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Table of Contents
Prayer ........................................................................................... 1 Spirituality .................................................................................... 2 The Episcopal Church .................................................................. 6 Christian Church........................................................................... 7 Worship and Liturgy ..................................................................... 9 Leadership/Stewardship ............................................................. 10 Children’s Books .........................................................................11 Bible Study ................................................................................. 14 Spiritual Growth ......................................................................... 15 Worship and Liturgy ................................................................... 16
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Our Publishing Imprints
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Prayer
Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers Edited by Mandy Mizelle An interfaith collection of prayers and blessings written specifically for the heroes of this pandemic: doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals of all kinds. The COVID pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to healthcare workers. It’s a beautiful resource that those who work on our medical frontlines can carry with them or keep at their workstations for daily inspiration. Contributors include The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Rev. Barbara Crafton, Catherine Meeks, Jennifer Grant, Rev. Ineda Pearl Adesanya, Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654808 $21.95 hardcover | 5 x 7 | 192 pages August 17, 2021
“This beautiful and inspiring collection of prayers and blessings provides words for those of us who were left speechless by the pandemic. It is a must-read for anyone who wishes to mark this difficult moment in history with light and hope.” —Amanda Held Opelt, writer, musician MANDY MIZELLE is a chaplain, minister, writer, retreat leader, perpetual procrastinator, and imperfection advocate who lives in Durham, North Carolina. A lifelong lover of words—especially poetry—her favorite sacred texts are the everyday stories of our lives. “This blessing can’t take away the yearning but it can draw a connecting line between your pain and mine, between pockets of suffering and dreaming. In the diagram of our grief maybe there is a pattern of blessing, a fractal of grace.” —from “Two Blessings for Troubled Times (and Troubled Hearts)” by Rev. Katherine K. Henderson
Related Titles Building Resilience When There’s No Going Back to the Way Things Were Alice Updike Scannell Foreword by Stephanie Spellers “In a time of chaos and uncertainty on so many levels, this book is exactly what we need. Building Resilience gives insightful and practical steps to grow in the midst of challenge. It is an integrated approach for the journey and discovers joy and hope along the way.” —Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, leader of NETWORK Lobby and Nuns on the Bus, author of Hunger for Hope 9781640653764 | $17.95 | paper Praying Our Days A Guide and Companion Frank T. Griswold A classic-style prayer book. Each section of the book opens with a “teaching” by retired Presiding Bishop Griswold, guiding the reader in the effective use of the material. 9781640652064 | $19.95 | paper
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Spirituality
Walking Each Other Home
Spiritual Companionship for Dementia Caregivers Jean M. Denton Dementia changes everything—and not just for the person who receives the diagnosis. Each of the 5.6 million Americans with dementia has one or more caregivers struggling to make meaning while watching their loved one’s personality vanish. The caregiver is sure to be changed—not only by the myriad tasks and responsibilities, but by the soul-searching questions: Dare I hope? Who’s to blame? What do I do with my anger? Where’s God in this? These questions of doubt, guilt, intimacy, depression, and acceptance are ultimately questions of spirit. This book is distinctive: it directly addresses the spiritual needs of the caregiver. It invites the reader to explore his or her own spiritual journey rather than offering pre-determined answers. Appropriate, both for people with faith and people without religion, it encourages dementia caregivers to probe their spiritual questions along with a sympathetic author, one who walked her husband through early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654150 $16.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 176 pages November 16, 2021
JEAN M. DENTON has woven together two careers: nursing and public health and spiritual direction and priesthood in the Episcopal Church. She is the author of Good is the Flesh: Body, Soul, and Christian Faith. She lives in California.
