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Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise, revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary, that helps provide clarity to the timeless question "what is art?""A revised and expanded 25th-anniversary edition...

OCTOBER 2024 FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it....

AUGUST 2025 FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from...

ONE OF THE ASSIGNED TEXTBOOKS FOR THE 2024/25 LAY PREACHERS CLASS (SERIES 5), BISHOP'S INSTITUTE, DIOCESE OF FLORIDA Insights from one of the most distinctive and eloquent scholar-preachers of our time...

Why is it 'good news' to say that 'Jesus is risen'? What has the resurrection to do with our idea of salvation? This book sets out to show how the...

2023 FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVELWINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARDA SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling...

2023 FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in...

FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB JUNE 2024 SELECTION A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick   "Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human...

Andrew Wyeth remains one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century. His paintings like Christina’s World, and the Helga Pictures series are among his most famous, and his...

This learner resource helps adults explore the issues of discipleship and theology through a guided exploration of excerpts from the works of American authors. Including brief author profiles and discussion...

This learner resource helps adults explore the issues of discipleship and theology through a guided exploration of excerpts from the works of American authors. Including brief author profiles and discussion...

This learner resource helps adults explore the issues of discipleship and theology through a guided exploration of excerpts from the works of American authors. Including brief author profiles and discussion...

2024/2025 Bishop's Institute Licensed Lay Preacher Course, Diocese of Florida, textbook (one of two) In her bestselling preaching autobiography, Barbara Brown Taylor writes of how she came to be a...

  "A knockout collection. ... Sharp-edged satire deceptively wrapped like a box of Neuhaus chocolates, Table for Two is a winner." --The New York TimesFrom the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman...

This learner resource helps adults explore the issues of discipleship and theology through a guided exploration of excerpts from the works of American authors. Including brief author profiles and discussion...

JULY 2025 FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times!From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin...

People -- frustrating, confusing, disappointing, complicated -- are the most difficult part of leadership, and they challenge leaders everywhere, from leaders of many to managers of a few. In this...

RECOMMENDED BY THE REV. DR. LINDA PRIVITERA, ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this primer is a must-have for...

As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES - READER'S DIGEST - SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH - HUFFPOST Featured on NPR's RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, here...

'So I will write in English, pressing new words from this beautiful plain language spoken by all. Not courtly French to introduce God politely. Not church Latin to construct arguments. English...

DEAN'S FORUM DISCUSSION DECEMBER 14, 2025 AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL A world-renowned historian of early Christianity and ancient Judaism lifts the veil on the life of Mary—revealing her revolutionary role...

I'm being pulled in a thousand different directions. As a therapist, Chuck DeGroat hears that line all the time. "I hear it from students and software developers," he says. "I...

Become a more effective preacher by understanding the multiple intelligences and learning styles present in your congregation. Most preachers experience the conundrum of reaching some people in the congregation, and not...

Reviewed by Dean Kate Moorehead Carroll in August 2024 Bookstore Newsletter "As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, we find ourselves sometimes hungry for new...

WINNER--2020 Best Indie Book Awards, Non-Fiction: Caregiving Caring for a parent, spouse, or relative who cannot care for themselves due to age, infirmity, or illness is one of the noblest...

2023 Sunday afternoon Zoom class at St. John's Cathedral  Christian Book Award(R) programForeword INDIES Book of the Year FinalistOutreach Resources of the YearChristianity Today Book AwardThe Gospel Coalition Book AwardEmerging Public Intellectual Award Growing...

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...

ADVENT STUDY BOOK FOR EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPHERD, JACKSONVILLEE AND ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, TALLAHASSEEIn Voices of Advent, Matthew L. Skinner leads readers through biblical texts and explores how they...

A book on four models exploring the spiritual dynamics of parish churches.  This is the rare book that I come back to, again and again, for wisdom in my ministry....

RECOMMENDED BOOK, SPRING 2025 DIOCESE OF FLORIDA CLERGY CONFERENCE This book provides accessible pathways to understanding, shaping, and enriching the parish church. Pastoral or practical theology reflects on and informs...

In times of mingled hope and despair, of longing for the sacred combined with disillusionment, the image of Mary continues to hold tremendous appeal. Not only the mother of Jesus,...

Following the example of St. Ignatius, we believe that praying the Examen will lead to a better life. The 500-year-old daily practice of honest self-assessment and reflection is a founding...

2024/2025 LAY PREACHER COURSE TEXT, SERIES 3 This fifth title in the Elements of Preaching series offers preaching students and clergy an overview of some of the most common sermonic...

One of two selected books for 2024/2025 Licensed Lay Preaching Course from the Bishop's Institute, Diocese of Florida This is a newly revised edition of one of the standard introductory...

January 2023 Book Study, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville, FL Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to...

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...

A New York Times bestseller from the author of Dusk, Night Dawn, Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything. Author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough times, difficult...

One of our nation's most prominent writers discovers the truth about how to live a long and happy life from the centenarian next door in this "original and highly readable...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty...

"Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, an exciting new approach to how...