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| Book of Virtues, Glory of Christmas | Bennett, William (editor) | |
| Moral Compass | Bennett, William (editor) | |
| Children's Book of Virtues | Bennett, William (editor) | |
| Devotional | ||
| Devotional Classics | Foster and Smith | A wonderful collection of 52 short classics from Christian literature. This is an excellent vehicle for getting into the traditional Christian literature. |
| Celebration of Disciplines | Foster | Spiritual growth requires work. In this now classic book, Richard Foster describes the disciplines that every active Christian should be engaged in. A very readable book. |
| Celebrating the Disciplines | Foster and Yanni | A workbook to accompany Celebration of Discipline. |
| The Sayings of the Desert Fathers | Benedicta Ward SLG | In the years from about 250 AD to about 600 AD the Egyptian desert was the home to the first Christian monks and hermits. They were considered wise men, worthy of consultation on spiritual matters. This is the classic collection of their sayings. |
| Listening to Your Life | Buechner, Frederick | |
| My Utmost for His Highest | Chambers, Oswald | The classic daily devotional |
| Finding Time for Serenity | Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne | |
| Meditations on the Book of Psalms | Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne | |
| Seeking the Kingdom : Devotions for the Daily | Foster, Richard J. | |
| The Ascent of the Mountain of God: Daily Reflections for
the Journey of Lent |
Hays, Edward | |
| At the Name of Jesus | Hornsby, Sarah | |
| Jesus Be in Me | Hornsby, Sarah | |
| Songs for Renewal : Devotional Guide | Janzen, Janet Lindeblad | |
| Chant : Origins, Form, Practice, and Healing | Le Mee, Katharine | |
| Walk with Jesus: Stations of the Cross | Nouwen, Henri | |
| Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories | Osbeck, Kenneth W | |
| Sacred Journeys | Richardson, Jan | |
| Music of Silence Entering the Sacred Space | SteindlRast, David | |
| Prayers, Praises, and Thanksgivings | Stoddard, Sandol | |
| Reliving the Passion | Wangerin, Walter | |
| Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the
Ordinary |
Wiederkehr, Macrina | |
| Prayer | ||
| The Oxford Book of Prayer | George Appleton | A collection of prayers for all occasions. A useful meditative tool. |
| Prayer - Finding the Heart's True Home | Foster | What is prayer? What are the forms of prayer? How do I learn to pray? |
| Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim | Edward Hays | A modern devotional guide - do you need a prayer to say whenever you buckle your seatbelt - you will find it here. |
| All Things are Possible Through Prayer | Allen, Charles L. | |
| Prayers for the Domestic Church | Hays, Edward | |
| Contemplative Prayer | Merton, Thomas | |
| Listening for God's Silent Language | Osgood, Don | |
| Saint Augustine's Prayer Book | ||
| Word is Very Near You | Smith, Martin L. | |
| Prayers for the Domestic Church | Edward Hays | A collection of prayers for the home. |
| History | ||
| The First Century | Klingaman | What happened between 1 AD and 100 AD? A lot! This book is a facinating view of a critical period in World History. |
| The Anglican Spiritual Tradition | John Moorman | Where did the Episcopal church come from? Were we really formed just so King Henry could get a divorce? The real story is much more interesting, and involves a lot more than a desire for a divorce. |
| How the Irish Saved Civilization | Thomas Cahill | In the Dark Ages, the faithful Irish, isolated on the edge of Europe, retained and copied the books that defined European civilization while the Continent plunged into darkness and chaos. Then the Irish monks sailed to the Continent and gave Europe it's heritage back again! |
| A History of God | Karen Armstrong | How has our interpretation of who or what God is evolved and changed over the centuries? This work covers the history of God through Jewish, Christian, and Muslim eyes. |
| Biography | ||
| Here I stand - A Life of Martin Luther | Bainton | One of the most influential, inspiring, infuriating, and complex men in history. Who was this man who dared challenge the established church and succeeded in establishing Protestantism as a force that thrived and spread? |
| The Oxford Dictionary of Saints | Farmer | A handy paperback reference, and a good devotional aid. |
| Saint Francis | Kazantzakis | By the author of Zorba the Greek and Last Temptation of Christ, this is a powerful and vivid portrait of Saint Francis of Assisi. |
