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Holy Women, Holy Men - Celebrating the Saints (Official revision of Lesser Feasts and Fasts)

Fully revised and expanded, this new work is the first major revision of the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church in more than 40 years! It is the official revision of Lesser Feasts and Fasts and authorized by the 2009 General Convention. All commemorations in Lesser Feasts and Fasts have been retained, and many new ones added. Three scripture readings (instead of current two) are provided for all minor holy days. Additional new material includes a votive mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary, many more ecumenical commemorations, plus a proper for space exploration.

KIVAR cover, 800 pages, 6 x 8.5", June 2010.

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Ubuntu - I in You and You in Me

With foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

As defined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper selfassurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.

The African spiritual principle of Ubuntu offers believers a new and radical way of reading the Gospel and understanding the heart of the Christian faith, and this new book explores the meaning and utility of Ubuntu as applied to Western philosophies, faith, and lifestyles.

Ubuntu is an African way of seeing self-identity formed -through community. This is a difficult worldview for many Western people, who understand self as over, against, or in competition with others. In the Western viewpoint, Ubuntu becomes something to avoid—a kind of codependency. As a Christian leader who understands the need, intricacies, and delicate workings of global interdependency, Battle offers here both a refreshing worldview and a new perspective of self-identity for people across cultures, and of all faiths.

Paperback, 176 pp, May 2009.

Michael Battle, former dean of Virginia Theological Seminary, is one of the major leaders/planners of the 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Ordained by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he is canon theologian of the Diocese of Los Angeles and rector of Our Savior Parish in San Gabriel, California.

“Michael’s book helps us all to see that we are all inextricably linked together. We forget this at our peril. The good news, however, is that God’s love will not leave us alone. It is my prayer that, in the same way, Ubuntu will not leave us alone.” —Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize-winner and retired archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa

Price: $18.00

Prayers for Each and Every Day

Every child will enjoy this thoughtful and beautiful gift of prayer.

This colorful collection has prayers for each day of the week—morning and evening—plus prayers for use in the home throughout the seasons of the year. This very keepable collection includes both familiar favorites and new writing, including some psalms and prayers taken from other famous Bible passages.

With a theme for each day (Choosing the Right Way; God's Blessing; Forgiving and Forgiven; Living Wisely; Love One Another; God's World; A Child of God) the prayers provide a mini-liturgy that can become part of a child’s life.

Ages 4-8 reading level.

Hardcover, 64 pages, Oct 2008.

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Your Faith, Your Life - An Invitation to the Episcopal Church

This “everything-you-need-to-know” guide for newcomers to the Episcopal Church is written and designed to provide accessible and user-friendly reading, with an easy-going look and style that’s packed full of substance.

The book carefully unpacks the Episcopal Church’s language of worship, theology, church structure, and sacraments, so that newcomers will have the vocabulary and framework to share their beliefs and practices, explore the Bible, understand prayer and discern their own ministry within the church.

Drawing upon the success of an earlier book written for teens (My Faith, My Life - A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church), the new book retains the same unique presentation, inviting readers to consider their relationship with God and the church community as an ongoing process of transformation, while providing ways to engage in that process.

Paperback, 208 pages, April 2009.

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Reasonable and Holy - Engaging Same-Sexuality

Reasonable and Holy addresses the conflict over homosexuality within the Anglican tradition, demonstrating that the church is able to provide for and support faithful and loving relationships between persons of the same sex, not as a departure from that tradition, but as a reasonable extension of it.

It offers a carefully argued, but accessible means of engagement with Scripture, the Jewish and Christian traditions, and the use of reason in dealing with the experience and lives of fellow-Christians. Unlike most reflections on the topic of homosexuality, Reasonable and Holy examines same-sex relationships through the lens of the traditional teaching on the “ends” or “goods” of marriage: procreation, union, the upbuilding of society, the symbolic representation of Christ and the Church, and the now often unmentioned “remedy for fornication.” Throughout, it responds to objections based on reason, tradition and Scripture.

Based on a series of popular blog posts, it includes a number of independent, but related resources in the form of side-bars and single-page expansions of particular themes, suitable for reproduction as handouts. It also includes discussion-starters and a concluding Q&A in each chapter. It is intended in part as a fulfillment of the "Listening Process" recommended by the Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion.

Tobias Stanislas Haller is vicar of Saint James Episcopal Church, Fordham, in New York City.

Paperback, 192 pages, April 2009.

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Finding Hope: Cultivating God's Gift of a Hopeful Spirit

Discover the freedom and joy that come when you open your heart to Hope. This practical guide gives you the inspiration, encouragement and practices you need to cultivate a hopeful spirit and thus live a more fulfilling and joyful life. Writing from personal experience and her broad knowledge of many faith traditions, Marcia Ford helps you recognize—or develop—your own personal images of hope and create a place where you can go to see the many evidences of hope in your life any time despair seeps in. She provides important learning tools that you can apply to everyday life experiences, inspiring personal stories of hope from the famous and not-so-famous and realistic exercises for creating the overall balance and peace you look to achieve in living your life connected to God. Drawing from Christian and Hebrew scripture and the wisdom of spiritual teachers from all traditions, Ford helps you realize that we all can receive a gift of hope and grace from the Divine—we just need to be open to accept it.

