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Excerpt: The Cost of Community – Jamie Arpin Ricci

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

An Excerpt from

The Cost of Community:
Jesus, St. Francis and Life in the Kingdom

by Jamie Arpin-Ricci
Paperback: IVP / Likewise, 2011.
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Our latest print issue includes an interview with the author about this book… Are you a subscriber?

Excerpt: The Road to Missional – Michael Frost [Vol. 4, #26]

Friday, December 16th, 2011

An excerpt from

The Road to Missional:
Journey to the Center of the Church

Michael Frost
Paperback: Baker Books, 2011.
Buy now: [ ChristianBook.com ] [ Kindle ]

Read our review of this book

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Click the image to read
an excerpt on Google Books

(Sorry, embedding it here
doesn’t seem to be working right now…)

Excerpt: Lectio Divina, The Sacred Art – Christine Valters Paintner [Vol. 4, #24]

Friday, November 18th, 2011

An excerpt from

Lectio Divina, The Sacred Art:
Transforming Words and Images
Into Heart-Centered Prayer
.
Christine Valters Paintner.
Paperback: Skylight Paths, 2011.
Buy Now: [ Amazon ] [ Amazon - Kindle ]

Read our review of this book by Chris Smith above…


Excerpt: THE KING JESUS GOSPEL – Scot McKnight [Vol. 4, #23]

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

An excerpt from:

The King Jesus Gospel:
The Original Gospel Revisited
.
Scot McKnight.
Hardback: Zondervan, 2011.
Buy Now: [ ChristianBook.com ]  [ Amazon - Kindle ]

Read our review of this book

Sorry… the embedded excerpt from SCRIBD was too large
and was causing our site to use too much bandwidth…

*** CLICK HERE *** to read the excerpt on GOOGLE Books…

Excerpt: SEEING TREES – Hugo /Llewellyn [Vol. 4, #22]

Friday, October 21st, 2011

An excerpt from

Seeing Trees:
Discovering the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees
.
Nancy Ross Hugo.  Photos by Robert Llewellyn.
Hardback: Timber Press, 2011.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]

CLICK HERE to read Chris Smith’s review…

Excerpt: Making Healthy Places [Vol. 4, #21]

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

An excerpt from

Making Healthy Places:
Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability.

Dannenberg, Jackson and Frumkin, eds.
Paperback: Island Press, 2011.
Buy now : [ Amazon ]

Read our review above

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.
Buy now:  [ Amazon ]



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 ]


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