Seabury Books imprint: 92 books
Messages in the Mall
Looking at Life in 600 Words or Less
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
For more than a decade the author has been writing a "Saturday religion column," syndicated in ten newspapers in the 14 counties of Pennsylvania that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem. The "600 words or less" in the title comes from the rigorous discipline of writing...
The Hospitality of God
Emerging Worship for a Missional Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
What happens when two bishops known for their liturgical sensibilities travel to study alternative Christian communities on two continents? Bishops Mary Gray-Reeves and Michael Perham traveled throughout the U.S. and U.K. to study fresh expressions of church and identify the principles that link these...
Prayer and Prophecy
The Essential Kenneth Leech
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
A pioneer in his radical approach to politics and prayer, internationally known theologian and activist Kenneth Leech has for half a century influenced religious leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. This essential reference text brings together his writings on prayer, contextual theology, and social...
As My Own Soul
The Blessing of Same-Gender Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
With the removal of sexual orientation as a bar to ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), pending approval of a majority of presbyteries, and the Episcopal Church’s 2009 General Convention calling for the development of theological and liturgical resources for same-sex blessings, sexual...
Mission-shaped Spirituality
The Transforming Power of Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Combining real-life case studies with vital lessons from her own personal journey, Susan Hope explores what happens to us on the inside when we cross boundaries and become missional Christians. This discerning book reflects on the inner resources and attitude of mind required to engage in mission in a postmodern, multicultural society.
One to Watch, One to Pray
Introducing the Gospels
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
"A fine primer on the four gospels by a deacon and former professor of New Testament. Her spring-board is the prayer many of learned as children: 'Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John/Guard the bed I lie upon...' showing the evangelists as true guardian angels or messengers of good news." -- The Living Church...
Sex, Sacrifice, Shame, and Smiting
Is the Bible Always Right?
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
The Bible presents us with difficult statements about money and finance, social justice, marriage and divorce, sex, religion and politics, and other areas of life. Many of us pick and choose among them, feeling free to treat some of the Bible’s moral rulings as absolutes but ignoring those we find...
Leaders Who Last
Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Is helping others overrated? Is ministry a recipe for burnout? How can pastors last the course? Author and pastor Margaret Marcuson introduces the notion of “sustainable ministry,” which trains and empowers pastors to focus on their inner resources for proactive leadership, instead of trying harder...
Breathe. See. Nourish. Energize.
A Pathway to Healing
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Drawing on scripture as well as holistic health practices, this practical guide blends the growing interest in spirituality and health with the examples set by Jesus, who encouraged his followers to embrace a life marked by physical healing, emotional wholeness, and spiritual abundance—moving people...
by Jonny Baker
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Curation: the act of imagining and overseeing an exhibition or art experience. Worship Curation: the act of imagining and overseeing a worship experience. Worship curator Jonny Baker introduces this original approach to the design and sharing of worship. Rather than simply presiding over liturgy or...
How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change a Christian?
A Pocket Guide to Shrinking Your Ecological Footprint
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
This full-color, info-packed booklet is all about getting you kick started. Split into eight easy-to-read sections—water, energy, transport, waste, biodiversity, wellbeing, lifestyle, and Sabbath—it contains hundreds of practical ideas to help you, your c
Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy
Meditations on the Rosary
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Since earliest times Christians have used pebbles, a string of knots, or beads on a cord to keep track of their prayers, and prayer beads can be found in virtually every major religious tradition in the world. Anglicans and other Protestants have also begun to use the rosary to help refresh a life...
Disciples of the Street
The Promise of a Hip Hop Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
"This is a stunner. Eric Gutierrez opens closed windows of the soul and delivers an utterly challenging, refreshingly original work. Read it." Malcolm Boyd - Author of "Are You Running with me, Jesus?" What would cause a small, 140 year-old, Episcopal Church in the heart of the...
Praying Shapes Believing
A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer - Revised Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
• Revised anniversary edition and next entry in the Weil Series in Liturgics • Well-known book; well-respected authors • Timely, as The Episcopal Church considers the shape that prayer book revision may take 2015 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Lee Mitchell’s great standard work on the...