Related Titles Do This, Remembering Me The Spiritual Care of Those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia Colette Bachand-Wood Foreword by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton A practical guide that will give spiritual care providers and family members an understanding of the ongoing spiritual needs of individuals with dementia. 9780819232519 | $16.95 | paper
Redeeming Dementia Spirituality, Theology, and Science Dorothy Linthicum and Janice Hicks Beginning with current theological models of personhood, concepts about the self and spirituality are explored through the latest research in medicine and neuroscience as well as from work on spirituality and aging. 9781640650565 | $19.95 | paper
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Spirituality
Soul Stages
Surviving and Thriving in the Second Half of Life Christopher Chamberlin Moore What would it be like to live the second half of your life with real enthusiasm? Each stage of life is a “soul stage,” filled with its own promises, challenges and opportunities. With humor and a generous sharing of personal anecdotes drawn from over forty years in ministry, Chris Moore speaks to the challenges of adults attempting not only to survive but even thrive during the latter part of their journey. He gently encourages readers to draw inspiration and relevance from the vibrant personalities of the Bible, even as we navigate modern challenges. Soul Stages is written for people who want affirmation that the second half of life presents different challenges and opportunities than the first but is no less fulfilling. Readers will be able to see transitions as opportunities for spiritual and emotional growth, rather than as problems to be solved.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654327 $14.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages November 16, 2021
CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERLIN MOORE has more than forty years’ experience ministering in The Episcopal Church. A nationally recognized conference leader, he is the author of What I REALLY Want to Do, Opening the Clergy Parachute, and Solitude: A Neglected Path to God. He has written for many denominational, Christian, and secular publications, and won an Emmy Award for Excellence in Religious Broadcasting. He lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Related Titles Dancing from the Inside Out Grace-Filled Reflections on Growing Older Westina Matthews “Dancing from the Inside Out is quintessential Westina Matthews – unsparingly honest, deep-down wise, and refreshingly trenchant. . . I gleaned many gifts from this book, not just inspiring advice about aging wisely but the pure pleasure of a story well told.” —Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author and co-founding editor of Ms. magazine 9781640651586 | $22.95 | paper The Courage to Grow Old Barbara Cawthorne Crafton Here is Barbara Crafton at her best—funny, warm, direct, honest, and vulnerable—on aging. Join her in this celebration of life! 9780819229106 | $11.95 | paper
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Spirituality
Loving What Doesn’t Last An Adoration of the Body Christina Kukuk
“The Word became flesh and lived among us” may be the best news our Christian story has to tell. Through lyric essays and poetry, Christina Kukuk finds the spiritual in the most material bodily experiences: a girl’s tumble through food scarcity, an adolescent awakening to infatuation at summer camp, and a woman waiting hours for her lover’s recovery on a hospital’s transplant floor. Earthy and divine, funny at times, these pages invite readers into an adoration of the body—birth, food, love, pain, death, and water become skin-wrapped windows into the holy. CHRISTINA KUKUK has been an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ for more than fifteen years. A writer and pastor now living in Oregon, Christina attended journalism school at Kent State University and worked as a business reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio. Since then, her freelance work has appeared in numerous publications including The Christian Century.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654112 $16.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages October 19, 2021
Related Titles Marvelously Made Gratefulness and the Body Mary C. Earle Foreword by Margaret Benefiel “A deceptively short book to be read slowly and savored. Reminding us of the wonder of the Incarnation, it invites the reader to reflect on the holiness of our bodies. Her guidelines for prayers of gratitude for our physical selves are gentle and doable.” —Margaret Guenther, author of Walking Home 9780819227621 | $16.95 | paper Embodied Clergy Women and the Solidarity of a Mothering God Lee Ann M. Pomrenke Empowering mothers in ministry (and all who relate to them) to see maternal skills as holy assets, and revealing the oft-overlooked mothering actions of God. 9781640653092 | $16.95 | paper
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The Silence of Calvary Meditations on Good Friday Christopher L. Webber
Consider the silence of Calvary, rather than the words Jesus spoke. Good Friday is not like any other time of the year, and Christians everywhere wonder about the best way to mark the day. Again and again, sermons and meditations have centered our attention on the words Jesus spoke from the cross, but those few, brief words would have needed only a few minutes on the first Good Friday. Seven chapters in this unique book consider the event, and the meaning, of the Crucifixion to our lives today, including the various ways in which silence plays a role in our daily lives. So many of us are overwhelmed with words coming at us from all our electronic devices that the thought of more language has less appeal than it once did. On one of the holiest days of the year, these brief meditations are designed to call us into the silence that still speaks more loudly than words.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654709 $9.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 96 pages December 14, 2021
CHRISTOPHER L. WEBBER is an Episcopal priest, who has led urban, rural, and overseas parishes. He is a graduate of Princeton University and General Theological Seminary. In addition to Welcome to the Christian Faith, he is the author of many other books and several hymns. He lives in San Francisco and gives workshops and lectures on his writings.
Praying with Saint Benedict Reflections on the Rule Stephen Isaacson
The Rule of St. Benedict offers a rich opportunity to explore a grounded devotional practice, and this book’s fresh perspective will bring the Rule into your daily life. Praying with Saint Benedict was written for the thousands of lay Christians who are drawn to the Rule of St. Benedict and desire to incorporate it into their daily devotional practice. Those who study the Rule aspire to apply the Benedictine values of community, hospitality, humility, simplicity, and prayer in their daily lives. This unique book incorporates the passage of scripture that Benedict cites, three contemplation questions that facilitate lectio divina, and a concluding prayer. Unlike other commentaries on the Rule, the reflections here tend not to be historical or theological, but rather present personal, relatable thoughts and applications.
