Brian McLaren, Will Campbell, Lectionary Poetry, Clint Smith- June 4

Brian McLaren, Will Campbell, Lectionary Poetry, Clint Smith- June 4 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 06/04/21

June 4, 2021

"[Jesus ] talked of such things as a cup of cold water. Ah, but we must build a global sprinkler system. And while we are appointing committees and electing boards and creating giant agencies
to build the global sprinkler system
the one near at hand perishes from dehydration
as we pass by on the other side."

- Will D. Campbell,
theologian / social critic

Yesterday marked the anniversary of Campbell's death in 2013 ...

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The Work of Repair. A Feature Review of
Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair by Duke Kwon / Gregory Thompson
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Reviewed by David W. Swanson

Lectionary Poetry –
2nd Sunday After Pentecost (Year B)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday, including poems by Li-Young Lee, George Herbert, Emily Dickinson, Rigoberto Gonzalez, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

New Book Releases – Week of
31 May 2021 – Justin McRoberts, more

Here are a few new book releases from this week that
are worth checking out… Justin McRoberts, Alice Waters, MORE
(Sorry, we had some tech issues with this post on Wed. They are fixed now!)

Used Books for Sale! Christian Theology / Spirituality – 2 June 2021

Help support the ERB by buying used books!We have an inventory of thousands of used books, many of them Christian theology and spirituality books, that we want to get into the hands of eager readers like you.
This week's sale features volumes from the superb,
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plus books on liturgy, and more

Clint Smith – How the Word is Passed
[NPR Interview]

An excellent new book on
how the history of slavery is told…
HOW THE WORD IS PASSED by Clint Smith
Listen to a great NPR interview with the author

In Case You Missed It...

The Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale
– June 2021

Amazon recently released their June 2021 ebook sale …
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Browse the Full Sale or check out our recommended titles,
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Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books