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We Are a Class is a pledge, a commitment, a promise among the members of a single class and every class.

A story about friendship, conflict, and finding a path forward after disagreement.

A gentle exploration of pet loss that reminds readers that through love and memory, the light of our loved ones never goes out.

Based on a true story from author Jaya Mehta's childhood, Nisha's Just-Right Christmas Tree beautifully demonstrates a blend of cultures as Nisha's family begins their celebration of Christmas by finding the perfect Christmas tree.

Perfect for spooky season: a picture book about a ghost overcoming his fears to participate in Halloween.

A humorous, heartfelt story about shyness, blending in, and the courage it takes to step out and speak up when it matters most.

A lyrical look at the idea that while we can't choose what gifts we're given, we can choose how to use them.

A gorgeously illustrated story inspired by All Souls Day, about loss, community, and bringing comfort to others.

An ode to the winter solstice, human connectedness, and the hope of renewal.

As Poppy's classmates are having fun coloring, she doesn't want to ruin her perfect-looking crayons by using them. For kids who struggle with perfectionism or fear making mistakes, Poppy's Perfect Crayons offers a colorful story about how much fun "imperfect" things can be!

Progressive movements have rooted themselves in the Bible as much as conservative. This book examines how abolitionism, women's rights, and civil rights movements used scripture for their arguments, featuring the work of Maria Stewart, Septima Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Un libro de oraciones llenas de gracia que invitan a las personas encarceladas a pasar su tiempo en la oraciÃ3n, confiando en el infinito amor incondicional que Dios nos brinda a todos. This grace-filled prayer book invites people who are incarcerated to spend time in prayer, trusting in God's never-failing love for them and the whole world.

* An updated edition with a new cover * Includes a new afterword from the author * Includes a map of Palestine in the time of Jesus and an appendix on the most important sources on Jesus and his times

Is there really a monolithic "Black church"? Distilling the arguments of Anthony Pinn's important and provocative work in Terror and Triumph, this brief volume asks the central question: What really is African American religion? In this expanded edition, Pinn offers new reflections on the state of the Black church.

Terry J. Stokes introduces readers to the ancient practice of anarchy and how it intersects with Christian beliefs and values. Readers see how beliefs about God, humanity, divine-human interaction, the Bible, and more can be illuminated and faithfully reformulated through an anarchist lens to help us build a more ethical and just world.

The Art of Spiritual Care across Religious Difference equips spiritual caregivers to offer competent care amid religious pluralism. This book presents theory and practices to help caregivers think reflexively about their own religious locations and how these locations impact relational dynamics with care seekers across diverse cultural contexts.

This volume challenges readers to recognize an alternative interpretation of the book of Job that is based on wisdom and not covenant. In doing so, it provides a basis to explore the role of trauma and its healing.

Jeremiah exposes the corruption of religious commitments, addresses national trauma and uncertainty, and proclaims the requirements of true lament and resolve. Daniel Berrigan's fiery, spiritual reading of the prophet Jeremiah evokes social action, religious courage, and personal witness.

Callahan and Rodriguez explore the contexts, calls, journeys, spirituality, and theology of women called to priesthood in the Roman Catholic church in this compelling and carefully crafted ethnographic work. The authors encourage readers to thoughtfully engage the ecclesial challenges and spiritual renewal uncovered in these womenpriests' stories.

Contemplation is a necessary step of activism. Barbara Holmes reveals that the justice movements in the twentieth century came from consistent contemplation practices of those seeking liberation. Through both contemplation and activism, our ancestors paved the way while showing us how to continue the fight for justice.

Luther is for everyone. In this book, renowned scholar and theologian Hans Schwarz traces the many connections and influences between Luther's world and our own. The result is a compelling account of Luther that can instruct both contemporary Lutherans and the broader public in the life and legacy of one of the makers of the modern world.

Bonhoeffer for the Church offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to Bonhoeffer's life and thought for those in ministry or interested in understanding their life in community better. In making Bonhoeffer accessible for the church, Kirkpatrick also reveals Bonhoeffer's astonishing message to the church.

Understanding the gospel as emancipation has been central to Walter Brueggemann's biblical interpretation. This book illustrates the theme's centrality, addressing the emancipation of God from our attempts to control, the emancipation of the church to be the people of an emancipated God, and the emancipation of the gospel to be a cultural prophecy.

The book explores the concept of "physician of souls," emphasizing the interconnection of body-mind-soul-culture and the importance of community in the healing process. Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner advocates for a more prominent role for religious professionals in health care and aims to bridge the gap between medical and religious professions.

In The Empathic God, Frank Woggon constructs a clinical theology of "at-onement." Woggon calls for a caring participation in God's ongoing work of salvation through a praxis of spiritual care. The book will help practitioners and students of spiritual care as well as clergy to critically reflect on where spiritual care practice and theology meet.

Christianity is a "singing church" with biblical foundations and centuries of examples in Psalms and canticles, hymns, and gospel songs. Rorem brings history to life through engaging tales of the stories behind hymn texts. This volume is an ecumenical history of the music that has us "singing church history" each Sunday.

Unraveling Religious Leadership invites readers to reconsider foundational assumptions in Christian communities. Drawing upon decolonial frameworks and realities beyond white, eurowestern, modern ideals of who leaders are and what they do, this work pulls on the threads of colonialism and empire to create new possibilities for religious leaders.

Caribbean Lutherans tells the story of the Lutheran church in Puerto Rico from a Caribbean perspective. Rodriguez intersperses archival research with cogent commentary and personal accounts, highlighting the power and agency of Puerto Rican and West Indian Lutherans amid the multifaceted legacy of Euro-American missionary efforts on the island.

Our Trespasses uncovers how race, geography, policy, and religion have created haunted landscapes in Charlotte, North Carolina, and throughout the United States. By carefully tracing the intertwined fortunes of First Baptist Church and the formerly enslaved North family, Jarrell opens our eyes to uncomfortable truths with which we all must reckon.

Wesley Ellis exposes the harmful impact of developmental psychology in youth ministry, proposing a theological anthropology that frees us for deeper relationship with young people. Propelled by the conviction that we must see youth as beings rather than becomings, Ellis reorients us toward relational inclusion and away from rigid developmentalism.