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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| 44 |  |
All things Anglican : who we are and what we believe | Marcus Throup | Canterbury Press | 2018 | An introduction to the Anglican family, looking at the essentials of Anglican theology, the point of liturgy, what is meant by the term "Anglican" and what happens when Anglicans disagree. Includes a glossary of terms. |
07/19/2019 |
| 46 |  |
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 |
| 47 |  |
Waiting for the last bus : reflections on life and death | Richard Holloway | Canongate | 2018 | Having spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding men and women towards peaceful deaths, Holloway reflects on the many lessons we can learn about death, but also about the meaning of life. | 07/19/2019 |
| 48 |  |
Second mountain : the quest for a moral life | David Brooks | Random House | 2019 | A life of meaning and purpose is characterized by four commitments: to spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community, and Brooks says that our personal fulfillment depends on how well we live into those commitments. | 07/19/2019 |
| 49 |  |
Waking up white : and finding myself in the story of race | Debby Irving | Elephant Room Press | 2014 | Growing up an entitled daughter of WASP parents, Irving is an unlikely candidate for waking up to an understanding of racism and racist behavior. This book is one of the texts in the curriculum Sacred Ground, a ten-part series on race and reconciliation available online. Discussion questions conclude each chapter. | 07/23/2019 |
| 50 |  |
White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism | Robin Diangelo | Beacon Press | 2018 | When challenged racially, white people sometimes react with emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and with argumentation or silence. Cross-racial dialogue breaks out of these behaviors. This book is also one of the texts in “Sacred Ground” , a ten part series on race and reconciliation found online. | 07/23/2019 |
| 52 |  |
Transforming vestries (Transformations series) | Edited by James Lemler, series editor | Church Publishing Incorporated | 2019 | Essays responding to the range of tasks facing vestries and opportunities for parish leadership. Chapter contributors see "Leadership as sacramental vocation" and suggest tools for evangelism, stewardship, discipleship and more. The series provides books to help "clergy and lay leaders" chart their future course." |
07/25/2019 |
| 53 |  |
Re-membering God : human hope & divine desire | Tobias Stanislas Haller | Church Publishing Incorporated | 2019 | A collection of essays talking about religion within the "context of the sights and sounds and smells and tastes that form the wordless architecture of our sacramental life, the framework of time and space and matter in which the words of prayer are uttered." | 07/25/2019 |
| 54 |  |
Soul of America : the battle for our better angels | Jon Meacham | Random House | 2018 | Throughout our country's history, there have been times when we were mired in division and fear, but hope won the day. By examining various periods in American history, we see that there is hope in defeating the forces of anger, intolerance, and extremism. Recently used as a discussion book at St. Marks. |
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