Spirituality

Morehouse Publishing 9781640654150 $16.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 176 pages November 16, 2021

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. 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.

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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

Morehouse Publishing 9781640654327 $14.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages November 16, 2021

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. 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.

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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

Morehouse Publishing 9781640654112 $16.95 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages October 19, 2021

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.

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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

Morehouse Publishing 9781640654709 $9.95 paper | 5 x 7 | 96 pages December 14, 2021

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. 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.

Morehouse Publishing 9781640654464 $19.95 paper | 6 x 9 | 216 pages October 19, 2021

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. 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.