Academy of Parish Clergy – 2013 Books of the Year
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I had the honor last year of representing the ERB at the Academy of Parish Clergy annual conference.
The Academy has recently named their 2013 Books of the Year, and we are proud to announce them here!
The Book of the Year and Reference Book of the Year Awards will be made at the Annual Conference of the Academy, February 19-21, 2013, at the Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, Orlando, FL.
Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World
The 2013 Book of the Year Award goes to Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: A Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World by Brian D. McLaren (Jericho Press). The Book of the Year Award is given to the best book published for parish ministry in the previous year. |
 New Testament, The: A Historical and Theological Introduction The Reference Book of the Year Award is given to The New Testament: A Historical and Theological Introduction by Donald A. Hagner (Baker Academic Press). |
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In addition to the Book of the Year, the Academy has selected the following books as the Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry published in 2012.
A Woman Called: Piecing Together the Ministry Puzzle |
 Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening by Diana Butler Bass [ Review ... ] |
Dementia: Living in the Memories of God |
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Leading Congregations through Crisis |
 Speaking of Dying: Recovering the Church’s Voice in the Face of Death by Fred Craddock, Dale Goldsmith, and Joy V. Goldsmith [ Review... ] |
Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis |
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The Power of Parable: How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction about Jesus |
 The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America by Edward Blum and Paul Harvey [ Review... ] |
 The Gospel of John: A Commentary by Frederick Brunner |
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 Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee [ Review... ] |
Thanks to the Academy of Parish Clergy for this list of excellent books!
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