Bernard of Clairvaux, Ebook Deals, Jeffrey Bilbro, M. L'Engle - August 20

Bernard of Clairvaux, Ebook Deals, Jeffrey Bilbro, M. L'Engle - August 20 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 08/20/21

August 18, 2021

“There are those who seek knowledge
for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.

There are those who seek knowledge
to be known by others; that is Vanity.

There are those who seek knowledge
in order to serve; that is Love.”

- St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Today is his feast day...

Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community, and the Land

Norman Wirzba, Ed.
Only $2.99!!!

*** Our FREE ebook for this week:
Bernard of Clairvaux:
The Times, The Man, and His Work
by Richard Storrs

New / Featured on our website...

Jeffrey Bilbro – Reading the Times [Feature Review]

Attending to the News. A Feature Review of
Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News
by Jeffrey Bilbro (Hardback: IVP Academic, 2021)
Reviewed by Cort Gatliff

5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders – 20 August 2021

Here are 5 essential July 2021 ebook deals that are worth checking out: ( Jonathan Brooks, Lillian Daniel, Madeleine L'Engle, MORE)

Dirty Work – Eyal Press [NPR Interview]

One of the week’s best new book releases:
Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America by Eyal Press
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021)
LISTEN to a great NPR interview with the author

Used Books for Sale! Christian Theology / Spirituality – 18 Aug. 2021

*** Apologies, we linked last week's sale in Wednesday's email. The link above goes to the correct sale for this week...

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: Commentaries,
Richard Rohr, Lillian Daniel, Dallas Willard, and more

*** From our Archives...

Bernard of Clairvaux - Five Essential Passages from "On Loving God"

August 20 is the Feast Day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), a French abbott, and one of the very few saints designated as a “doctor of the church.” The most important, extant book of St. Bernard of Clairvaux is the little tract, On Loving God .
Here are five essential passages from this work…

In Case You Missed It...

Lectionary Poetry – 13th Sunday After Pentecost (Year B)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday, including poems by Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Malcolm Guite, 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 16 August 2021 – Rita Dove, more…

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out… Poetry by Rita Dove, Dirty Work,
Sin by Gregory Mellema, more

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books