Archive for the ‘*Excerpts*’ Category

Excerpt: Brother Sun, Sister Moon – Katherine Paterson [Vol. 4, #20]

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Browse the lovely pages of
(and trust me, it’s much more lovely to hold in your hands)

Brother Sun, Sister Moon:
Saint Francis of Assisi’s
Canticle of the Creatures
.
Reimagined by Katherine Paterson.
Hardback: Chronicle Books, 2011.
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Excerpt – WAR AND THE AMERICAN DIFFERENCE – Stanley Hauerwas [Vol. 4, #19]

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Hauerwas - War and the American DifferenceAlthough it will not hit the shelves of bookstores until early October, Stanley Hauerwas’s newest book promises to be useful in helping churches think about Christian faithfulness in the United States in a post-9/11 world.

War and the American Difference:
Theological Reflections on Violence and National Identity
.
Stanley Hauerwas.
Paperback: Baker Acadmic, 2011.
Pre-order now: [ Amazon - Paperback ]


Read an excerpt from this book on the Baker website!

Excerpt: FOOD AND FAITH – Norman Wirzba [Vol. 4, #18]

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Read an excerpt from Norman Wirzba’s excellent new book…

We recommend chapter 5, “Eucharistic Table Manners”,
though Google should let you look at other parts of the book too.

Food and Faith:
A Theology of Eating
.
Norman Wirzba
Paperback: Cambridge UP, 2011.
Buy Now:  [ Amazon ]

Excerpt: LIVING WITHOUT ENEMIES – Wells / Owen [Vol. 4, #17]

Friday, August 12th, 2011

An excerpt from

Living Without Enemies:
Being Present in the Midst of Violence

(Resources for Reconciliation Series)
Samuel Wells and Marcia Owen.
Paperback: IVP Books, 2011.
Buy now:  [ ChristianBook.com ]


Excerpt: POETIC THEOLOGY – William Dyrness [Vol. 4, #16]

Friday, July 29th, 2011

“Aesthetics and Social Transformation”

An Excerpt from

Poetic Theology:
God and the Poetics of Everyday Life
.
William Dyrness.
Paperback: Eerdmans, 2011.
Buy now: [ ChristianBook.com ]
[ Amazon - Kindle ]

Read our review above

Excerpt: THE ECONOMICS OF ENOUGH -Diane Coyle [Vol. 4, #15.5]

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

An excerpt from the book:

The Economics of Enough:
How to Run the Economy as If the Future Matters
.
Diane Coyle
Hardback: Princeton UP, 2011.
Buy now:  [ Amazon - Hardback ] [ Amazon - Kindle ]

Read our review of this book

Excerpt: GENIUS OF PLACE: THE LIFE OF FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED by Justin Martin

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

An Excerpt from

Genius of Place:
The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted
.
Justin Martin.
Hardback: De Capo Press, 2011.
Buy now:
[ Amazon - Hardback ] [ Amazon - Kindle ]

Read our review by Mark Eckel above…

Excerpt: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS – Mark Scandrette [Vol. 4, #14]

Friday, July 1st, 2011

An excerpt from the book

Practicing The Way of Jesus:
Life Together In the Kingdom of Love
.
Mark Scandrette.
Paperback: IVP Books, 2011.
Buy now:  [ ChristianBook.com ]

Watch for our review in the near future…

Excerpt: Caleb’s Crossing: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks [Vol. 4, #12]

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

An excerpt from

Caleb’s Crossing: A Novel.
Geraldine Brooks.
Hardback: Viking Books, 2011.
Buy now: [ Amazon - Hardback ] [ Amazon - Kindle ]

Watch for our review, coming soon…

Excerpt: IN EARSHOT OF WATER – Paul Lindholt [Vol. 4, #11]

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

An excerpt from the lovely new book

In Earshot of Water:
Notes from the Columbia Plateau
.
Paul Lindholdt.
Paperback: U. of Iowa Press, 2011.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]

[ Read our review above... ]

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