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Editors: Leah Gunning Francis & Kennetha Bigham-Tsai | Year: 2023
Building Up a New World is a vibrant, practical guide to congregational organizing that centers faith, justice, and collective power. Rooted in the prophetic legacy of resistance and renewal, this book equips local churches to take bold steps toward community transformation.
Author: Jennifer Berry Hawes | Year: 2019
Grace Will Lead Us Home is an unforgettable and deeply moving account of the aftermath of the 2015 Charleston church shooting, written with compassion and journalistic clarity by Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes. Through the voices of survivors, family members, and faith leaders, the book reveals not just the pain and devastation of racial hatred—but also the extraordinary grace, forgiveness, and resilience shown by a grieving community.
Author: Bart D. Ehrman | Year: 2003
In Lost Christianities, biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman opens the door to a radically diverse early church—one filled with competing texts, contested theologies, and spiritual movements that were eventually lost to history. From the mystical sayings of the Gospel of Thomas to the provocative ideas of Marcion, this book unveils a world where there was never just one way to follow Jesus.
Author: Brené Brown  | Year: 2010
With warmth, humor, and grounded research, Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection has become a classic for anyone ready to trade perfectionism for wholehearted living. Through ten guideposts, Brown walks readers through the liberating path of embracing vulnerability, cultivating resilience, and choosing authenticity over approval.
Author:Chanequa Walker-Barnes | Year: 2023
In Sacred Self-Care, Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes offers a beautifully practical and deeply theological guide to healing the whole self — body, mind, and spirit. Drawing from her experience as a clinical psychologist, minister, and activist, she invites us into a 7-week journey of self-compassion, divine rest, and daily renewal.
Author: Sarah Bessey | Year: 2024
In Field Notes for the Wilderness, Sarah Bessey gently guides readers through the rocky terrain of evolving faith with honesty, wonder, and wisdom. Through stories, reflections, and spiritual practices, Bessey offers a sacred trail map for those who are leaving behind rigid belief systems and discovering something more expansive, compassionate, and true.
Author: Eric Elnes | Year: 2006
The Phoenix Affirmations offer twelve guiding principles for progressive Christians who seek to follow Jesus with both heart and mind. Authored by Eric Elnes and rooted in scholarship and lived faith, this book provides a compelling alternative to narrow doctrine and rigid dogma.
Author: LaDonna Sanders Nkosi | Year: 2023
Undivided Love is a poetic and prophetic guide for spiritual seekers and justice-doers, written by UCC pastor and global faith leader LaDonna Sanders Nkosi. Through story, scripture, and soulful reflection, she charts a course for embodying wholeness, liberation, and fierce love in an often fragmented world.
Author: Tommy Tomlinson | Year: 2019
In The Elephant in the Room, beloved Charlotte journalist Tommy Tomlinson shares his vulnerable and courageous journey of living in a large body in a culture obsessed with thinness. This memoir is both humorous and heartbreaking, offering insight into addiction, shame, perseverance, and the humanity beneath statistics.
Author: Marcus J. Borg | Year: 1995
In Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Marcus J. Borg invites readers to rediscover Jesus not just as a divine figure but as a compassionate wisdom teacher, prophet, and spiritual guide rooted in history. Borg challenges inherited assumptions and instead offers a vision of Jesus that aligns with a progressive and justice-seeking Christianity.
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