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STEPHEN ISAACSON is the Prior of the Cornerstone Community, a lay Benedictine group within Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. He is the co-coordinator of outreach ministries at the cathedral, and has served as vestry member, catechesis mentor, lay eucharistic minister, and Diocesan Council representative.
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The Episcopal Church
This Band of Sisterhood
Black Women Bishops on Race, Faith, and the Church Edited by Westina Matthews Foreword by Catherine Meeks Afterword by Paula Clark Get to know the first five Black women to be elected diocesan bishops within the Episcopal Church. During this moment, with the Black Lives Matter movement, and the increased feelings of division in our country, Black women clergy in the Episcopal Church have voiced a need to come together, believing that their experiences and concerns may be very different than those of other clergy. That need is answered here in This Band of Sisterhood. The five Black women bishops featured in this book can provide a compass for how to journey along these new paths. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Carlye J. Hughes, Kimberly Lucas, Shannon MacVean-Brown, and Phoebe A. Roaf offer honest, vulnerable wisdom from their own lives that speaks to this time in American life. Both women and men will find this book invaluable in discerning how God might be calling them to use their own leadership skills. Morehouse Publishing 9781640653511 $14.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages Available Now
“There are so many nuggets of wisdom to be found in the conversations between these remarkable Black women bishops. . . . The reflections, experiences, and profound humanity that my sisters share in these pages are indeed priceless.” —The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church WESTINA MATTHEWS is an adjunct professor for the Center for Christian Spirituality at General Theological Seminary where she has taught contemplative spiritual direction for several years. A graduate of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, Matthews is an author, public speaker, spiritual director and retreat leader whose practice reflects contemplative living through “holy listening.”
Related Titles Hallelujah, Anyhow! A Memoir Barbara C. Harris With Kelly Brown Douglas The inspiring memoir of the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, the first woman bishop in the Anglican Communion, includes untold stories and glimpses into Bishop Harris’ childhood and young adult years in her native Philadelphia, as well as her experiences as priest and bishop, both active and actively-retired. 9781640650893 | $15.95 | paper In Conversation: Michael Curry and Barbara Harris Michael Curry and Barbara Harris Edited by Fredrica Harris Thompsett Get to know two trailblazing Episcopalians as they talk about their families and the strong women who shaped them, the vocation of the priesthood and the episcopacy, social justice, and more. 9780819233691 | $16.95 | paper
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Christian Church
Radical Welcome
Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation Stephanie Spellers For the fifteenth anniversary of its publication, this revised edition features a new introduction from the author on the state of the church and its “radical welcome” today, along with new reflections on how it continues to reshape the church. This book is at once a theological, inspirational, and practical guide for congregations that want to move beyond diversity and inclusion to present a vision for the church of the future: one where the gifts, voices, and power of marginalized groups bring new life to the mainline church. Based on two years of work and over 200 interviews with people in congregations all around the United States—in urban, suburban, and rural settings—it asks the question: How do we face our fears and welcome transformation in order to become God’s radically welcoming people? Each chapter introduces a particular congregation and the challenges it faced, and lays out the theological underpinnings of tackling fears head-on to embrace change as a welcome part of community life. Morehouse Publishing 9781640654686 $22.95 paper | 6 x 9 | 208 pages November 16, 2021
STEPHANIE SPELLERS serves as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Canon for Evangelism and Reconciliation. The author of The Church Cracked Open and The Episcopal Way, she has directed mission and evangelism work at General Theological Seminary and in the Diocese of Long Island. A native of Kentucky and a graduate of both Episcopal Divinity School and Harvard Divinity School, she lives in Harlem, New York.
Related Titles The Church Cracked Open Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community Stephanie Spellers “If you are looking at the landscape of the church and wondering, ‘How’d we get here?’ and what’s next, I invite you to board Rev. Spellers’s plane and take in the big picture with her. Take in the history, the theology, the pain, the beauty, and the hope that her view from thirty thousand feet offers. When she lands the plane, you’ll realize—there’s simply no better guide out there.” —Nadia Bolz-Weber, author 9781640654242 | $16.95 | paper Who Is My Neighbor? A Little Book of Guidance Samira Izadi Page Who Is My Neighbor? puts a human face on a politically charged issue: refugees. It tells stories about refugees to challenge us all to reconsider our definition of “neighbor.” 9781640652149 | $8.95 | paper
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Christian Church
How to Try
Design Thinking and Church Innovation Lorenzo Lebrija What if tried and true methods from the corporate world could raise your ministry’s probability of success by a considerable margin? Lorenzo Lebrija, director of TryTank, a lab for church growth and innovation, has developed a fresh and straightforward framework for experiments in new ministry based on research and interviews. With three clear steps, this framework can have a lasting impact on any church that uses it. You can even start innovating today, using this specific and actionable process within your church community. “Church is obligated by the temporal necessity to innovate, think, revise, and revisit. In short, the church is obligated to be an organized entity that is constantly ‘trying’ new ideas. . . . This book comes out of a place of deep faith and commitment.” —The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Dean and President, Virginia Theological Seminary
Church Publishing 9781640653474 $16.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages Available Now
LORENZO LEBRIJA is the founder and director of TryTank, the experimental lab for church growth and innovation. He was the chief development officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and served as pastor at St. John’s in San Bernardino and priest associate at St. Athanasius in Los Angeles. He has been a frequent speaker on development, community involvement, the arts, business strategy, and marketing.
