 73rd General Convention, this new set of materials was adapted from sources in scripture; a variety of contemporary prayer books throughout the Anglican Communion; traditional materials from Orthodox and medieval western sources;...
by Scott Bader-Saye
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
• Next generation of classic Episcopal teaching series • Accessible and engaging for newcomers and adults; full of content for church leaders and seminarians • Online study materials and spaces keep conversation going In volume five, Scott Bader-Saye, Academic Dean and Professor of Christian...
This Bread This Cup Leader Guide
Episcopal Communion Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Whether you have a small group or a larger one, whether you want to structure the program in 2 sessions or 5, whether the children in your group are all the same age or not, you'll have all the tools you need to customize a Communion instruction program that's just right for your parish with these...