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An
Encyclopedia of African American Christian Heritage
By
Marvin McMickle / Augsburg / Fortress
McMickle's Encyclopedia blends
biography, story, and commentary on a host of prominent and lesser
known people in African American religious history. With entries
ranging from the abolitionist movement to Malcom X and from Andrew
Young to Ralph Abernathy, these concise, informative articles will
guide young readers and experienced scholars alike through such
comprehensive, wide-ranging topics as Kwanzaa, the civil rights
movement, the Nation of Islam, and the growth and development of the
major historically black denominations. Includes a timeline of African
American religious history from the 18th century to the present.
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They
Rolled the Stone Away: African American Easter Dramas
By
Williams Karen / Abingdon Press
They Rolled the Stone Away contains skits, recitations, and poetry
for Easter that engage the African American experience. Children and
youth will enjoy an innovative Easter rap, as well as more traditional
poems. Included are two skits: one that reflects a historical point of
view, focusing on the contributions of Harriet Tubman, and one that
deals with how God changes the lives of people in contemporary times.
Both celebrate the story of Resurrection. They also have material for a
wide age range, from preshoolers to adults.
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The
Passion of the Lord: African American Reflections
By
James A. Noel & Matthew V. Johnson / Augsburg / Fortress
The unique history and experience of
African Americans have left them with strong views on the role of
suffering--both Jesus' and their own--in the story of redemption. This
volume explores the biblical, historical, and theological roots of
African American views. Each contributor has approached the topic also
from his or her own scholarly discipline and location within the larger
black church. Issues include black embodiment and the reality of
suffering, the forsakenness of Christ and African American experience,
the passion as reflected in black hymnody and biblical reading, and
Jesus' suffering as seen in slave religion and since then.
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A
Time to Turn: Anglican Readings for Lent and Easter Week
By
Christopher L. Webber / Morehouse Publishing
For centuries Lent has been a season
when Christians stop and take a stock of their lives. This stocktaking
comes in many forms. During Lent we revisit the story of Jesus' life,
death, and resurrection, and in reading them anew, focus on our own
sinfulness and the need to repent. We set aside luxuries and make sure
that others have what they need. A
Time to Turn provides readings
for each day of Lent, Holy Week, and the first week of Easter, and
explores these themes using the best sermons, books, poems, and hymns
of Anglican writers throughout the centuries.
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The
Fifth Times Book of Best Sermons
By
Continuum
In 1995 The Times newspaper in London
launched a competition for the best sermon in the United Kingdom. The
now annual event has produced four best-selling books and four winning
preachers: a radio broadcaster from Leeds, a priest from Scotland, a
colourful Anglican vicar, and a black preacher from Sheffield. For the
second consecutive year the competition now includes sermons from the
Jewish community.
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Gospel
of Liberty
By
Vision Video
The revivals of the Great Awakening
shook Britain's North American colonies from spiritual slumber during
the 1730s, 1740s, and 1750s. In Virginia it touched men and women whose
spiritual needs had been too long neglected by the legally established
Anglican church. In homes, in meetinghouses, and in open fields, rich
and poor, black and white, men and women gathered to hear powerful
messages of a personal God and salvation. The Great Awakening rattled
and cracked the foundations of hierarchical authority and official
religion from Georgia to New England, reverberating through the decades
to the Revolution and the collapse of British rule.
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A
Lent Sourcebook, 2 Volumes
By
Liturgy Training
(PUBLiturgy Training Publications)Over
1,000 excerpts from church history arranged as a daily devotional for
the 40 days of Lent: Byzantine vespers, medieval miracle plays, black
spirituals, Jewish mystics, Latin liturgies, Anglican poets, Irish
runes, modern novelists, and prominent theologians. 232 and 229 pages,
spiralbound.
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Searching
for Truth: Lenten Meditations on Science and Faith
By John Polkinghorne /
Crossroad
(PUBCrossroad)Writing devotionally as
both a particle physicist and an Anglican priest, Polkinghorne offers
an unusual perspective on Lent. "Especially valuable reading for
Christian intellectuals who may be wondering whether they can fully
embrace the best of contemporary science,"---Washington Times. 160 pages, softcover.
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African
American Heritage Hymnal (Hardcover)
By
Gia Publications
A new hymnal for Protestant African
American Churches that has endeavored to preserve the rich oral
tradition of African American sacred song in print form.
