Bible Studies & Theology

EFM ALL YEARS PLUS WID ANGLE: COMMUNITY GATHERING REQUIRED TEXT, 2025-2026 E-BOOK VERSION AVAILABLE ON OUR BOOKSHOP SITE. God's Joyful Surprise a book by Sue Monk Kidd - Bookshop.org US...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 1, CORE TEXT #2 for 2025-2026 Women of the Bible have been trapped in dry and dusty literary caskets for centuries--but no more. In a groundbreaking book,...

The complete set of four Gospels: Mapping Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each 'map' takes you on a reflective journey through a key episode of the Gospel with the help...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 1, CORE TEXT #1 FOR 2025-2026 "Packed with useful information. It deserves a place on every undergraduate religion major's shelf."--Christian CenturyThis lively, engaging introduction to the Old...

EfM: WIDE ANGLE CORE TEXT #3, 2025-2026 ALSO FALL SELECTION FOR ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, TALLAHASSEE Basic instruction in Christian discipleship from one of the world's greatest living theologians "Discipleship,"...

Please note: This title is a reading text for the Sacred Ground program and is a 2024-2025 Education for Ministry (EfM) interlude reading text. First published in 1949, "Jesus and...

Mapping the Trinity is a new set of ‘maps’ – written by Susanna Gunner and produced by the Diocese – which explore the Trinity through reflection, art, poetry and music. They...

EFM: WIDE ANGLE, CORE TEXT #1, 2025-2026 If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible...

 EFM: WIDE ANGLE CORE TEXT #4, 2025-2026 AN E-BOOK VERSION IS AVAILABLE HERE. The Monastic Heart a book by Joan Chittister - Bookshop.org US The activist, nun, and esteemed spiritual...

EFM:WIDE ANGLE CORE TEXT #2 Darkness will not last forever. Together we can climb toward the light. They were as troubled as we, our ancestors, those who came before us,...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 2, CORE TEXT #2 FOR 2025-2026, ON ORDER Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old...

Explore Advent’s rich themes through Biblical reflection, art, poetry and music. In this pack there are four maps each dealing with one of Advent’s many rich themes: Watching and waiting...

EFM: WIDE ANGLE CORE TEXT #5 FOR 2025-2026; AN E-BOOK VERSION IS AVAILABLE HERE. Church Meets World a book by Winnie Varghese - Bookshop.org US In the Church's Teachings for...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 4, CORE TEXT #1, 2025-2026,   How does Christian belief and practice relate to living well amid the difficulties of everyday life and the catastrophes and injustices that...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 3, CORE TEXT #2, 2025-2026 AN E-BOOK VERSION OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE HERE. The Episcopal Story a book by Thomas Ferguson - Bookshop.org US In the Church's...

A series of six 'maps' focusing on All Saints, All Souls and Remembrance Sunday. Drawing on the arts and topical issues to enrich textual study and theological reflection. The ‘maps’ in...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 3, CORE TEXT #1, 2025-2026,  AN E-BOOK VERSION OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE HERE. A Short World History of Christianity, Revised Edition a book by Robert Bruce Mullin...

PAST INTERLUDE READING TEXT FOR EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) All are made in the image and likeness of God. If this is what we believe, then trans people, like all...

EFM CLASSIC YEAR 4, CORE TEXT #2, 2025-2026 AN E-BOOK VERSION IS AVAILABLE HERE. The Spiritual Way a book by Philip Sheldrake - Bookshop.org US In The Spiritual Way: Classic...

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone...

Thirty years ago, Kathryn Tanner put forward a daring proposal. Traditional Christian theologies, she insisted, can be a source of political transformation rather than a sponsor of the status quo....

YEAR 1 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY READING TEXT John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by...

Study timeless stories that speak to our faith and influence the decisions we make while discovering what makes a parable unique. Appreciate how Jesus used these short and seemingly simple...

Jesus loved to tell them. The parables are vivid, rich, arresting stories that make us think and teach us lessons about our relationship with God and others. From talents to...

NEW Year Two Reading Text for Education for Ministry (EfM  In the The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that their...

VOLUME D 2024/2025 INTERLUDE TITLE EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) A unique look at Christian biblical interpretation and theology from the perspective of Native American tradition.This book focuses on four specific...

YEAR 4 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY READING TEXT 2024-2025 Leading writers from many religious traditions describe moments of transformation and growth through their interreligious encounters. This groundbreaking volume gathers an array...

YEAR 4 READING TEXT EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) 2024-2025 "A book to enjoy and savour. . . . As a gentle and reverent depiction of whole practice of Anglican moral...

YEAR 4 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) 2024-2025 This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's approach draws...

Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and...

From a renowned National Book Award–winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that...

YEAR 1 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) READING TEXT 2024-2025 This volume provides an introduction and essays on the four key sections of the Hebrew Scriptures from the perspective of top...

YEAR 4 READING TEXT EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) 2024-2025 In this volume of the New Church's Teaching Series, Mark McIntosh introduces the great mysteries of the Christian faith.

Winter Book Study, 2024, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville, FL Explore the miracles of Jesus in Signs and Wonders with Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament studies and Bible study...

In Proclaiming the Parables, noted preacher and scholar Thomas G. Long moves away from past treatment of the parables primarily as literary devices and moves toward an emphasis on their theological...

OPTIONAL EFM READING AN E-BOOK VERSION IS AVAILABLE HERE. Education for Ministry 50 Years of Engaging, Responding, and Reflecting a book by Maggie Taliaferro, Mary Ann Patterson, Kevin M Goodman,...

From a renowned literary scholar, the definitive guide to the poetry of the Hebrew Bible "Intelligent, precise and exciting" (Peter Levi, The New York Times Book Review) Renowned literary expert Robert...

The church as we know it in North America is dying. Statistics make this overwhelmingly clear. And yet, despite this observation, the church remains a resurrection people. How might these...

St. Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St. Paul: The...

A Journaling Edition of the Book of Ruth, Spiral-Bound for Comfortable Study and Note Taking The ESV Scripture Journal, Spiral-Bound Edition: Ruth was created from the ground up to facilitate in-depth note taking....