| Silence | Shusako Endo | Christianity had early success in Japan with many converts. In 1614 the missionaries were ordered to be expelled, and over the next 25 years 6000 Christians were martyred. This is a fictionalized tale of a priest smuggled into the country during this time of persecution. |
| A Life of Jesus | Shusako Endo | In Japan, only a tiny fraction of the people are Christians. Shusako Endo believes his countrymen have a biased view of Jesus that is at odds with their culture. In this work, he tries to view Jesus' life through Oriental eyes. |
| Dietrich Bonhoeffer - A Spoke in the Wheel | Wind | Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a lonely voice in the German religious community opposing the Nazis. He was eventually imprisoned and executed at the end of the war for participating in the assassination plot. |
| Joan of Arc | Mark Twain | Mark Twain was an agnostic, but he became fascinated by Joan of Arc, convinced of her authenticity, and spent years researching and writing this biography. |
| The Seven Storey Mountain | Thomas Merton | The spiritual autobiography of one of this century's great spiritual writers. |
| The Man Born To Be King | Dorothy Sayers | The mystery writer was also a theologian. This was originally written as a radio play about the life of Jesus. |
| Sewing Room | Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne | |
| Man's Search for Meaning | Frankl, Viktor E. | Viktor Frankl learned in a German prison camp that we can choose how we respond to life. |
| Created for Commitment | Johnson, A. Wetherell Johnson | |
| Koop | Koop, C. Everett | |
| Grace Happens | Libby, Bob | |
| Surprised by Joy: the Shape of My Early Life | Lewis, C. S. | |
| Pressure | Rutigliano, Sam | |
| The Hiding Place | Ten Boom, Corrie | |
| Story of the Trapp Family Singers | Trapp, Maria Augusta | The book that inspired "The Sound of Music" |
| Chosen Vessels | Turner, Philip | |
| Corrie Ten Boom | White, Kathleen | |
| Night | Wiesel, Elie | |
| Christian Living | ||
| A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life | William Law | A book about how to actually live as a devout Christian. This work heavily influenced John Wesley, Samuel Johnson, and John Henry Newman. |
| Balcony People | Heatherley, Joyce Landorf | |
| Choosing to Put it Away...My Blue Blanket | Heatherley, Joyce Landorf | |
| Inheritance | Heatherley, Joyce Landorf | |
| Irregular People | Heatherley, Joyce Landorf | |
| Forgiveness | Libby, Bob | |
| Ragamuffin Gospel | Manning, Brennan | |
| Spirit of the Disciplines | Willard, Dallas | |
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| Showings | Julian of Norwich | In 1373 a young woman lay dying. As the priest offered her the last rites, she experienced a series of visions, or "showings", that she spent the rest of her long life trying to understand, and trying to communicate to the rest of us. |
| The Other Side of Silence | Morton Kelsey | What is Christian meditation? And how is it done? |
| A Handbook for Christian Maturity | Bright, Bill | |
| The Cost of Discipleship | Bonhoeffer, Dietrich | |
| Peculiar Treasures: a Biblical Who's Who | Buechner, Frederick | |
| Wishful Thinking | Buechner, Frederick | |
| Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today | Chittister, Joan D., OSB | |
| Invitation to Holiness | Fenhagen, James | |
| More than Wanderers | Fenhagen, James | |
| Challenge of the Disciplined Life | Foster, Richard | |
| Riding the Wind | Fullam, Everitt L. | |
| Never Alone: A Personal Way to God | Girzone, Joseph | |
| The Measure of a Man and The Measure of a Woman | Goetz, Gene | |
| Ten Fun Things to Do Before You Die | by nun other than Karol A. Jackowski | |
| In Pursuit of the Great White Rabbit | Hays, Edward | |
| Becoming a Woman of Excellence | Heald, Cynthia | |
| The Practice of the Presence of God | Brother Lawrence | |
| Awakened Heart | May, Gerald G. | |
| More Than a Carpenter | McDowell, Josh | |
| The Search for Significance | McGee, Robert S. | |
| Care of the Soul | More, Thomas | |
| The Cloister Walk | Norris, Kathleen | |
| Inner Voice of Love | Nouwen, Henri | |
| The Wounded Healer | Nouwen, Henri | |
| Eighth Day of Creation | O'Connor, Elizabeth | |
| Miracle in Darien | Slosser, Bob | |
| The Blessing and The Gift of the Blessing | Smalley, Gary and Trent, John | |
| Embracing the Love of God | Smith, James Bryant | |
| Basic Christianity | Stott, John | |
| Soul Feast | Thompson, Marjorie | |
| The Bumps are What You Climb On | Wiersbe, Warren W. | |