Open Arms, Safe Communities The Theology of Church Security Jeanie Garrett
How do we reconcile the need to create safe places for worship and community with a theology of welcome and inclusion? Most houses of worship know they need a safety plan, but leadership often resists the tough conversations of restricting access and locking more doors. This seems contrary to proclaiming that church is a welcoming, open place for all. There are books, manuals, guides, and articles advising how to create a safety plan for faith-based institutions, but none of them wrestles with the theological questions that come up during the process. By exploring these questions, faith-based institutions of all kinds can better tackle the challenges of creating a safety plan with more thought, insight, and confidence.
Church Publishing 9781640653221 $16.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages August 17, 2021
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“Jeanie Garrett empowers the reader to release fear and embrace the theology of a loving God who walks with those of us who wrestle with what a safe church should look like. She does an amazing job encompassing safety, gun violence, and systemic racism.” —The Rev. Kathleen Walker, missioner for Black Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina JEANIE GARRETT created and led St. David’s Safety Task force in Austin, Texas, and has trained with the Department of Homeland Security and the Austin Police Department. She has led volunteer trainings, and created staff safety manuals and volunteer guidelines. Prior to her work at St. David’s, she spent ten years as a television news reporter.
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Worship and Liturgy
Little Books on Liturgy Series Edited by Samuel Torvend The basics of Episcopal and Anglican worship in North America are explored in this Little Books series, which invites parishioners and newcomers to consider both the beauty of worship and Episcopal ethical commitments. SAMUEL TORVEND is senior historian in Religion at Pacific Lutheran University and associate priest for adult formation at Christ Episcopal Church in Tacoma, Washington. He is the chair emeritus of the Commission on Liturgy and the Arts in the Diocese of Olympia and a much-published author on liturgy and social justice.
Much Fine Gold
The Revised Common Lectionary Gail Ramshaw How does this contemporary lectionary nourish Christian faith and life? Further, why does the lectionary employ metaphor, the richest form of language, in the midst of the worshiping assembly? How do the biblical readings prepare worshippers for the church’s mission? Well-known liturgist and author Gail Ramshaw opens up the logic and purpose of this widely used resource. Church Publishing 9781640654228 $8.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 96 pages September 21, 2021
Abide in Peace
Healing and Reconciliation Marcus George Halley How is Christian community fostered when healing and reconciliation are prayerfully and actively sought? How do the ancient rituals of healing practiced among us today form a community committed to the Way of Love, the Way of Healing? And how does such practice lead the Christian community to seek peace? Church Publishing 9781640654204 $8.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 80 pages September 21, 2021
For the Life of the World
The Essentials of Episcopal Worship Samuel Torvend The ecumenical movement of the 20th century revealed a common pattern of worship among Christian communions, a pattern that bears the imprint of distinctive denominational emphases. In this exploration of that pattern, Samuel Torvend invites readers to delve into this flexible tradition that centers a parish in the life of God given for the life of the world. Church Publishing 9781640654181 $8.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 80 pages September 21, 2021
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Leadership/Stewardship
A Native Way of Giving
Little Books on Faith and Money Forrest S. Cuch and Michael Carney We need new perspectives and deeper connections to meet our current challenges. The experiences of Native people, some of which are told here, can provide avenues to deepen our faith and become a stronger community. These stories of abundance and generosity, of tending family and the land, remind us that we are all called to care for the gifts that God has given us. Morehouse Publishing 9781640654396 $8.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 80 pages October 19, 2021
Crisis Leadership
Little Books of Leadership Margaret Benefiel Recent crises have revealed the desperate need for wise, grounded leadership. When a pandemic closes down churches, schools, and offices; when protests rage over racist police brutality; when everything you’ve always done as a leader becomes irrelevant, where can you turn? This book examines leaders who creatively navigated crises, drawing out principles of crisis leadership from them. Morehouse Publishing 9781640654372 $8.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 80 pages October 19, 2021
Financial Anxiety
