| My Church Is Not Dying: Episcopalians in the 21st Century Contributor(s): Garrett, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819229342 ISBN-13: 9780819229342 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Episcopalian - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism |
| Dewey: 283.73 |
| LCCN: 2014043046 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The old way of "being church"--measured by political influence, money, and congregants in the pews--may indeed be vanishing, but it is being replaced by something new and beautiful for those with the eyes, ears, heart, and soul to experience it. Prolific author Greg Garrett reminds Episcopalians of the many gifts that our tradition can offer a doubting and hurting world. He reveals a church that values intellect, beauty, diversity, and community, and promotes thoughtful engagement with questions of faith, ethics, and community. This church espouses a generous orthodoxy, welcoming left and right, mystic and doubter. It values education, social justice, and engagement withliterature and culture. And in opposition to the radical individualism espoused by most of American Protestantism, it offers the unique gift of a tradition shaped by English culture that believes the individual is a part of her or his community--not in opposition to it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Garrett, Greg: - has written more than 20 books of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and translation. His latest books include My Church Is Not Dying: Episcopalians in the 21st Century (Morehouse Publishing, 2015). Professor of English at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he has received university-wide teaching honors, he also serves as Writer in Residence at the Seminary of the Southwest (where he earned his MDiv) and preaches at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. Garrett is also lead writer for portions of the The Voice Bible project from Thomas Nelson, a weekly columnist on faith and culture for Patheos, and Residential Scholar at Gladstone's Library in Hawarden, Wales. He has appeared on radio and television here and abroad and regularly teaches, preaches, gives readings, and leads workshops and retreats. |