Recommended Books

Seated in her nest of ashes, Cinderella embodies human misery. The essence of inner and outer nobility, she is the envy of her cruel stepmother and her ugly sisters. Using...

Bestseller! For over fifteen hundred years St. Benedict's Rule has been a source of guidance, support, inspiration, challenge, comfort and discomfort for men and women. It has helped both those...

Bishop Institute's Recommended Books for Advent 2024, Diocese of Florida 'Waiting can be beautiful and, at least sometimes, it takes us to the heart of the Holy.' As much at...

RECOMMENDED BY LOCAL GERONTOLOGY EXPERT, SUSANNA BARTON As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Debra Whitman, a globally recognized expert on aging, wanted to delve deeper into why so many Americans...

Bishop's Institute Jesus died with a psalm on his lips. For millennia, humans have been shaped by the Psalms. And before the Nazis banned him from publishing, German theologian Dietrich...

CLASS BOOK FOR 2022 LAY MINISTER COURSE In this Christian bestseller, published in a new second edition for Stephen Ministry 2020, Dr. Kenneth Haugk draws from his background as a...

"A must read for anyone hoping to live a creative life... I dare you not to be inspired to be brave, to be free, and to be curious." --PopSugar  ...

A newly repackaged and updated 40th anniversary edition of the timeless guide that has helped numerous seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A smart, wise, often side-splittingly funny master class in seeking God. Any spiritual seeker--from atheist to professional religious--will cherish this bravura tome from one of our...

A scholarly evaluation of the fourth Gospel and Johannine community. For contemporary Christians, Johns Gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it stresses boundaries: "No one comes to the...

THE FINAL BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST WRITERS In addition to her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel contributed for years to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from...

Mapping your spiritual journey is a technique used in spiritual direction, on retreats and pastoral work, as a way of recognising and interpreting God's presence in the highs and lows...

St. John's Cathedral's quarterly publication

Description "Remarkable . . . a vision for the future that is decidedly not the way we've always done it but instead shaped by the way of Jesus and his...

ABOUT THE SERIES  The Listening for God Series touches on the issues of life and faith. While exploring literature from renowned authors, participants will identify the presence of God in...

The Resurrection accounts of Jesus in the Gospels are the most dramatic and impactful stories ever told. One similarity unites each testimony--that none of his most loyal and steadfast followers...

From one of America's greatest environmentalists, here is the adventure that started John Muir on a lifetime of discovery.Taken from his earliest journals, this book records Muir's walk in 1867...

2025 Bishop's Institute Lenten Recommended Book This hugely heartening book on hope will galvanize readers into looking at the world and the challenges we're facing in a new way. It...

Cathedral Quarterly Recommended Book, 2024 Stay spiritually grounded and open to divine wisdom as you shape your life. "To make wise decisions, we need the aid of that wise and...

BISHOP INSTITUTE RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVENT 2024-Pray and meditate along with mystics and saints through this luminous collection of more than one hundred block prints by artist Kreg Yingst, curator of the beloved...

"A revelation. No one will ever view Andrew Wyeth's apparently tranquil works the same way again after reading this vivid and astonishing portrait of the turbulent, driven man who paints...

A lyrical and honest portrait of illness and the way it changes life and faith, from the award-winning author of Things Seen and Unseen. "A fabulous book--brilliant, tender soulful." --Anne LamottIn...

RECOMMENDED BY FELICIA BULLOCH, DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S FORMATION AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, JACKSONVILLE Formative prayers for children, their families, and their communities. Rooted in Christian traditions of daily prayer, this...

RECOMMENDED BY FELICIA BULLOCK, DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S FORMATION AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL A child plants a mustard seed in an empty garden. It is an itty-bitty seed. It isn’t anything...

Join over 1 million other readers worldwide on a journey of spiritual growth and self-awareness. What you don't know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships--and even keep you...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis.For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as...

This classic book of meditations is an eloquent celebration of the spirituality of everyday objects and activities. Daily routines such as making the bed, reading the newspaper, sweeping the floor,...

"That isn't what I meant!" Truly listening and being heard is far from simple, even between people who care about each other. This perennial bestseller--now revised and updated for the digital age--analyzes...

Mary Cassatt: A Life One of the few women Impressionists, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) had a life of paradoxes: American born, she lived and worked in France; a classically trained artist,...

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to Russian icons -- the "beating heart of the Christian East" Religious icons have been at the spiritual heart of the Christian East for nearly...

2023 FIRST MONDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION *NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES--from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer...

Have you recently lost your husband? Are there days when you feel so terribly alone--and that no one else could possibly understand? Author Gayle Roper understands. As a recent widow...

BiblePublishers Weekly starred reviewAcademy of Parish Clergy Reference Book of the YearIVP Readers' Choice Award A New Testament in English by Native North Americans for Native North Americans and All...

Thirst, a collection of forty-three new poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet's work. Grappling with grief at the death of her beloved partner...

2022 Book Study, St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church, Blowing Rock, NC In today's world, with its relentless emphasis on success and productivity, we have lost the necessary rhythm...

A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club "No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Oliver's exuberant dog poems to...

Recommended reading for Monday morning 2023 Centering Prayer Zoom class at St. John's Cathedral. This is the 20th anniversary edition of Continuum's best-selling spiritual classic, which has sold over half...

From beloved writer and renowned preacher Barbara Brown Taylor comes a new collection of stories and sermons of faith, grace, and hope. Taylor, author of the best-selling books Holy Envy and An Altar...

In a traditional monastery the recitation of the Hours calls to mind the work of God in our lives, from the gift of creation to the sufferings we bear. According...

The Eastern Christian tradition is filled with theological and spiritual riches.  In Passions of the Soul, Rowan Williams opens up the great classics of Eastern Christian writing to show how...