NEW AND NOTEWORTHY.Food for Thought Ever wonder about the deeper meaning behind soup kitchens, communion elements the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lord's supper. See also: Communion , and those Jell-O salads at church potlucks? Check out Daniel Sack's funny, thoughtful analysis of "liturgical," "social," "emergency," "global," and "moral" foods in Whitebread Protestantism: Food and Religion in American Culture. * St. Martin's St. Martin's or St. Martins may refer to:
Inspired Muckraking muck·rake intr.v. muck·raked, muck·rak·ing, muck·rakes To search for and expose misconduct in public life. [From the man with the muckrake, Grassroots Journalism, by Eesha Williams. The book's subtitle sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. says it all: "A practical manual for doing the kind of newswriting that doesn't just get people angry but active--that doesn't just inform, but inspires." A nuts-and-bolts guide to writing news that creates change. * Apex Press Urban Notes Hungry for Music: A Special Collection, Vol. I offers 20 folk, blues, jazz, and gospel songs by street musicians and other D.C.-area talent as recorded at a Hungry for Music benefit concert. Each CD sold gives HFM HFM Hauptfeuerwehrmann (Austria, serve-struggled of fire-brigade) HFM Hemifacial Microsomia HFM Health Facilities Management (journal) HFM Human Factors and Medicine HFM Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan the funds to distribute musical instruments to and hold creativity workshops for inner-city kids in Washington, D.C. * www.hungryformusic.com Multimedia Kings 1 & 2 Kings, by Walter Brueggemann Walter Brueggemann (b. 1933) is an Old Testament scholar and author who lives in Georgia in the United States. Born in Nebraska and raised in Missouri, the son of a German Evangelical pastor, Brueggemann received his Bachelor's Degree from Elmhurst College and doctorates from Eden . The Columbia Theological Seminary Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten theological institutions of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located in Decatur, GA. Description Columbia Theological Seminary was founded in 1828 in Lexington, Georgia, by several Presbyterian ministers. professor turns his insightful skills toward the book of Kings, which is part of a new Bible commentary series from Smith & Helwys. The series will eventually include 31 volumes, each of which comes with a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . * www.helwys.com Remaking Favorites With her fifth record, Wandering Strange, Kate Campbell sets her talent to telling the God stories in old 18th- and 19th-century hymns. For this gospel album, Campbell says, "I started with songs that I loved to sing and envisioned hearing and singing them in the way I'd always wanted to." Several originals shine with her revamped renditions of "Come Thou Fount," "Jordan's Stormy Banks," and a song Elvis recorded for the "Blessed Mother." * www.katecampbell.com Global Citizens Finally--resources and money for people who really need them. Inside Making a Difference--College and Graduate Guide: Outstanding Colleges to Help You Make a Better World, by Miriam Weinstein, you'll find college and graduate programs that combine study with service and a commitment to peace, social justice, and the environment. The book also includes information on travel, field studies, and Third World study abroad opportunities with the same emphasis. Weinstein's companion book, Making a Difference--Scholarships for a Better World, also is an invaluable resource for the conscientious citizen. |
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