Episcopalian

Throughout the 20th century lay women in the Episcopal Church, often acting in isolation and without institutional support, offered a powerful witness of leadership, vocation, and theological resilience. Deeper Joy studies groups of women with similar...

Every Sunday we walk through those (probably red) doors and enter a sacred space. It is familiar . . . maybe comforting . . . maybe not . . . maybe downright uncomfortable and unwelcoming. In twelve thoughtful and provocative essays, the writers ask...

A significant collection of articles on expanding our language about God, compiled by Ruth A. Meyers for the Standing Liturgical Commission. Topics discussed include: theological, biblical, and historical perspectives on Supplemental Liturgical...

A collection of essays issued under the direction of the Standing Liturgical Commission (SLC) on baptism and ministry. Topics addressed are welcoming new ministers, reaffirmation of ordination vows, confirmation/reception, and baptismal ministry. (116...

* An all-in-one volume sharing the history, practice, and viewpoints of Confirmation in the Episcopal Church and the first book on the subject for at least 15 years * Resolutions regarding Confirmation are coming to the 2015 General Convention *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819223746Author William S. CraddockFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819221582Author Beth Wickenberg ElyFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

There is a renewed conversation about identity and mission in American Anglicanism today, based on the recognition that the church's context in the U.S. has dramatically changed. The legacies of establishment, benefactor approaches to mission, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898696677Author Edwin Augustine WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 684Imprint Church PublishingPublisher Church PublishingWeight(grams) 898g

The scriptures are full of topophilia—love of place—in stories of pilgrimage and promised land, shrines and sanctuaries, births and deaths, and of the metaphysical “place” that Jesus called the kingdom of God. Our lives, too, are marked by the places we...

“The season of Advent offers us, each year, an opportunity to seek God within the geography of our souls—while living outwardly amid the roar and tumult of worldly events,” Isabel Anders writes in her preface to this new edition of Awaiting the Child: An...

Humane Christianity examines how the institutional church, which should be a shining example of God’s love in the world, has so often throughout history been the very opposite—corrupt, oppressive, abusive, and inhumane. In analyzing why this has been so,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819229427Author Matthew HochFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Morehouse PublishingWeight(grams) 159g

From the earliest days of Christianity, faithful women and men have reflected on the events surrounding Jesus' death and resurrection. Indeed, more than twenty-five percent of the Gospels are devoted to the last week of Jesus' life! Holy places and holy...

Every life is marked by moments in which reality seems to fall short of our deepest hopes and we are left with more questions than answers. In these reflections, Brian Erickson witnesses to the hope that such moments of uncertainty can give rise to a...

“Who is this Jesus, who wanders onto center stage in this earliest of the Christian Gospels?” Richard Giles responds to this question with a 40-day meditation and commentary of the Gospel of Mark. Brimming with insight and Giles’s signature wit, Mark My...

“What follows is the play of memory and epiphany in a rather ordinary life spent with family, in the classroom, in church, among books, and in nature—the commonplace revelations of the Holy Ghost’s bright wings. . .” With elegant fluidity, Lou Masson...

Congregations that are alive and vibrant have vital music programs. How did they get that way? There are sensible and practical steps to develop such a program which begins with a clear vision of the end product. This new book addresses the many...

Timed to be launched at 2009 General Convention, Juan Oliver definitive look at the history and potential future of Latino ministry in the Episcopal Church comes at an opportune time. With Latino ministries growing around the country in all traditions,...

This is an indispensable resource for your home or parish office. With more than 3,000 clearly written entries, this book will be a handy, quick, general reference for Episcopalians, both lay and ordained. It includes material specific to the Episcopal...

An entire psalter of one hundred fifty psalms in The Book of Common Prayer translation set to Anglican chant in the time-honored "speech rhythm" pointing of The Parish Psalter from England as refined by Ray Francis Brown during his thirty-year tenure as...

While this one-volume guide is especially useful for Christian educators, showing them how to teach week by week according to the ethos and tradition of the Episcopal Church, it also provides a valuable and useful reference tool for all church leaders...

This tongue-in-cheek introduction by Episcopal priest and certified geek J. M. H. Ware uses an "it's geek to me" approach to translate Episcopal theological concepts and rich church traditions into geek language, accompanied by comics that help the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819232823Author REV N Graham StandishFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Morehouse PublishingWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819232939Author Reader in Marine Biology John SpicerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Morehouse PublishingWeight(grams)...

Episcopalians newly discovering their church home or long-time members who may have forgotten why they love the church will appreciate Unabashedly Episcopalian. Bishop Andy Doyle has mined the Baptismal Covenant and his own experiences leading the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819212795Author William SydnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

A wide-ranging exploration of the past, present, and future effects of women's ordination on the church.This book gauges the impact and implications of women's ordination on today and tomorrow. What has women's ordination meant for the church? For...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819229588Author Tim SchenckFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Morehouse PublishingWeight(grams) 181g

He describes the life and work of five leaders in the Anglican Church in Canada and the Episcopal Church in the United States who came of age in the late nineteenth century and served their religious communities until the mid-twentieth century. As clergy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819231826Author The Most REV Katharine Jefferts SchoriFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Morehouse...

A classic best-selling manual on Episcopalian faith for lifelong followers, newcomers, and those wishing to sample and explore the beliefs and organization of the denomination.The original Episcopal Handbook, published in 2008, was an instant classic and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781889108735Author Mary Lee WileFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Morehouse Education ResourcesPublisher Morehouse Education ResourcesWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606740569Author Linda NicholsFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Morehouse Education ResourcesPublisher Morehouse Education ResourcesWeight(grams) 95g

The Episcopal Church's rituals and foibles, character and characters, beauty and liturgy - seventeen syllables at a time. Stand, sit, kneel, stand, kneel: It's quite a good workout for a Sunday morning. Blessing animals is a joyous day at...

How do some of our best poets reflect death in their opaque art? What do their death poems tell us about our lives, about our faith-and the objects of our faith-and about the shape of our doubt? Acquainted with the Night is a study of death as it...

In forty-three brief essays from the life of a philosopher, Charles Taliaferro guides us toward the heart of human being in all of its absurdity and joy. Electrocuted by his coffee maker during class, battling dragons on his rooftop, and accompanying his...

Margaret Bullitt-Jonas not only takes us to the foot of the cross of Jesus, she invites us to consider the breadth of Christ's healing, saving love for us, for those we love, and for the whole creation. Each reflection is followed by a series of...

While there are no easy answers to loss and death, Mature Grief offers a compass to anyone navigating the unknown and uncharted waters of grief. Each life comes from God. It begins with God and has no end. Our parents came from God, out from the circle...

Think of all the senses you use when you pick up a Bible. What do you see? What do you smell? What do you touch? Reading scripture attentively is more than a matter of sight. Most of us have been taught to think about God in visual terms, yet the very...