Little Books on Faith and Money Brendan J. Barnicle An honest and innovative look at our relationship to money. Though theologians of every era have written about money, and scripture and theology provide ample material for a rich discussion of wealth and possessions, we have tremendous difficulty talking about money in the church. Therefore, congregational leaders need to know how to talk about money, and particularly how to lead a theological discussion about it and the anxiety individuals often feel. Morehouse Publishing 9781640654624 $8.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 96 pages October 19, 2021
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Children’s Books
Sir Drake the Brave Joy Jordan-Lake Illustrated by Susan Eaddy This lovingly illustrated book helps children see themselves as capable of great strength by being gentle and welcoming of others, including those who are different. As Drake gets ready for bed, his mother entertains his questions about tyrants, pirates, and dragons—which are really questions about the power of bullies. Their conversation reminds us all that “Not even kings are allowed to be mean.” Targeted for young children and their caregivers, Sir Drake the Brave is a declaration of ethics, integrity and faith: that kindness and courage ultimately are stronger than any sort of small-minded bullying or hate. Fun and entertaining, the story simultaneously teaches lessons of accepting others, and of the transforming power of welcome and love.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654532 $18.95 hardcover | 8 x 10 | 40 pages September 21, 2021
“A gorgeous and imaginative bedtime book about facing your fears and battling bullies with kindness.” —Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales and author of The Dead Sea Squirrels series JOY JORDAN-LAKE is the author of A Tangled Mercy (Amazon bestseller and an Editor’s Choice of the Historical Novel Society) and Blue Hole Back Home (2009 Christy Award for Best First Novel and the Common Book selection for several universities). Among her nonfiction books are several exploring faith, racial justice, and adoption. She lives near Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. SUSAN EADDY is the author of Eenie Meenie Halloweenie, and her clay-illustrated books include Papa Fish’s Lullaby and My Love for You Is the Sun. She was an Art Director for fifteen years, has served as a judge for the Audie Awards, and has won international 3D illustration awards and a Grammy nomination.
Drake patted his horse. “Not even Kings are allowed to be mean.” He hugged his mom hard. “So I’ll let them know.” He raised the sash of his window where just in front of the house stood . . .
A Dragon with Bright Shiny Scales, and A Pirate with Only One Eye, and A King Surrounded by Servants “OH. MY,” said Mom.
Without a shudder, without a pause, Drake called into the dark, “Hey, Dragon! Hey, Pirate! Hey, King! You can’t stay here UNLESS you can learn to be thoughtful and honest and gentle and kind.
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Children’s Books
Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago Jennifer Grant Illustrated by Gillian Whiting The story of the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it brought into our homes, schedules, and social lives, with journal pages to record your own memories. Children and adults alike will be processing the shock, loss, and disappointment of the COVID-19 pandemic for years to come. This beautiful keepsake picture book captures the joys and sorrows of this time and the underlying message to readers is that they can make it through difficulty. The illustrations celebrate love, family, and community as they were expressed all across the globe in a time that taught us the meaning of togetherness. It also includes journal pages to record your own memories about this unique and historic time and the effect it has had on your own life. “This book offers a powerful way for parents and children to process all that we have felt during the pandemic.” —Matthew Paul Turner, author of When God Made You Morehouse Publishing 9781640654037 $18.95 hardcover | 8 x 10 | 48 pages August 17, 2021
“Whiting’s painted tableaux, as spare as the narrative, depict a broadly diverse cast of contemporary human figures . . .” —Kirkus Reviews “Jennifer Grant doesn’t shy away from naming hard things: fear of illness, complications around shutdowns, and sadness over deaths. But she does so gently, and then she pivots to the ways we’ve responded to the pandemic by beginning to adapt our routines, help one another in new ways, find hope, and readjust our values. There are several journal pages at the end of the book with questions to prompt drawing, writing, and conversation.” —The Christian Century JENNIFER GRANT is the author of several books including the award-winning picture book Maybe God Is Like That Too. A mother of four and lifelong Episcopalian, she lives in the Chicago area with her husband and rescue dog, Scarlett. Connect with her online at jennifergrant.com. GILLIAN WHITING studied Illustration at Syracuse University. This is her second published work, following A Little Blue Bottle. When she is not painting or drawing, you can find her snuggling with her two rescue Chihuahua mixes at home. See more of her art at gillianwhiting.com.
