Heaven and sometimes funny reasons why

and sometimes funny reasons why Episcopalians are members of the Church

FIRST PRINCIPLES — illustrating how his revolutionary political convictions arose from Trinitarian orthodoxy

prayers throughout the Church year

Global poverty can be reduced through a series of achievable objectives: the eight Millennium Development goals agreed to by the international community at the Millennium Summit in 2000

Heaven and sometimes funny reasons whyWe hear about heaven and the supernatural far more often on late night TV than in church; indeed, many Christians never hear eternity mentioned seriously from the pulpit. This book of short, personal essays gathers the hopes and reflections of writers from theology, fiction, and poetry. The authors include Rick Moody, Nora Gallagher, Robert Orsi, Barbara Brown Taylor, Phyllis Tickle, Alan Jones, Maggie Robbins, Barbara Crafton, Cynthia Bourgeault and