| Evangelism | ||
| Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary | Lee Strobel | We live in an increasingly secular culture. What are the unchurched looking for and how could we attract them into the church? |
| The Monday Connection | Diehl | How can a professional be a Christian Evangelist in the workplace? This book offers many thoughtful and fruitful ideas. |
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| Pilgrims' Progress | Bunyan, John | |
| Silver Chalice | Costain, Thomas B. | |
| Keys of the Kingdom | Cronin, A. J. | |
| Robe | Douglas, Lloyd C. | |
| Five Smooth Stones | Fairbairn, Ann | |
| The Little Monk | Farra, Harry | |
| Does God Have a Big Toe | Gellman, Marc | |
| Joshua | Girzone, Joseph | |
| Joshua and the Children | Girzone, Joseph | |
| The Shepherd | Girzone, Joseph | |
| Joshua in the Holy Land | Girzone, Joseph | |
| St. George and the Dragon and the Quest for the Holy Grail | Hays, Edward | |
| Painted Bird | Kosinski, Jerzy | |
| The Great Divorce | Lewis, C. S. | |
| Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe | Lewis, C. S. | |
| The Screwtape Letters | Lewis, C. S. | |
| Source | Michener, James A. | |
| Angels Beside You | Pruitt, James | |
| Child's Christmas in Wales | Thomas, Dylan | |
| BenHur : A Tale of the Christ | Wallace, Lew | |
| Glittering Images | Susan Howatch | |
| Glamorous Powers | Susan Howatch | |
| Ultimate Prizes | Susan Howatch | |
| Scandalous Risks | Susan Howatch | |
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| Mourning into Dancing | Wangerin, Walter | |
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| I Believe | Carey, George | A book by the current Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Canfield, Jack & Mark Hansen | |
| More Chicken Soup for the Soul | Canfield, Jack & Mark Hansen | |
| Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul | Canfield, Jack & Mark Hansen | |
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| Imitation of Christ | `A Kempis, Thomas | |
| Water From the Rock | Fraser, Lyn | |
| Gift from the Sea | Lindbergh, Anne Morrow | |
| Thoughts in Solitude | Merton, Thomas | |
| Meditations | More, Thomas | |
| Here and Now | Nouwen, Henri | |
| Theology | ||
| Original Blessing | Matthew Fox | Augustine of Hippo developed the idea of Original Sin, but a thoughtful reading of scripture shows that Original Blessing is much more fundamental to our understanding of God. |
| Christian Theology | Alister McGrath | A modern college-level text in Theology. |
| The Christian Theology Reader | ed. Alister McGrath | A very complete collection of readings from Augustine to the present. |
| Meeting Jesus Again For the First Time | Marcus Borg | How can people who have rejected the traditional doctrines of the church still find a home in Jesus? |
| The Cruelty of Heresy | C. FitzSimons Allison | What are the classic heresies, and why should we care? |
| Faith and Practice | Wilson, Frank E. | Episcopal theology |
| Mere Christianity | C.S. Lewis | A series of radio addresses in which Lewis tries to strip Christianity right down to the essentials. Exceptionally clear and direct prose. |
| Offering the Gospel to Children | Pritchard | How can we make the Gospel real to little children, make it more than fairy stories and saccharine songs? |
| We Are Theologians | Thompsett | Theology is not just for the ordained anymore. Theology is something all the laity can and should participate in. |
| Introduction to the Episcopal Church | Bernardin, Joseph Buchanan | |
| Pilgrimage in Faith Introduction to the Episcopal Church | Ferguson, Franklin C. | |
| By John Calvin | Kerr, Hugh T. | |
| Miracles | Lewis, C. S. | |
| Bondage of the Will | Luther, Martin | |
| Confessions | Saint Augustine | |
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| Child's Garden of Verses | Stevenson, Robert Lewis | |
| Cry Like A Bell | L'Engle, Madeleine | |
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| Introducing the Bible | Barclay, William | |
| How to Study the Bible | Braga, James | |
| History of the Church from Christ to Constantine | Eusebius | |
| How to Study the Bible for Yourself | LaHaye, Tim | |
| Who's Who in the Bible | Mead, Frank S. | |
| Meredith's Book of Bible Lists | Meredith, J. L. | |
| Dictionary of Biblical Literacy | Murphey, Cecil B. | |
| New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible | Strong, James | |
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| New Jerusalem Bible | Roman Catholic translation with very good scholarship and language that I would characterize as clear and direct, if unpoetic. The footnotes are very good. | |