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Children’s Books
Absalom Jones
America’s First Black Priest Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones Illustrated by Christopher Michael Taylor The story of a former slave and America’s first Black Episcopal priest is an inspiring model for living a full life of service and love. This book, appropriate for children but engaging enough for adults, begins by describing the reality of slavery during Jones’s life. Absalom Jones purchased his wife’s freedom before his own and dedicated himself to living the Christian faith. Through the difficulties and challenges of his time, he answered the call to serve the church and was ordained a priest and deacon to serve the first Black Episcopal Church in the United States. The first Black priest in the Anglican Communion continues to be one of the most important historical figures in the Episcopal Church. As the church pays attention to its own sins of racism, this book offers encouragement, guidance, hope, and inspiration. Jones’s life is an example of what it means to follow Jesus through faithful, courageous, and selfless living of the way of love. Morehouse Publishing 9781640654723 $14.95 paper | 6 x 9 | 64 pages November 16, 2021
MARK FRANCISCO BOZZUTI-JONES is the priest and director of spiritual formation of Trinity’s Retreat Center in West Cornwall, Connecticut. He is an avid reader, award-winning author, and popular speaker, and has taught at elementary and university levels. He is also an NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Literary Work – Children. CHRISTOPHER M. TAYLOR A.K.A. ALPHACMT is an illustrator currently based in Virginia. With a background in comics, character, and graphic design, he’s pivoted towards commercial, contemporary, and pop-art paintings. His primary themes of inspiration are Afrofuturism, Afrocentric, and multi-cultural iconography, and social activism.
Related Title I Sing a Song of the Saints of God Text by Lesbia Scott Illustrated by Judith Gwyn Brown This charming presentation of the beloved classic hymn by Lesbia Scott (1898–1987) draws children into the vivid world of saints and their life adventures. 9780819215611 | $17.95 | hardcover
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Bible Study
The Dream of God
A Call to Return Verna J. Dozier Foreword by Sophfronia Scott A beloved teacher helps modern people live the Bible’s message more fully. Respected teacher and author Verna Dozier explores the ways that humanity and the institutional church have strayed far from Jesus’s original message. To help us get back on track, she examines the Bible: a theological and historical record of hundreds of years in which two communities of faith (Jewish and early Christian) explored their own life experiences. Our task now is not to ask which interpretations are correct, but to ask “what did it mean to them” and “what does it mean for us?” Dozier encourages us to see Christianity not as creed or institution, but as “the vision of a new possibility for human life rooted in an ancient understanding of God and lived out by a Nazarene carpenter.” Through adept storytelling and study, Dozier reawakens our sense of calling and our desire for truth.
Seabury Books 9781640654884 $19.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages August 17, 2021
“The Dream of God is a small masterpiece, and I often recommend it. Her version of the Bible is insightful and persuasive, her writing accessible and powerful.” —Marcus Borg VERNA J. DOZIER single-handedly revived the study of the Bible and renewed the church’s understanding of the ministry of all believers. Known all over the country and overseas for her Bible teaching, conferences, preaching, and work with lay groups in the church to strengthen their callings and ministries, she was also the author of The Authority of the Laity, The Calling of the Laity, and Equipping the Saints: A Method of Bible Study.
Related Titles Confronted by God The Essential Verna Dozier Edited by Cynthia L. Shattuck and Fredrica Harris Thompsett A unique collection of writings by Verna Dozier featuring selections from all her available work, designed to give the unique flavor of her wit and wisdom. 9781596270237 | $22.95 | paper We Are Theologians Strengthening the People of God Fredrica Harris Thompsett Introduces the key facets of Anglicanism and aspects of contemporary theology. It is an excellent parish educational resource, especially for adult forums and group study. 9781596280007 | $16.95 | paper
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Spiritual Growth
Shaping a Faithful Life
Discernment and Discipleship for Young Adults Kathleen Henderson Staudt The resources collected in this book equip young adults to explore deep questions of meaning and purpose and to find ways to connect these questions to the call to faithful living. People in their twenties and thirties are in a stage of life where questions of meaning, purpose, and identity loom large. Here are six core discernment questions to help readers look deeply at where they are now and where they desire to grow. This book offers gathering prayers, scripture readings, prayer practices, and discussion/reflection questions, together with additional resources that leaders can use to custom design each session if working with a particular group. Readers will learn to listen for God’s leading in the choices that they face around relationships, time, and money, and the kinds of work that awaken purpose and passion in their daily life, both in the present and for the future.
Morehouse Publishing 9781640654433 $16.95 paper | 6 x 9 | 144 pages August 17, 2021
“This should be on the bookshelf of every young adult asking questions of meaning, purpose, and identity, as well as on those of the college chaplains, Christian educators, rectors, and others who love them.” —Jenifer C. Gamber, priest and missioner, School for Christian Faith and Leadership, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington KATHLEEN HENDERSON STAUDT is a lay leader and educator in the Episcopal Church and has facilitated a multiyear ecumenical Bible study program for young adults as well as workshops at college chaplaincies. She is the author of three books of poetry, two scholarly books, and numerous articles, essays, and reviews. She is a Companion in the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross, a community of women dedicated to a life of prayer and active discipleship.
