“My theological endeavor is: let's look for the commonality
rather than all these differences and being afraid of all
these other people or those who have different religions.” 
― Grace Ji-Sun Kim, theologian,
whose birthday is today.
(Quote from her interview
with the Faith & Leadership blog)



Grace Ji-Sun Kim is one of our 
Ten Important Women Theologians
That You Should Be Reading


 

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*** Book Giveaway:
The Best Summer Reading Now-
Rachel Held Evans, MORE

One lucky winner will be chosen to receive a summer reading package
that includes advance copies of the summer books by Rachel Held Evans,
Jonathan Merritt, and Lisa Gungor.     AND a $25 B&N gift card!

Richard Foster – Video Intro to his Work

Today is the birthday of Richard Foster, the noted author and teacher on spiritual disciplines…
In honor of the occasion, we offer this series of brief video clips that introduce his work.


 

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Our Feature Review for this week:
Lessons about Death and Dying from an Irish Wake.
A Review of My Father’s Wake: How the Irish Teach Us
How to Live, Love and Die  by Kevin Toolis 
(Hardback: Da Capo Press, 2017)  Reviewed by Cynthia Beach

New Book Releases –Week of 30 April 2018
– Rachel Marie Stone, MORE

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:
Rachel Marie Stone, Joan Halifax, Jason Byassee, MORE

Joyce Rupp – Boundless Compassion [Review]

Compassionate Presence. A Review of Boundless Compassion:
Creating a Way of Life  By Joyce Rupp (Paperback: Sorin Books, 2018)
Reviewed by June Mears Driedger