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by Stephen L. Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
The God of Second Isaiah, the “Holy One of Israel,” is increasingly foreign to modern Anglicans, who are often uncomfortable with the uncanny, fiery side of God. Unfortunately, this may leave Anglicans frustrated both with God’s “non-rational” ways and with morality-centered Christianity....
When Suffering Persists
A Theology of Candor
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Sometimes pain passes quickly and small losses are easily absorbed. But suffering often goes on and on, and for people of faith, the resulting crisis can be deeper and more destructive than the loss itself. We look for ways to comfort those who are hurting. But sometimes, in spite of our good intentions,...
Out of Darkness Into Light
Spiritual Guidance in the Quran with Reflections from Jewish and Christian Sources
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
An introduction to the major themes and passages of the holy book of Islam, this book invites readers of any religion—or none—to meditate on verses of the Quran as support for spiritual practices and growth. It guides the reader through the rich tapestry of the Quran, weaving through a number...
Making the Most of the Lectionary
A User's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
“This book is an essential guide for all preachers, teachers, and worship planners who use the Revised Common Lectionary, or for those who are even curious about it.” —Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology What is the point of the Lectionary? What are the problems and opportunities...
A Walk in Jerusalem
Stations of the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 1998
Every Friday in Jerusalem, Franciscan monks take groups of pilgrims down the Via Dolorosa, the road Christ may have walked on his way to the cross. Stopping at each of fourteen locations that mark events in the final days of Christ’s life, the pilgrims recall the Passion story and offer prayers...
Helping Children Find God
A Book for Parents, Teachers, and Clergy
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
A realistic, straight-forward approach to exploring one's faith and doubts, and talking with the next generation about important spiritual issues. A child's spiritual pilgrimage begins from the earliest moments of life and is shaped by the significant adults in the child's ever-expanding world. Yet...
Make All Things New
Stories of Healing, Reconciliation, and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
Written with grace and sensitivity, Make All Things New is a collection of fourteen essays that focus on the themes of healing, peace, and reconciliation – topics as timely today as they have ever been. Well-known Anglican writer and preacher John Westerhoff, the husband of the author, has written...
Crossing: Reclaiming the Landscape of Our Lives, 2nd Edition
Reclaiming the Landscape of Our Lives, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Illuminates the spiritual journey we all take and the choices we make by focusing on five of the monastic hours, from Vigils which reflect on the edges of the day and our own difficulty in choosing to begin the journey, through Compline or night prayer, the time for letting go and remembering the...
Light to the Darkness
Lessons and Carols, Public and Private
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Light to the Darkness is a fresh interpretation of the well-loved Advent tradition of Lessons and Carols. Replacing the usual scriptural readings from the Old and New Testaments are first-person dramatic monologues based on these and other passages of scripture. Special emphasis is given to the role...
Speaking for Ourselves
Voices of Biblical Women
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1998
There are many powerful women in the Bible, but their descriptions are almost always tantalizingly brief. If they had the chance to tell their own stories in their own voices, what would they have said? Basing her interpretation of these women on extensive research, Katerina Whitley puts herself in...
Cross Words
A Devotional for Youth
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Youth (and their parents, mentors, and leaders) are continually seeking a devotional from a mainline Christian perspective that honors them. Different than many youth devotionals, which use punitive language and the context of purity, Cross Words is a devotional for students that is engaging and realistic...
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Advent and Christmas with Charles Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Advent and Christmas meditations based on the seasonal hymns of Charles Wesley. Each daily meditation, keyed to the scripture reading for the day and portions of Wesley’s texts, concludes with a brief prayer based on the day’s theme. Reflective material place Wesley within his rich Anglican heritage. Daily readings are between 500–600 words in length.
Godparenting
Nurturing the Next Generation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Being a godparent is a great honor—and a sacred responsibility. Baptism, after all, is at the center of Christian life, and godparents play a critical role in celebrating this sacrament. When you accept the invitation to sponsor a little one, what exactly are you promising to do? Godparenting: Nurturing...
The Soul of Adolescence
In Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Patricia Lyons’ searing first-person accounts of adolescent ethics, spirituality, conscience, and struggles with despair are unforgettable. In this book, she deciphers the language of youth so that any teacher, parent, or mentor can learn how to hear, understand and respond more effectively to the spiritual hopes and longings of teenagers.