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Where My Soul Lives

Posted in All Titles, Category, Judy, Ruth H., Progressive Christianity

Being a Christian Outside the Lines
by Ruth H. Judy

List Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-937943-03-5

Ruth Judy examines the experience of those in our culture who are following an unconventional path to and with God. Based on interviews with fifty men and women, the book looks at people who have a strong heritage to Christianity and who continue to draw upon its wisdom and guidance.

Below Rome

Posted in All Titles, Korn, Camille M., Korn, Frank J., Progressive Christianity

Below Rome
The Story of the Catacombs

by Frank J. Korn & Camille M. Korn

List Price: $35.00
ISBN: 978-1-937943-41-7

In this volume, the authors, Frank and Camille Korn, in a crisp, clear, flowing prose, take the reader back in time to the early centuries of Christianity in the teeming imperial capital.

Authentic Freedom

Posted in All Titles, Category, Lumby, Lauri Ann, Progressive Christianity

Claiming a Life of Contentment and Joy
by Lauri Ann Lumby

List Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-878282-69-9

Authentic Freedom transcends centuries of dogma to reveal the powerful and life-changing message at the heart of Jesus’ teachings, and the universal truths at the core of every religion. The book’s unique approach offers an opportunity for the reader to heal the separation they feel within themselves, with God and with each other, ultimately revealing the truth of Oneness.

The Jackdaw and The Peacock

Posted in All Titles, Category, Opel, William A., Progressive Christianity

Biblical Mistranslations
and
Christian Traditions
William A. Opel

List Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-937943-23-3

Bill Opel presents the reader with specific biblical stories or myths and then goes back to the linguistic and cultural roots of the story to show how it was crafted to suit the purposes of the creator of the story. He then shows how these stories have been mistakenly understood over the years and how they have become stumbling blocks in our religious life.

Waiting for the Archbishop

Posted in All Titles, Biographies & Memoirs, Category, Ortman, Dennis, Progressive Christianity

Memoirs of a Former
Priest in Transition
by Dennis Ortman

List Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-937943-06-6

A celibate Catholic Priest for fourteen years, Dennis Ortman committed the unpardonable sin. He fell in love with a woman and had to make a soul-wrenching decision. He left the priesthood, married and began a new career as a psychologist.

Drink from the Well

Posted in All Titles, Category, New Releases, Plumer, Fred C., Progressive Christianity

by Fred C. Plumer

List Price: $24.50
ISBN: 978-1-937943-33-2

Fred Plumer has mined the rich lode of speeches, articles in eBulletins, and numerous publications that define the Progressive Christianity movement as it evolves to meet new challenges in a rapidly changing world.

The Nicene Creed

Posted in All Titles, Category, Porter, Martha, Progressive Christianity

Ancient Words in the
Light of Modern Faith
by Martha Porter

List Price: $22.50
ISBN: 978-1-937943-01-1

The Nicene Creed was both a religious and a political tool, a humanly constructed statement of belief that gave order and meaning to the world of its time. The question this book raises is whether it still gives order and meaning to our world, or…

The Soul of the Psalms

Posted in All Titles, Category, Porter, Martha, Progressive Christianity

From Ashes
to Alleluias
by Martha Porter

List Price: $22.50
ISBN: 978-1-937943-19-6

If you define yourself as a member of that growing category of Christians termed progressive, liberal, contemporary, or emergent, you likely already know that it can be difficult to find resources that speak to your evolving faith, especially resources that are based in scripture and related to the seasons of the liturgical calendar.