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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| 67 |  |
Traveling home : tracking your way through the spiritual wilderness | Mark R. Kowalewski | Church Publishing Inc. | 2019 | Written for newcomers and others on the edge, this provides a guide through the ancient wisdom of the bible, providing a guide in these anxious times, combining stories from the bible with stories from our lives. Each chapter includes questions for reflection. |
10/08/2019 |
| 68 |  |
Psalms : the prayer book of the bible | Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Augsburg | 1970 | "Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him... For that [s/he] needs Jesus Christ." Discusses the various types of psalms and the ways to use them to enrich prayer life. Scripture passages are from the RSV. | 10/10/2019 |
| 69 |  |
Book of Psalms | Translation with commentary by Robert Alter | W.W. Norton & Company | 2007 | Rave reviews for this translation and the commentary by the acclaimed scholar, who has written extensively on literary aspects of the Bible. Includes suggestions for further reading. | 10/10/2019 |
| 70 |  |
Living in an icon : a program for growing closer to creation and to God | Robert Gottfried & Frederick W. Krueger | Chuch Publishing | 2019 | Nature can teach us lessons leading to spiritual growth, and this book draws on classic Christian monasticism to show us a way. Topics include gratitude, wonder, discernment, mortality, humility, love and more. A Facilitator's Guide is available. | 10/31/2019 |
| 71 |  |
Receiving Jesus : the Way of Love | Mariann Edgar Budde | Church Publishing | 2019 | An introduction to the seven steps or practices that are suggested to live the Way of Love: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go and Rest. Includes stories illuminating each practice and suggestions for further use. | 10/31/2019 |
| 72 |  |
Seeing my skin : 9a story of wrestling with whiteness) | Peter Jarrett-Schell | Church Publishing | 2019 | Joining the growing number of books on racial identity among whites, ethnic attitudes and race awareness in general, this reflection by a white rector in a historically Black congregation in Washington D.C, the husband of a Black woman and father of a biracial son, wrestles with the questions by living with them. |
10/31/2019 |
| 73 |  |
Gifts of God for the people of God : exploring worship in the Episcopal Church | Furman L. Buchanan | Forward Movement | 2019 | Reflections on each element of the Holy Eucharist, explaining the theological and scriptural elements of the service to help us all, new and longtime members, gain a deeper understanding. Furman is rector of an Episcopal Church in Greenville, South Carolina. | 10/31/2019 |
| 74 |  |
Broken we kneel : reflections o faith and citizenship | Diana Butler Bass | Church Publishing | 20042019 | The first edition of this book was written after 9/11 and this, second edition by Bass presses toward "a spiritual vision that renews the world, a faith never apart from the life of the polis. Religion and politics." We are invited to join the journey. | 10/31/2019 |
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Issues in Prayer Book revision : volume 1 | Edited by Robert W. Prichard | Church Publishing | 2018 | As General Convention continues to discuss prayer book revision, this collection of an articles by a group of liturgical scholars looks at a variety of issues for deliberation. | 10/31/2019 |
| Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Comments | Date added |