The
unique style and performance practice of the African American Church -
heretofore handed down from generation to generation by oral tradition
- has now been codified in print. A highly qualified committee of more
than thirty Black pastors and church musicians has worked for eight
years to compile and edit this collection, taking great care to notate
traditional hymns the way they are actually sung in African American
churches. This project has been eight years in the making!
While
created especially for African American Protestant churches, this
historic hymnal is destined to find its way into the personal library
of each and every church musician, hymnologist, and ethnomusicologist
active throughout the world today.
Contains 52 Sundays of responsive
readings, 52 Sundays of litanies developed around the concept of a
Black liturgical year, 586 hymns and songs, and extensive indices.
Scripture in the NRSV.
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Reconciliation:
The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu
By
Desmond Tutu / Pilgrim Press
Reconciliation is Michael Battle's
highly original analysis of bishop Tutu's theology of ubuntu--an
African concept recognizing that persons and groups form their
identities in relation to one another. This model proved successful in
opposing the apartheid racism in South Africa, but it also offers a
Christian paradigm for resisting oppression wherever it appears.
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What
A Wonderful World, Compact Disc
By
Anne Murray / Emi Cmg Distribution
What does Anne Murray do after recording
over 30 top-selling albums? Inspire you with more
great songs! Now she renews the classics to their special place in your
heart---"Amazing Grace," "You've Got a Friend," "What a Wonderful
World," and 23 more! Two CDs.
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What
A Wonderful Christmas, Compact Disc [CD]
By
Anne Murray / Emi Cmg Distribution
A holiday bonanza from one of today's
most celebrated pop divas! Featuring more than 30 of Anne Murray's
favorite Christmas songs, this double album includes "Away in a
Manger," "Silent Night," "Silver Bells," "Joy to the World," and more.
Two CDs.
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KJV
Our African Heritage Family Bible, Deluxe Burgundy
By World Publishing
The
beloved King James Version with all its magnificent and timeless
tradition includes The African Presence in the Bible and makes a
permanent statement of a family's faith in this showpiece edition of
the Holy Bible. The breathtaking Serengeti featured on the padded cover
and the exclusive World's Visual Reference Systemtm make this a truly
unique Family Bible. This heirloom-quality Bible is a perfect gift for
nearly any occasion.
Features:
- Comprehensive Presentation & Family Record
Section
- African Presence in the Bible section
- Double-column format
- 8 Point text
- Dictionary of Life and People of Bible Times
- Chronology of Biblical Events
- Concordance
- Full-Color Children's Illustrated Bible Stories Color
- Words of Christ in Red
- Color Maps
- Gold page edges
- Ribbon marker
- Padded hardcover
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Slave
Songs of the United States
By
Applewood Books
Originally published in 1867, this book
is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs
were written after emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The
Wild, sad strains tell, as the sufferers themselves could, of crushed
hopes, keen sorrow, and a dull, daily misery, which covered them as
hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand, the
words breate a trusting faith in the life after, to which their eyes
seem constantly turned.
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The
Cotton Patch Gospel: Luke & Acts
By
Clarence Jordan / Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc
The
Cotton Patch Gospel by Koinonia Farm founder Clarence Jordan,
recasts the stories of Jesus and the letters of Paul and Peter into the
language and culture of the mid-20th century South. Born out of the
Civil Rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the New
Testament bring the far-away places of Scripture closer to home:
Gainsville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C.
As
Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations
of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded
in some far-away land in the long-distant past. We need to have the
good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We
want to be participants in the faith, not merely spectators"
More
than a translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel continues to make
clear the startling relevance of Scripture for today. These editions
come complete with new Forewords and a new Introduction by Habitat for
Humanity founder Millard Fuller.
This
volume contains the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.
- Single-column format
- Paraphrased
- 10 point text
- Softcover
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The
Cotton Patch Gospel: Paul's Epistles
By
Clarence Jordan / Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc
The
Cotton Patch Gospel by Koinonia Farm founder Clarence Jordan,
recasts the stories of Jesus and the letters of Paul and Peter into the
language and culture of the mid-20th century South. Born out of the
Civil Rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the New
Testament bring the far-away places of Scripture closer to home:
Gainsville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C.
As
Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations
of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded
in some far-away land in the long-distant past. We need to have the
good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We
want to be participants in the faith, not merely spectators"
More
than a translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel continues to make
clear the startling relevance of Scripture for today. These editions
come complete with new Forewords and a new Introduction by Habitat for
Humanity founder Millard Fuller.
