CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MADE EASY.A Winter Reading List * The Friendship of Women: A Spiritual Tradition, by Joan Chittister, OSB OSB abbr. Order of Saint Benedict . Chittister celebrates the sacrament of friendship with reflections on eight women in the Bible, accompanied by lovely, full color icons. (Benetvision, 2000) * Seize the Day with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, by Charles Ringma. Daily meditations on Bonhoeffer's writings. One in a trilogy of cheerful, fat little books by Ringma--the others include Dare to Journey with Henri Nouwen and Resist the Powers with Jacques Ellul. (Pinon Pinon (pī`nŏn), in the Bible, one of the dukes of Edom. Press, 2000) * The Words of Gardner Taylor, by Rev. Gardner Taylor. A multi-volume set of books and audio resources commemorating Taylor's ministry. Taylor, founder of the Progressive National Baptist Convention The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) is a convention of African-American Baptists emphasizing civil rights and social justice. The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. and "dean of the nation's black preachers," according to Time magazine, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize last August. (Judson Press, 1999) * Robin Hood Was Right: A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change, by Chuck Collins and Pam Rogers, with Joan Garner. An informative, sharply written guide to donating money for effective social change. (W.W. Norton, 2000) * Duke Ellington: A Spiritual Biography, by Janna Tull Steed steed see nag. . A look at the underlying spirituality of one of the world's greatest musicians. (Crossroad Publishing, 1999) * Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Network, by Matthew Lasar. Lasar traces the cultural and political currents that shaped America's first listener-supported alternative radio network. (Temple University Press, 2000) * A Covenant to Keep: Meditations on the Biblical Theme of Justice, by James W. Skillen. Skillen focuses on five aspects of justice: justice required; justice restrained; justice administered; justice assured; and justice fulfilled. (CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. Publications, 2000) And for your listening pleasure ... * The Long Way Home, by Linda Allen. The sixth recording by this long-time folk singer weaves together music, spiritual experience, and social issues. (October Rose Productions, 1999) * Big City, by GreenChoby--so named for musicians Carolyn Green and Mike Choby, a Chicago-based folk duo with tight vocal harmonies and transcendent guitar work. www.GreenChoby.com (GreenChoby, 2000) * The Age of Possibility, by Carrie Newcomer. The latest CD by this contemporary folkster with a blues twinge twinge n. A sharp, sudden physical pain. v. To cause to feel a sharp pain. . Ten percent of its sales go to the Literacy Volunteers of America Volunteers of America, national nondenominational organization providing a wide variety of human services as part of a Christian ministry of service. Founded (1896) by Ballington and Maud Booth (see Booth, family) after their withdrawal from the Salvation Army, the , Inc. (Rounder Records, 2000) |
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