Cowley Publications: 114 books
Playing with Fire
Preaching Work as Kindling Art
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2004
Offering a fresh approach to homiletics, David J. Schlafer provides an invitation to preaching by way of metaphor. Starting with the fire of Scripture, and engaging in the work of preaching as play, Schlafer offers new ways of approaching the preaching moment. Taking into account the preacher's call,...
by David J. Schlafer
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1995
Schlafer's book is an adventure in homiletical spirituality and imagination. It leads us through reflection and practical exercises to deepen our self-awareness as preachers. These exercises allow us to discern whether we are poets, storytellers, or essayists; discover our preaching “parents”...
The Shattering Sound of Amazing Grace
Disquieting Tales from Saint John's Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2006
David J. Schlafer, acclaimed preacher, teacher, and writer, weaves words and ideas like a Celtic braid. He places us in the company of some of the people who appear in the Gospel of John—Nicodemus, the woman at the well, the woman taken in adultery, Martha and Mary, the man born blind, the bride...
Sacred Unions
A New Guide to Lifelong Commitment
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2006
Sacred Unions is a book about true love. By true love—or romance—the author refers to sexual passion that deepens into the permanent union of two persons in heart, body, and mind. The book is therefore addressed to all true lovers: straight or gay, deep into the adventure of a shared life or just...
Mark My Word
Forty Days with Jesus through the Eyes of St. Mark
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2005
“Who is this Jesus, who wanders onto center stage in this earliest of the Christian Gospels?”
Richard Giles responds to this question with a 40-day meditation and commentary of the Gospel of Mark. Brimming with insight and Giles's signature wit, Mark My Word reviews the events and teachings...
Wising Up
A Youth Guide to Good Living
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Written especially for teens and young adults, Wising Up distills the wisdom of many traditions to set out eighty principles of good living in bite-size, two-page spreads. “Know Yourself,” “Seize the Day,” “Respect Others,” “Trust Your Instincts,” and “Take Responsibility” are just...
Becoming Bridges
The Spirit and Practice of Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2007
Pastor of a bilingual, multicultural church for more than a decade, Gary Commins knows that “diversity” is a spiritual exercise that can be as charged with anxiety as it is laced with hope. In Becoming Bridges, Commins lays the groundwork for diversity as an intrinsic part of the life of faith...
Gospels Today
Challenging Readings of John, Mark, Luke & Matthew
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2007
The Gospels Today discusses and challenges popular interpretations of familiar gospel texts and themes and quickly presents overviews of important controversies and debates. Does it matter whether Jesus was born in Bethlehem, or that he is understood as a prophet? What do the expressions "Son of Man"...
by John N. Wall
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2000
This illustrated dictionary for the Episcopal Church is an essential reference to its terminology, worship, structure, and polity.
by Gary Moreau
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2006
Drawing from his career as a corporate officer, with a solid biblical perspective, Moreau offers fulfilling solutions to job stress, isolation, overload, injustice, disappointment, prejudice, uncertainty—and great advice on recognition, teamwork, and success—within a Christian perspective.
Engaging News Media
A Practical Guide for People of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2006
Long before he left the television news industry, Mark Kelley was concerned about the trends he saw developing in the business. Commercial pressures (exacerbated by the relentless meddling of consultants) were making it increasingly difficult for professional news workers to do a competent job of...
Learning the Language of the Fields
Tilling and Keeping as Christian Vocation
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2006
Deffenbaugh calls us to “live in a reciprocal relationship” with our biotic communities-the plants, animals, and other non-human cultures that share our particular places in the world. By rerooting our global lifestyles in the ecological knowledge of our homes, we may truly begin to mend the health...
by Linda Grenz
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2000
A Guide to The New Church's Teaching Series by educator Linda L. Grenz offers practical suggestions for using the books of the series in the diocese or congregation.
A complete reference for clergy and lay leaders, teachers and small group facilitators, the guide provides a brief overview of...
The Story of Everything
A Parable of Creation and Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2007
In this beautiful and wise tale John Kotre weaves together the worlds of science and religion. Today we are caught between the two—between a story of creation and design and a story of evolution and emergence. How do we find our way from one to the other? And then what?
In The Story of Everything...