“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” 
― William Wordsworth, poet
Tomorrow is his birthday (b. 1770)


Wordsworth's poem:
Lines Written in Early Spring

 

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*** A Theology of Conversation – A Reading List

This week, I’ve been revising the theology chapter of my forthcoming book on conversation, 
HOW THE BODY OF CHRIST TALKS (Brazos Press, 2019). Here’s a list of books that have played 
a vital role in shaping the theology of my work on conversation. By ERB Editor C. Christopher Smith
Featuring books by David Fitch, Christine Pohl, Willie Jennings, J Moltmann, MORE


 

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Our Feature Review for this week:
A Life of Hope in a Society of Fear.
A Review of Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope
in Uncertain Times  by Adam Hamilton
(Hardback: Convergent Books, 2018)
Reviewed by Ryan Johnson

National Poetry Month – Our Favorite Recent Collections!
April is National Poetry Month!!! 
To  celebrate and to encourage us all to read more poetry, 
here are seven of our favorite poetry collections from the last five years! 



Erling Kagge – Silence: In an Age of Noise [Review]
Accessible Silence.  A Review of
Silence: In the Age of Noise
Erling Kagge  (Hardcover: Pantheon, 2017)
Reviewed by Bailey Shannon



Anthony Ray Hinton – The Sun Does Shine [Video]
One of the best new books of recent weeks is… 
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
by Anthony Ray Hinton
This brief video from The Equal Justice Initiative
introduces the author’s story. Watch it now:


 

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* Book Giveaway – Two New Books by Walter Brueggemann [5 sets]

Enter to win a a pair of new books by Walter Brueggemann!
We’re giving away FIVE pairs of these two books:  A Gospel of Hope and Interrupting Silence.