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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...
The Complete Guide to Godly Play
Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
In this volume Jerome Berryman has gathered together the presentations that form the suggested cycle of lessons for Fall. The ideal Godly Play session has four parts: Opening, Hearing the Word of God, Sharing the Feast, and Leaving the Space. In this volume you'll find all the information you need...
The Complete Guide to Godly Play
Volume 7
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Every part of the Christian tradition has its special people who are looked up to and respected as examples of what each denomination or group best exemplifies. These heroes are called by different names, yet we call them all saints. Welcome to The Complete Guide to Godly Play, Volume 7. In this volume...
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...
Dearly Beloved
Navigating Your Church Wedding
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
A down-to-earth yet spiritually grounded guide that helps couples of all ages to sort out their financial, social, familial, and religious priorities with an experienced priest before their relatives and wedding planners take over. Perceptively and with a light touch, MacBeth covers: Why have a church...
by Sarah Goodyear, Ed Weissman
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
The Episcopal Church's rituals and foibles, character and characters, beauty and liturgy - seventeen syllables at a time. Stand, sit, kneel, stand, kneel:?It's quite a good workout for?a Sunday morning. Blessing animals?is a joyous day at church.?Who has ugly pets? - and many more! Episcopal Haiku will delight Episcopalians with its humor and universally recognizable situations.
by Mario L. Aguilar
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
“Mario Aguilar skillfully, elegantly, and clearly presents the life and thought of some of the major spiritual forces of our time as a starting point for his own compelling reflections on the relationship between contemplation and politics... We need more books like this one.” —Professor Ivan Petrella,...
Following Francis
The Franciscan Way for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Discover the story of a man who lived in the Italian town of Assisi nearly 800 years ago—and still offers inspiration to millions today.
In a small town in Italy, in the late twelfth century, a wealthy silk merchant and his wife welcomed a baby boy. Their son lived a life of wealth and worldly...
Listening Hearts
Discerning Call in Community
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
20th Anniversary Edition: A unique approach to the spiritual practice of discernment for a new generation, with reflections and exercises.
Listening Hearts features simple reflections and exercises drawn from scripture and from Quaker and Ignatian traditions, to make the spiritual practice...
The Christian Moral Life
Practices of Piety
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
What makes someone a Christian?
The way of life we call Christian is lived in relationships to others. Christian faith, understood as practical piety, calls for a life opened to the world at large, concerned for the “stranger” as well as for the neighbor.
This exploration of morality...
Christ Walk Kids
A 40-Day Spiritual Journey for Tweens and Teens
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
• Builds on success of Christ Walk (for adults) -- an ecumenical audience • Promotes healthy, Christian exercise for tweens and teens • Provides a pathway for youth to healthy, biblically based practices Developed as a companion to Christ Walk: A 40-Day Spiritual Fitness Program, new Christ...
A People Called Episcopalians
A Brief Introduction to Our Way of Life, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
What are we as Episcopalians? This concise booklet explores five main areas of Episcopal life: identity, authority, spirituality, temperament, and polity. A great introduction to the Episcopal way of thinking in readable prose for any newcomer or seeker in the Episcopal Church who may wonder what makes Episcopalians different than Roman Catholics or other protestants.
Clouds and Glory
Prayers for the Church Year, Year A
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Clouds and Glory is the final volume in a three-volume collection of prayers and other resources based on the New Common Worship Lectionary used widely around the world. Written in the Celtic style for which David Adam is well-known, and linked to the Sunday readings, these prayers and intercessions...
Traces of Glory
Prayers for the Church Year, Year B
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1999
Traces of Glory is the first in a three-volume collection of prayers and other resources based on the new Common Worship Lectionary used in many parts of the Anglican Communion, and very similar to lectionaries in use in the United States. Written in the Celtic style for which the author is known,...