In times of conflict, the Bible is often used as a club to beat those whose opinions differ from one's own. We recoil... Læs mere
Written by an author who is a life-professed solitary and mystic under vows to the Archbishop of Canterbury, this book presents seasonal meditations.
Looks back over writer's life and tackles themes of childhood, friendship, moving, the magic of words, heaven, spirituality in cyberspace, asking the right questions, and things never to do again.
American evangelical faith has been corrupted by a series of forces at work in America - consumerism, the economy, and American politics - and has become idolatrous. Using Paul's letter to the Romans as a starting point, the author 'reads' the letter to the American church.
How can we live well while doing good? Can human beings really be able to enjoy the world while trying to save it? This book shows us a socially responsible way of having it all.
Offers meditations for every day in Lent, inviting us to connect faith, "our daily bread," and the world in which we live. This work also contains recipes that range from Shrove Tuesday "No-Fret Pancakes" to Easter Challah bread.
Containing short, personal essays, this work gathers the hopes and reflections of writers from theology, fiction, and poetry.
Brings together simple instructions in basic Christian prayer forms - contemplation, reflection, verbal prayer, and the prayer of activism - with a theology that makes prayer as simple as breathing.
Written for beginners in the spiritual life, this work describes how we can prepare ourselves for the inevitable sufferings of life. It helps us to understand the ways that we can discover "traces of God" in the world.
Simple prayers often elude us as we try to pray in and through the joys, anxieties, and complications of our modern lives. This title presents these prayers.
Includes many interpretations of what Jesus actually taught and said.
Presents a collection of writings by Verna Dozier, eloquent prophet and teacher of the Bible, featuring selections from her work, including "The Authority of the Laity", "Equipping the Saints", her manuscript on the Bible, sermons, and interviews.