Related Titles Good Influence Teaching the Wisdom of Adulthood Daniel R. Heischman Drawing on thirty years of experience with parents, teachers, and students, the author uses stories and sound principles to use the natural difference in maturity as a basis and guideline for more effective communication and connection. 9780819223630 | $18.95 | paper Yearning Authentic Transformation, Young Adults, and the Church Robert Hendrickson Provides stories and narratives from young adult interns who are involved in its mission and ministry, and offers an example of how the church can be relevant to young adults. 9780819228680 | $19.95 | paper
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Worship and Liturgy
The Writing Work of the People
Liturgical Writing as Spiritual, Theological, and Prophetic Work Jill Y. Crainshaw Invites readers to use their own voices to enliven personal and collective worship. What ideas, hopes, dreams, and laments do the words of worship stir in our hearts and minds? What images of God swirl up out of our communal prayers and hymns to shape what we believe and who we are as people of faith? We know that words can heal and draw us together, or words can hurt and divide. Christian communities proclaim and embody this wisdom each time we celebrate God’s Word made flesh in Jesus. Leaders and worshipers in differing contexts write and speak in a wide variety of ways. As such, this book is for pastoral leaders, chaplains, and other ministers who imagine, craft, and offer worship words for each Sunday—and in the diversity of everyday moments.
Church Publishing 9781640654013 $18.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 160 pages August 17, 2021
“This book breathes with Abundant Life. . . . Crainshaw is unapologetic about the divine power of the biblical and liturgical words we inherit and invites the reader to consider if these sacred words are the seeds of our own speech and life.” —The Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons, Senior Advisor to the Dean for Evangelism Formation, Virginia Theological Seminary JILL Y. CRAINSHAW is Blackburn Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. The author of many books and articles, including When I in Awesome Wonder: Liturgy Distilled from Everyday Life and They Spin with Their Hands: Women’s Ordination Rites: Renewing God’s Story with God’s People, she is also a published poet. Crainshaw is a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (US).
Related Titles Liturgy on the Edge Pastoral and Attractional Worship Samuel Wells Renowned vicar of St. Martin in the Fields, Sam Wells, and members of the church staff offer insights about the intersections between liturgy and outreach. 9781640651562 | $19.95 | paper Better Get It In Your Soul What Liturgists Can Learn from Jazz Reid Hamilton and Stephen Rush This book offers hope to parishes searching for a way to make their liturgies more meaningful in the local context. 9780898695748 | $19.95 | paper
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A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Wilda C. Gafney What would it look like if women built a lectionary focusing on women’s stories? What does it look like to tell the good news through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news? How would a lectionary centering women’s stories, chosen with womanist and feminist commitments in mind, frame the presentation of the scriptures for proclamation and teaching? The scriptures are androcentric, male-focused, as is the lectionary that is dependent upon them. As a result, many congregants know only the biblical men’s stories told in the Sunday lectionary read in their churches. A more expansive, more inclusive lectionary will remedy that by introducing readers and hearers of scripture to “women’s stories” in the scriptures. A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, when completed, will be a three-year lectionary accompanied by a stand-alone single year lectionary, Year W, that covers all four gospels.
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“In a predominantly patriarchal world that still diminishes the lives, gifts, contributions, and voices of women, Professor Wil Gafney offers a distinct, bold, women’s lectionary for the whole church and academy.” —The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, Dean, Duke University Chapel, and Associate Professor of Homiletics, Duke Divinity School WILDA C. GAFNEY (WIL) is a Hebrew biblical scholar and Episcopal priest, a former Army chaplain, and congregational pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. She is a graduate of Duke University (PhD) and Howard University (MDiv). In addition to her biblical scholarship, she is also an editor, essayist, and author of several other books, and is The Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School. A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, when completed, will be a threeyear lectionary accompanied by a stand-alone single year lectionary, Year W, that covers all four gospels.
Year W Church Publishing 9781640654747 $36.95 paper | 6 x 9 | 360 pages August 17, 2021
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The Episcopal Church
Planning for Rites and Rituals
A Resource for Episcopal Worship, Year C: 2021–2022 This is the indispensable companion for worship planning for the Episcopal Church. Following the three-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle and the church calendar year, this is the all-in-one liturgical season planner for worship. Included are suggestions for each season: rites, blessings, prayers, litanies, pageants, and checklists. Readings, psalms, worship, and formation, and hymn suggestions are compiled for each Sunday and Feast day. Presiders and preachers, worship team leaders, musicians, Christian educators, sacristans, and altar guilds will find this to be the perfect resource, putting all the elements for planning worship and seasonal observances in one handy volume.