Topics include: • Dealing with Disappointment • It’s Not Wishful Thinking • Impossible Situations • Recovering from Loss • Hope amid Suffering • Overcoming Hopelessness • Real and Imagined Threats • The Heart of Healing • Cultivating a Hopeful Spirit • Freedom’s Fascinating Power • And more …

In a time when cynicism seems to reign, a book about finding hope is refreshing. Ford, a religion writer (The Sacred Art of Forgiveness), PW freelancer, and hospice worker, has hope to spare. Writing in the midst of a chronic illness and the aftermath of an electrical fire that damaged her home, Ford manages to communicate the essence of hope with intelligence, humor and grace. Her premise is that "when your ultimate hope is in God, your underlying philosophy of hope is based on the unshakeable belief that no matter what happens, God will see you through it." She illustrates this with stories from her own life, popular culture, history and the Bible. At the end of each chapter, Ford offers short questions to ponder along with simple practices to restore hope. She suggests some typical things, like journaling, meditating and decluttering, but also ventures into unusual recommendations, like blogging. Ford's gift is not only her accessible writing style, but also her life experience as a Christian. She has obviously spent time with different facets of Christianity and possesses an understanding of other spiritual paths. What results is an inspiring, broad-based look at sound theological, spiritual and practical principles to cultivate hope. --Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Paperback, 150 pages, c. 2007.

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The Standard in Contemporary Bible Study

New Interpreter's Study Bible NRSV with Apocrypha

The New Interpreter’s Study Bible brings the best of biblical scholarship to the service of the Church. In this study Bible, based on The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible with Apocrypha, sixty distinguished scholars have provided background and insight on the biblical text. Features of this valuable study Bible include extensive historical and theological annotations on the biblical text; brief introductions and outlines for each biblical book; excursuses giving further background and insight regarding particular themes and passages; and nineteen newly commissioned maps detailing the biblical world at various historical periods.

Hardcover, 2360 pages, May 2003.

Height: 2.12 in. Weight: 4 lb. Length: 9.4 in. Width: 7.28 in.

"Here are superb introductory essays and excellent notes on the biblical texts. The New Interpreter's Study Bible is a first-rate aid for all who desire a serious, scholarly encounter with scripture." - Marion L Soards, Professor of New Testament Studies, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

"Of the current editions of Study Bibles, in my opinion the most helpful for pastors, teachers, and all students of the Scriptures has now been issued by Abingdon Press under the dedicated guidance of Dr. Walter Harrelson." - Bruce M. Metzger, Professor of New Testament, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary

"The combination of theological reflection, scriptural scholarship, and the practical engagement of life and faith found in the NISB will provide a dependable and rich resource for communicators, students and other spiritual leaders." - Rob Weber, Senior Pastor, Grace Community Church, Shreveport, Louisiana.

"I would like to put this in the hands of every teacher. I have long searched for a simply written study Bible that engages our thoughts and also stimulates personal spiritual growth. I became engrossed in it and was reluctant to put it aside." - Delia Halverson, Christian Education and Curriculum Specialist, Faith Discovery Ministries

The feature of the NISB that got me to switch from two other study Bibles is the self-pronouncing text. I know of no other study Bible, from any publisher, that provides that benefit to the reader--especially important to those who read the Scriptures aloud to others....it adds so much to the ease of reading all those difficult personal and place names! -Reverend William C. B. Lowe; Camarillo, California

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Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders in Their Own Words

Foreword by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

This lively and inspiring collection of interviews features the voices of some of the most important women religious figures of our time, addressing the theme of women’s emerging leadership within a variety of faith traditions.

“Surely one of the defining breakthroughs of the last century has been the ascendancy of women into places of leadership, not least in the various religious traditions around the world. Maureen Fiedler’s new book not only documents this advance, but gives voice to a number of such faithful and courageous women ‘in their own words.’ This is a fascinating and important book.” —The Right Reverend Christopher Epting, Former Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, The Episcopal Church

“For Fiedler, a feminist Roman Catholic nun, interfaith work seems as important as personal faith. Here, she conducts long, impassioned interviews with women religious and spiritual leaders, scholars and activists, finding common threads in their efforts to ensure women’s full participation in their realms of worship and belief.” —MS Magazine

“As a Christian reader, it is vital, in the literal meaning of the word, that Maureen Fiedler gives voice to the biblical proposition that women as well as men are created in the image of God. That is life transforming for both and thus our world. This book of religious women’s stories makes my heart sing; I believe it will do the same for you.” —The Right Reverend Jane Holmes Dixon, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Pro tempore, Retired

Maureen E. Fiedler is host of Interfaith Voices on national public radio stations nationwide and conducted almost all of these interviews personally. Before her radio career, she became familiar with the theology and vocabulary of religious feminism as a feminist and social justice activist in the Roman Catholic Church. She was also an interfaith activist for the Equal Rights Amendment (1978-82) and head of Catholics Act for ERA. In 1982, she was one of eight women who fasted for 37 days for ratification of the ERA. She holds a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown, and is a Sister of Loretto. She lives in Maryland.