| New Revised Standard Version | This is the latest incarnation of the King James - it retains some of the phraseology and rhythms of the King James, but is very readable, has good footnotes, and is well-researched. Remember to get the Apocrypha. | |
| New International Version | This is the version we use in our liturgy, and is written in a clear, forthright style. Probably the most obviously Protestant of the three. Remember to get the Apocrypha. | |
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| Who Wrote the Bible? | Richard Friedman | Where did the Old Testament come from? Who actually wrote most of it? Very readable book by a respected Biblical scholar, has the format of a mystery. |
| Understanding the Old Testament | Anderson, Bernard | This is the classic introductory text used in Universities and Seminaries. |
| Harper's Bible Commentary | ||
| Harper's Bible Dictionary | ||
| When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough | Kushner, Harold | |
| Who Needs God | Kushner, Harold | |
| Book of Psalms | Mitchell, Stephen | |
| Genesis: a New Translation | Mitchell, Stephen | Written for the recent Genesis TV series |
| Layperson's Introduction to the Old Testament | Laurin, Robert | |
| Layperson's Introduction to the New Testament | Morgan, Carl | |
| Oxford Companion to the Bible | ||
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| An English Ladymass | Anonymous 4 | |
| Favorite Hymns | Campbell, Glen | |
| Jesus and Me | Campbell, Glen | |
| Wings of Victory | Campbell, Glen | |
| Joy in the Journey | Card, Michael | |
| Brother to Brother | Card, Michael & John Michael Talbot | |
| Legacy | Card, Michael | |
| Early Works | Card, Michael | |
| Poiema | Card, Michael | |
| Amazing Grace | Fisherfolk | |
| Going Home Again | Kobialka, Daniel | |
| Rainbows | Kobialka, Daniel | |
| Recollections | Kobialka, Daniel | |
| Timeless Motion | Kobialka, Daniel | |
| When You Wish Upon a Star | Kobialka, Daniel | |
| Songs of Celebration | Love Notes | |
| Songs of Reflection | Love Notes | |
| Classic Gospel Reprise | McKechnie, Linda | |
| Hymnworks | McKechnie, Linda | |
| Hymnworks II | McKechnie, Linda | |
| Symphony of Praise | McKechnie, Linda | |
| Take to the Wing | McNabb, Ted | |
| Walker of the Way | McNabb, Ted | |
| Keeping the Baby Awake | The Miserable Offenders | |
| God Help Us | The Miserable Offenders | |
| Monk and the Abbess: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and Meredith Monk | Monk, Meredith | |
| Rainbow | Canta! Canta! | |
| Rainbow | Glad Tidings | |
| Rainbow | One Spirit | |
| Rainbow | De Colores 4 His Name is Jesus | |
| Rainbow | De Colores Sampler | |
| Rainbow | Washed in God's Love | |
| Statler Brothers | Be Still My Soul | |
| SteindlRast, David, and Lebell, Sharon | The Music of Silence: Entering the Sacred Space of Monastic Experience | |
| Taize' | Wait for the Lord | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Birth of Jesus | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Chant From the Hermitage | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Come to the Quiet | |
| Talbot, John Michael. | Early Years | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Empty Canvas | |
| Talbot, John Michael | John Michael Talbot Collection | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Lord's Supper | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Songs of Worship, Vol 1 & 2 | |
| Talbot, John Michael | The Master Musician | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Meditations in the Spirit | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Meditations from Solitude | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Talbot Brothers Collection | |
| Talbot, John Michael | Troubadour for the Lord | |
| Vision | The Music of Hildegard von Bingen | |
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| Anglican Digest | 805 County Road 102, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 72632-9705 | |
| Biblical Archaeology Review | PO Box 7026, Red Oak, IA, 51591, 1-800-678-5555 | |
| Weavings | The Upper Room, 1908 Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 189, Nashville, TN 37202 | |
| Anglican and Episcopal History | The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, 606 Rathervue Place, Austin, TX 78705 | |
| The Royal Cross | The Order of the Daughters of the King | |
| Sewanee Theological Review | University of the South School of Theology, Sewanee, TN 37383 | |