Church Publishing 9781640654617 $42.95 paper | 8.5 x 11 | 368 pages July 20, 2021
The Episcopal Clerical Directory 2021 The Episcopal Clerical Directory is the biennial directory of all living clergy in good standing in the Episcopal Church—more than 18,000 deacons, priests, and bishops. It includes full biographical information and ministry history for each cleric.
Church Publishing 9781640654501 $99.95 paper | 8.5 x 11 | 928 pages September 17, 2021
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Spanish Resources
La Celebración de la Eucaristía / Celebrating the Eucharist
Una guía ceremonial práctica para el clero y otros ministros litúrgicos / A Practical Ceremonial Guide for Clergy and Other Liturgical Ministers Patrick Malloy A clear, illustrated guide for the presider and other leaders of the liturgy, contemporary in approach but based on ancient and classic principles of celebration. Church Publishing 9781640654662 $28.95 paper | 8 x 10 | 224 pages December 14, 2021
Contents include: Theological and liturgical principles; Liturgical ministry and liturgical ministers; Liturgical space; Vesture, vessels, and other liturgical objects; the liturgical year; the shape of the liturgy; the sung liturgy and singing during the liturgy; the order of the Eucharist (the “heart” of the book); and the celebration of Baptism during the Eucharist.
La Liturgia / A House of Meanings
Casa de los Sentidos / Christian Worship in Plain Language Juan Oliver A House of Meanings presents liturgical theology in accessible ways, free of technical language. The book is designed for individual reading and structured to be a resource for a series of parish workshops, especially during the Easter season. Chapters conclude with a discussion guide intended to assist parishioners in developing their own sense of the value of worship and its relationship to our daily lives. Church Publishing 9781640654648 $19.95 paper | 6 x 9 | 192 pages December 14, 2021
Unique and refreshing, A House of Meanings will be useful not only to congregations but to seminarians and anyone planning or evaluating worship.
Corazones que escuchan / Listening Hearts
Discernir el llamado en comunidad / Discerning Call in Community Suzanne G. Farnham, Joseph P. Gill, R. Taylor McLean, and Susan M. Ward Foreword by Eugene Taylor Sutton
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Written to make the often elusive and usually clergy-centered spiritual practice of discernment accessible to all people, Listening Hearts features simple reflections and exercises drawn from scripture and from Quaker and Ignatian traditions. The seminal work in the Listening Hearts Series, this bestselling book has been a beloved resource for tens of thousands of individual readers, retreat participants, small groups, and church leaders listening for and responding to God’s call in their lives.
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Planners and Calendars
2022 Desk Diary
2022 The Episcopal Liturgical Appointment Calendar 13 months December 2021 through December 2022
This planner includes Daily Office readings from the Book of Common Prayer; Sunday readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, proper liturgical colors, holy days, commemorations, and secular observances. Two ribbon markers and an elastic closure band. 9781640653979 | $29.95 | imitation leather
Two facing pages for each week include art and a brief devotion, plus ample space for noting appointments. Daily Office readings from the Book of Common Prayer, Sunday readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, proper liturgical colors, holy days, commemorations, and secular observances are all noted for easy reference. 9781640653955 | $16.95 | spiral
2022 Christian Pocket Diary 13 month December 2021–2022
2022 Christian Planning Calendar 16 month September 2021 through December 2022
This weekly planner highlights major holy days for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths as well as civil holidays. Other features include prayers for special occasions, daily devotions, space for addresses and phone numbers, and reminder pages for birthdays. 9781640653924 | $13.95 | leatherette
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A unique two-year planning tool citing religious observances and seasons for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, as well as secular holidays. Ample space for writing daily notes. 9781640653917 | $13.95 | spiral bound
2022 Episcopal Church Lesson Calendar 13 months December 2021–2022
2022 Parish Wall Calendar 16 months September 2021 through December 2022
A comprehensive calendar of the readings for the Episcopal Lectionary Year C, and for the Daily Office Year Two. Also includes suggested hymn selections. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. 9781640653948 | $13.95
Pages provide 3 x 2-inch daily space for notes. Cites religious observances for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths. Includes secular holidays. Padded and hole-punched for use as a desk pad or to hang on a wall or bulletin board. 9781640653931 | $14.95
2022 Episcopal Church Year Guide Kalendar
2022 Churchman’s Ordo Kalendar
Conforms to the Revised Common Lectionary, with the calendar dates in the proper color for each day. Includes the lessons and psalms for each Sunday and major feast day, along with other suggestions and notes. 9781640653900 | $4.95
Includes a full listing of the traditional feasts and devotional days celebrated throughout the Anglican Communion. Days are color-coded to indicate proper vestment colors. 9781640653962 | $4.95
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