PAPERBACK, 240 pages, June 2010

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Good Influence - Teaching the Wisdom of Adulthood

Young people desperately seek to develop an inner core that will not only rescue them in times of distress, but also help them to define and shape moral convictions, passions, and interests in building a better world. To find this inner coherence, they turn to their parents and teachers — the adults who are supposed to know them better than they know themselves. But these same adults are often driven and desperate to stay young, and are unclear how to achieve the wisdom and maturity of an elder to put the needs of their children and students above their own.

Young people do not want us to become part of “their” world, according to author Dan Heischman, but they invite us — and need us — to be different… to be adults, for them.

This book will help adults understand what young people are searching for, describe how to have a lasting impact on your children’s or student’s development, teach credible models of adulthood, and guide adults towards achieving the passion and wisdom for spiritual mentorship.

Drawing on thirty years of experience with parents, teachers, and students, the author uses stories and sound principles not so much to help bridge the generation gap, but to use the natural difference in maturity as a basis and guideline for more effective communication and connection.

Paperback, 146 pages, Sept 2009.
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Hither and Yon - A Travel Guide for the Spiritual Journey

Where is God?

Can I get there from here?

What happens along the way?

In this book, Becca Stevens is a trusted companion on the greatest journey of all. Sharing wisdom, laughter, and travel tips, she paints an unforgettable picture of hither and yon, a mysterious land that is both the destination and the circuitous path itself as we journey toward God.

Becca Stevens is a very highly gifted priest, writer, and poet. Readers will return again and again to this book for insight and inspiration. -Joseph C. Hough, Jr., President, Union Theological Seminary

Becca Stevens’ writing is poetic; her ministry is extraordinary. This new travel guide for the spirit is a gift that will change lives. - Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee

About the author:

For Becca Stevens writing, like love, is a practical endeavor. It is designed, she says, to move readers toward a shared ideal of love and compassion for the world as it is. Her books are; Sanctuary, nominated by Christianity Today as best spirituality book of 2005; Hither & Yon, and her latest, Funeral for a Stranger. The books have grown out of her work as an Episcopal priest at St. Augustine’s Chapel on the Vanderbilt University campus. She is the founder of Magdalene, a residential community for women with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse.

Paperback, 174 pages, Sept 2007.

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Awakening the Creative Spirit - Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction

by Christine Valters Paintner and Betsey Beckman

This new resource is designed to help spiritual directors and others use expressive arts in the context of spiritual direction. It is the latest book in the unique SDI series, designed for professional spiritual directors, but also useful for clergy, therapists, and Christian formation specialists.

The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.

Christine Valters Paintner holds a Ph.D. in Christian spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union and is an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry.

Betsey Beckman holds a Master of Ministry degree from Seattle University and is nationally acclaimed as liturgical dancer, storyteller, and presenter.

“We have been far too left-brained, verbal, and linear in our attempts to transform and mature actual people—intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Here we have two women filling the tragic gap—and beautifully so! Spiritual direction is the growing edge of ministry today and this excellent book will surely direct that growth.” —Father Richard Rohr, O.F.M.

“Word, image, music, dance: this book provides a rich vocabulary for entering more deeply into conversation and communion with the One who gives us the arts as path to knowing God.” —Jan Richardson, artist and author, In Wisdom’s Path: Discovering the Sacred in Every Season

Paperback, 256 pages, Feb 2010.

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2010/11 Christian Planning Calendar 16 months: September 2010 - December 2011

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. Spiral bound and triple-hole punched. Features artwork and Bible verses related to the parables of Jesus. Artwork by Dorothy Thompson Perez.

Spiral bound, June 2010.

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Ubuntu Tote Bag

Ubuntu - I in You and You in Me

Next time you hit the farmer's market, grab this beautiful Ubuntu tote to carry your goods home with! This sturdy, elegantly designed canvas bag can be used for your commute, in the car, at the supermarket, or anywhere a plastic bag can be substituted!

These bags were made through Siempre Sol, an organization providing jobs at fair wages in a safe, supportive workplace for HIV/AIDS positive Hondurans. Proceeds fund medical treatment and social programs and Siempre Unidos clinics.

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Ubuntu Water Bottles

Ubuntu - I in You and You in Me

Be Earth friendly by using these stunning Ubuntu water bottles.

Originally priced at $12.00
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Ubuntu Baseball Caps

Ubuntu - I in You and You in Me

Stay out of the sun while sporting the Ubuntu logo from General Convention 2009! This attractive black cap is available in "one-size-fits-all."

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