This
volume--Paul's Epistles--contains Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians,
Galatians, Ephesians, Philipians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians,
1 & 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon.
- Single-column format
- Paraphrased
- 10 point text
- Softcover
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The
Cotton Patch Gospel: Hebrews & the General Epistles
By
Clarence Jordan / Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc
The
Cotton Patch Gospel by Koinonia Farm founder Clarence Jordan,
recasts the stories of Jesus and the letters of Paul and Peter into the
language and culture of the mid-20th century South. Born out of the
Civil Rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the New
Testament bring the far-away places of Scripture closer to home:
Gainsville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C.
As
Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations
of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded
in some far-away land in the long-distant past. We need to have the
good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We
want to be participants in the faith, not merely spectators"
More
than a translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel continues to make
clear the startling relevance of Scripture for today. These editions
come complete with new Forewords and a new Introduction by Habitat for
Humanity founder Millard Fuller.
This
volume--Hebrews and the General Epistles--contains Hebrews, James, 1
& 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, and Jude.
- Single-column format
- Paraphrased
- 10 point text
- Softcover
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The
Cotton Patch Gospel: Matthew & John
By
Clarence Jordan / Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc
The
Cotton Patch Gospel by Koinonia Farm founder Clarence Jordan,
recasts the stories of Jesus and the letters of Paul and Peter into the
language and culture of the mid-20th century South. Born out of the
Civil Rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the New
Testament bring the far-away places of Scripture closer to home:
Gainsville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C.
As
Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations
of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded
in some far-away land in the long-distant past. We need to have the
good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We
want to be participants in the faith, not merely spectators"
More
than a translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel continues to make
clear the startling relevance of Scripture for today. These editions
come complete with new Forewords and a new Introduction by Habitat for
Humanity founder Millard Fuller.
This
volume contains the Gospels of Matthew and John.
- Single-column format
- Paraphrased
- 10 point text
- Softcover
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Cotton
Patch Parables of Liberation, 25th Anniversary Edition
By
Clarence Jordan / Herald Press
Jordan and Doulos's classic guide to
radical discipleship is back! Strong in the flavor of the South, their
refreshing paraphrase, analysis, and application of Jesus' parables
present eternal truths as "kingdom dramas" starring farmers, merchants,
and field hands. Hear the familiar stories as if for the first
time---and be liberated by their message! 160 pages, softcover from
Herald.
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Cotton
Patch for the Kingdom: Clarence Jordan's Demonstration Plot at Koinonia
Farm
By
Ann Louise Coble / Herald Press
When Clarence Jordan left seminary and
started Koinonia Farm in Amemricus, Georgia, in the early 1940s, his
living the biblical dream did no go unnoticed. Koinonia Farm was
dedicated to pacifism when World War II raged, to racial equality in
the sourthern heartland, and to community living in the midst of
American individualism. In this new interpretation and analysis of
Clarence Jordan, Ann Louise Coble discovers a life and a community
wholly connected to Jesus Christ, with a vision to create a
"demonstration plot for the kingdom of God."
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Freedom
Is A Dream:A Documentary History of Women in the Episcopal Church
By
Edited by Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook / Church Publishing Inc.
"Because I am a woman, I must speak of
this call through the experience of a woman--my own experience and
those of other women who have shared their hopes and dreams and tears
of heartbreak with me."--Pauli
Murray, from her sermon "Women Seeking Admission to Holy Orders." That call to service, and the struggles
and triumphs that accompany it, is brought vividly to ife through the
unvarnished words and writings of Anglican and Episcopal women. Editor
Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook has culled through 200 years of documents,
speeches, and interviews to assemble the remarkable material collected
here. Included are such writings as Sojourner Truth's impassioned
speech for women's rights at one of the first national conferences on
the topic; Elizabeth Cady Stanton's call for the creation of a Woman's
Bible; and a powerful sermon from Pauli Murray, the first African
American woman ordained to the priesthood. Readers interested in
religious history, women's studies, or Episcopal history will find this
accessible collection a rich resource.
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1979
Book of Common Prayer, Personal Edition Genuine Leather, Black
By
Oxford / Oxford University Press
The Book of Common Prayer provides the
order of worship for all worship services and ceremonies utilized by
the Episcopal Church in the USA. Because of it's thoroughness, it's
structure and it's beautifully written prayers, it is often used by
other denominations as well. Contains certificates of baptism,
confirmation, admission to holy communion, and Christian marraige.
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