We regularly add new books to our Resource Collection. Here are the books we’ve added in the last three months.
| wdt_ID | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Comments | Date added |
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Rector transitions : a handbook for Episcopal lay leaders | Van Sheets | VTS Press (Virginia Theological Seminary) | 2018 | Written for lay leaders who lead their church through a search and transition, setting the stage for partnership with the next rector. The book grew from the author's experience on a search committee and provides information and also a toolbox of worksheets to adapt to a particular situation. | 07/19/2019 |
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Bead by bead : the ancient way of praying made new | Suzanne Henley | Paraclete Press | 2018 | Christians have used beads as part of their prayer life for centuries and here Henley introduces readers to some of the ways, including differences between Protestant and Roman Catholic prayer beads and seeing life "as a set of prayer beads." | 08/05/2019 |
| 58 |  |
Liturgy and theology : economy and reality | Nathan G. Jennings | Cascade Books | 2017 | What does a theologian mean when speaking of "liturgy"? What is the relation between liturgy and theology in provocative chapters such as "Liturgical theology as contemplation of mystery" and "Liturgical theology as figural interpretation." | 08/05/2019 |
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Contemplative vision : photography as a spiritual practice | Dirk eVries | Church Publishing, Inc. | 2019 | Seeing photography as a form of prayer and meditation, deVries gives guidance by technical tips, examples from his own work, and suggestions for journaling, so that our digital cameras and smart phones can become windows into a deeper way of perceiving. | 09/03/2019 |
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Eyes of the heart : photography as a Christian contemplative practice | Christine Valters Paintner | Sorin Books | 2013 | Addressing the religious aspects of photography and ways that it can deepen the reader's contemplation and spiritual life, she discusses practices and tools to deepen our vision, the interaction of light and shadow, the significance of color and other suggestions for seeing the Holy everywhere. | 09/03/2019 |
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Praying for strangers : an adventure of the human spirit | River Jordan | Berkley Books | 2011 | The ultimate New Year's resolution : to pray for a complete stranger every day of the year to come. Through living into that resolution she touched the lives of others and in turn her own life was changed profoundly. One of the books recently recommended for a deacon's retreat by Archdeacon Gen Grewel | |
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Common word : Muslims and Christians on loving God and neighbor | Edited by Miroslav Volf, Ghazi bin Muhammad, and Melissa Yarrington | William B. eerdmans Publishing Company | 2010 | In 2007 an open letter from Muslim leaders appeared in the New York Times, inviting cooperation as a step toward peace. This volume contains that letter and a collaborative Christian response as well as subsequent commentary and dialog, | |
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Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city | Matthew Desmond | Broadway Books | 2017 | In this carefully researched ethnography, Desmond shows families who strive to keep a roof over their heads, and what that means for the cycle of poverty and the cascade of related events. Reviews speak of this as a "deeply moral work", and of careful scholarship and the fine writing of the author. This was recommended for a deacon retreat by Archdeacon Gen Grewel |
09/03/2019 |
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Gift of wonder : creative practices for delighting in God | Christine Aropney-Sine | IVP Books | 2019 | Sine invites adults to become acquainted with God through the childlike characteristics of delight, playfulness, imagination, love of nature, and the ability to live in the present. Each chapter includes a suggested spiritual practice. Guidelines for leading a group are included. | 10/01/2019 |
| Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Comments | Date added |