Morehouse Publishing imprint: 392 books
Twelve Months of Sundays
Twelve Months of Sundays
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Covering all the Sundays and major festivals of all three years in the lectionary cycle, renowned scholar Tom Wright offers reflections on the readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Years A, B and C. Drawn from his hugely popular columns in the British Church Times, and with new material, Twelve...
by Jim Cotter
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Neither a translation nor a paraphrase of the psalms, psalms for a Pilgrim People aims instead "to make the psalms prayable for those who find stumbling blocks in many of them as they have been variously translated into English," writes Jim Cotter. There is much in the psalms, written many...
Still Listening
New Horizons in Spiritual Direction
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
In this inspiring volume, spiritual directors share the wisdom gained from their personal experience in helping those who face challenges and crises.
Everyone struggles from time to time, and spiritual direction is the careful and compassionate listening one person offers to another as both...
Discerning Life Transitions
Listening Together in Spiritual Direction
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Every one of us will experience several major life changes over the course of adulthood. Each of these transitions will be marked by external changes, such as change of location, career changes, promotions, or job losses, plus changes in family circumstances, including births, marriage, and death....
The Cruelty of Heresy
An Affirmation of Christian Orthodoxy
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Ancient heresies have modern expressions that influence our churches and culture, creating cruel dilemmas for today’s Christian in the form of error, sin, and various distortions on orthodox faith. In Cruelty of Heresy, Bishop Allison captures the drama and relevance of the Councils of the fourth...
My Faith, My Life, Revised Edition
A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
• Bestseller revision to be released in time for confirmation season and in advance of the 2015 General Convention of the Episcopal Church • Includes study guide questions; a new print companion Leader’s Guide sold separately • Foreword by Dr. Lisa Kimball, Virginia Theological Seminary This...
by John H. Westerhoff III
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Episcopalians consider themselves to be people whose individual and corporate lives are shaped by the Book of Common Prayer, but aside from worship on Sunday morning, few know what fills its nearly 1,000 pages. John Westerhoff, Episcopal priest and Christian educator, walks readers through the ways...
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Theologies of Confirmation for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
• An all-in-one volume sharing the history, practice, and viewpoints of Confirmation in the Episcopal Church and the first book on the subject for at least 15 years • Resolutions regarding Confirmation are coming to the 2015 General Convention • Includes questions for reflection and study by...
The Nearness of God
Parish Ministry as Spiritual Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
What distinguishes Christian ministry from other “helping professions”? While many books tell clergy how to run a capital campaign, handle conflict, and lead a vestry, this book helps pastors, chaplains, and lay professionals appreciate the spiritual depth of their calling and reminds them that Christian ministry is Christ’s ministry working through them.
Can a Bishop Be Wrong?
Ten Scholars Challenge John Shelby Spong
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1998
An eminent group of Episcopal scholars and bishops addresses the core issues raised in Bishop Spong's books and teachings on the Virgin birth, resurrection, sexuality, scripture, sin, Jesus, culture, and God. These essays are incisive responses to an articulate and charismatic public figure whose...
The Desert Mothers
Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
In the same format as Holy Companions and the forthcoming Praying with the Anglican Saints, this book includes summaries of the thoughts and spiritual approaches of the Desert Mothers, along with spiritual practices based on their writings. Although scholars have paid attention to the Desert Mothers,...
by Christopher L. Webber
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
We live in a world increasingly separated from the Christian tradition and the basic understanding of the faith that previous ages might have taken for granted. The voices of faith seem increasingly strident and off-putting to many. There is a need for a calmer, basic introduction to faith that recognizes...
Anglican Orders
Essays on the Centenary of Apostolicae Curae 1896-1996
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
This review of the Apostolicae Curae presents six essays by American and British contributors, both Anglican and Roman Catholic, on the 100th anniversary of the papal condemnation of Anglican Orders. The book also includes the English translation of the original papal document and the Anglican response...
by Vicki K. Black
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
New Episcopalians may be nervous about opening the Bible; others simply don't know how to begin. An often-overlooked gift of the Episcopal Church is that the texts and doctrines of the Bible are embedded in its prayers, liturgies, and creeds. Making that knowledge explicit and placing it in context can open the way for further study.