books about: communion     books:       Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today17 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Ignatius Press, 1996 A book for study and for prayerful reflection Collected interventions of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger to the Bishops of Brazil in 1990, the book is called a "primer of ecclesiology". The book preserves the oral quality of the original presentations, but Ratzinger the cardinal and the theologian is as profound as ever in these pages. He touches all the main themes of the theology of Church and offers the Communion model for his discussion. This ...             Prayers: A Communion with Our Creator14 reviews Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills, ... Amber-Allen Publishing, 2001 How does one rate true prayer? With reverence, at the very least! I came to this book after the author's 4 Agreements and found the prayers and guided meditations here very effective as I learned meditation and began to deepen my spiritual practice. It doesn't matter which denomination or religion you claim to belong to, because these truthful, poetic insights and encouragements transcend labels and unnatural boundaries. It is ...             A Communion of the Spirits: African-American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories15 reviews Roland L. Freeman Thomas Nelson, 1996 A Communion of The Spirits is inspiring! African-American Quilters, Preservers and Their Stories represents the first national survey & a personal record of how this photographer & folkorist's life has intertwined with the world of quiltmaking. The communion refers to the power of quilts to create a virtual web of connections-individual, generational, professional, physical, spiritual, cultural & historical. Some of the names of those ...             Dictionary for Episcopalians11 reviews John N. Wall Cowley Publications, 2000 Quick! What's a "dossal"? On the surface of things, there might seem something a bit precious about a dictionary that explains "churchy" terms. It smacks of private language and esoteric, self-enclosed culture--two characteristics frequently ascribed to the Episcopal Church. But in fact John Wall's (revised & expanded) dictionary is a gem for at least three reasons. First, it helps the average Episcopalian to get in ...             Love Is Stronger Than Death: The Mystical Union of Two Souls10 reviews Cynthia Bourgeault, David Steindl-Rast Lindisfarne Books, 2002 The Evolution of Relationship/Beyond Being Comfortable This love story of eternal beauty guides us in the natural evolution of our loving relationships. We are encouraged to consider the boundless possibilities of 'love' and 'relationship'. With that comes the profound responsibility to recognize how vastly important each individual is in the grand scheme of life. The combination of the scholarly and spiritual delving in this story is such ...             The weight of glory43 reviews C. S Lewis Unicorn Press, 1977 all-time favorite! C.S. Lewis' "weight of glory" is a MUST-READ! It is amazingly profound. I didn't care for some of the other articles in this book (i.e. some of the "On Forgiveness" article seemed odd), but the first article is fantastically deep and rich. I've re-read it probably 30 times over the years. I always find something new to think about.             New Zealand Prayer Book -Rev ed.: He Karakia Mihinare O Aotearoa17 reviews Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand HarperOne, 1997 Excellent modern English throughout! The 1989 English translation of the canticles and psalms in the New Zealand Prayer Book are a work, of which Archbishop Cranmer would be proud. I've seen and used the NZPB canticles printed in other, unofficial prayer books. The settings for Morning and Evening Worship, (to be used mainly by small groups and individuals), are organized by day and time. In addition, these "abbreviated" services ...             Home By Another Way10 reviews Barbara Brown Taylor Cowley Publications, 1999 Another winner by Barbara Brown Taylor Home By Another Way is a series of sermons by Barbara Brown Taylor, organized around the seasons of the liturgical year. For my money, Taylor is the most insightful, empathetic and humane preacher around today. Her sermons lead us down paths where we travel inside our souls to discover the power and challenges of life move to percolate and be resolved. She brings the power of God into play in ...             The Communion of Love8 reviews Matthew the Poor, Matta El-Maskeen St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 2004 Insight into the heart of the Trinity by a spiritual master. Matthew the Poor is a professional pharmacist who left a life of worldly success to seek the face of God in silence in the desert. That he was called to this vocation by a strong and authentic yearning is clear from his concise, but riveting theological explanations. There is no waste in this book. Every sentence is packed with insight into scripture and wisdom not easily matched in today's ...             Being as Communion9 reviews John D. Zizioulas Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd, 2004 once upon a time Let me 'fess up here: I read this book about 5 years ago. Along with many other books about theology. But it is one of the few that I still remember pretty well, years later. I'm in no position to say how well Zizioulas represents "orthodox" Orthodoxy, but I can say that in my opinion this is the best presentation I've ever read of Trinitarian theology, ecclesiology, and theological ...             