A Worthy Successor in English Hymnals



Review by Stephen Platten

An outstanding contribution to the Anglican tradition, this hymnal succeeds in what Rowan Williams calls "using our words and music as a means of allowing the patterns and rhythms of God’s own action to shape our lives."
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The Era of the Digital Bible 


Review by Molly Jane Layton

John Dyer examines the historical shift in how Christians access the Bible, a change "on par with the first-century shift from scroll to codex and the 15th-century invention of the printing press" to understand its implications for people’s engagement with scripture.  Read the review.

Grappling With Our Troubling History


Review by Eugene R. Schlesinger

A compelling investigation of the Episcopal Church's legacy of colonialism which tells a story of cultural imposition and erasure and the imbibing and reinforcing of racist ideologies. Read the review.

God's Presence in War


Review by Jamal Scarlett

The Church Militant is both an analysis of the Anglican experience of war and conflict and a masterful portrayal of "the courageous military chaplains who played a vital role in curing souls in their charge." Read the review.

A Place and a Voice for Anglican Women


Review by Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook

This is book which breaks new ground, providing an in-depth historical examination at how women "created spaces to expand their agency, authority, and autonomy."  Read the review.

Translating Ben Hogan's Wisdom



Review by Christopher Beeley

Levenson offers up "his own reflections on the character of the Christian life and our pursuit of a relationship with God, the One who is in fact pursuing us far more than we could ever pursue him."
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