Reasonable and Holy: Engaging Same-sexuality6 reviews Tobias Stanislas Haller Seabury Books, 2009 invaluable contribution to the discussion Tobias Haller's regular readers know they can reliably expect careful argument and beautiful prose. In this book, Father Haller does not disappoint, and provides a crucial contribution to the debates over same-sex relationships(and the full sacramental inclusion of those in such relationships) in the Anglican Communion, and in Christianity more broadly. Father Haller argues persuasively that an ...             The Communion of Saints: Living in Fellowship With the People of God5 reviews P & R Publishing, 2001 A Lot of Material - Very well done. I loved it. The Communion of Saints is a phrase we repeat in the Apostle's Creed, but I had no clue what I was saying. I thought I knew what it meant before I read this book, but I really did not. This book was written by seven men (that I counted). Each writing one or more chapters. Chapter 1 covers the definition of "The Communion of saints". You must be a saint to have this communion. Once you are ...             A Ritual for Laypersons: Rites for Holy Communion and the Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying5 reviews Press Liturgical Liturgical Press, 1993 An intermediate ritual book for lay ministers Communion of the Sick is the basic ritual book needed by lay extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist who take the Eucharist to adults who are homebound or hospitalized. A Ritual for Laypersons is, in effect, an intermediate ritual book. Chapter 1 contains basically the same material as Communion of the Sick; Chapter 2 covers Communion and Viaticum (final rites). Chapters 3 and 4 cover ...             Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)4 reviews Mark Chapman Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Anglicanism: Past, Present and Prospects Mark Chapman may very well be the most promising historian of Anglicanism alive today. The author of numerous studies, he has now penned an excellent introduction to Anglicanism. This work is both historically grounded - brilliantly so, I might add - and global in scope. Chapman covers Evangelicalism, Anglo-Catholicism and the growth of Anglicanism as a global church with precision and ...             COSMIC SUGAR: The Amorous Adventures of a Modern Mystic7 reviews Leela Jones IUniverse, 2008 Thisbook helped heal me I read Cosmic Sugar on the advice of a friend. I lead a very straight and conventional life I have been married for 18 years and raised two children held executive positions and owned my own business. While reading Cosmic Sugar I was constantly entertained and found that I could not put the book down after reading just a few pages it was a mission that I needed to complete. I found that I have ...             A Brief History of the Episcopal Church5 reviews David L. Holmes Trinity Press, 1993 Church History that reads like a good novel. David L. Holmes's A Brief History of the Episcopal Church is an outstanding tour through the history of the Episcopal church, from its earliest days to the present. In fewer than 200 pages Holmes covers a wide range of persons, groups, and subjects and does so with flair and wit. He writes in an inviting and approachable style that combines sound scholarship with the insights and intuitions of a ...             A Handshake From Heaven6 reviews Carol S. Bannon Beavers Pond Press, 2009 Wonderful reading for children I bought the book on line without ever having read it because I was looking for a book as a First Communion gift for my 8 year old son. I was so touched when I read it that I cried. The book is wonderfully illustrated but the whole concept of touching God through the Eucharist as a preliminary experience to joining God in Heaven was just beautifully done. Perhaps because I had a death in the ...             Today I Made My First Communion7 reviews Dianne Ahern Aunt Dee's Attic, 2003 Wonderful resource I bought this book as a gift for my daughter's birthday so she would have it before she made her First Communion. We read one or two chapters a week as a review of her CCD program (to ensure we covered any gaps). She enjoyed the story and loved filling in the memory pages at the back of the book. What a wonderful Catholic resource! Highly recommended. Also consider getting the companion book ...             Child's Guide to First Holy Communion5 reviews Elizabeth Ficocelli Paulist Press, 2003 Child's Guide to First Holy Communiion I was raised Catholic and wanted to get Mary a book that would have her understand the importance of Holy Communion! I felt the book was creative, simple and got the point across about God's Love. I even enjoyed it. It brought memories of my own Holy Communion!! Does she write any other books? My Son Michael is being confirmed next year and would love a book that would explain Confirmation ...             Finding Our Unity in the Scriptures:: Reconciliation in the Anglican Communion6 reviews Joel Huffstetler AuthorHouse, 2005 jwtllmn@aol.com The Episcopal Church, USA is nothing more than a name identifying a group of human beings. The Church's most current (1979) "instruction manual," A/K/A "The Book of Common Prayer", on page 324 sets out a pretty good mission statement for this group of human beings ----- individually and collectively. "Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all ...              search for books adventures, african-american, american, anglican, anglicanism, another, aotearoa, communion, dictionary, engaging, episcopal, episcopalians, fellowship, handshake, introduction, introductions, laypersons, mihinare, mystical, pastoral, preservers, quilters, reasonable, reconciliation, same-sexuality, scriptures, sexuality, stories, stronger, understanding books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Elementargrammatik Der Griechischen Sprache: Nebst Eingereihten ... we recommend Awesome home  impressum - about us