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2017

October 2017 Books

A Leisurely Introduction to How a Bible-believing Christian Can Accept Gay Marriage in the Church

By Becky Ankeny. Meetinghouse, 2017. 42 pages. $3/pamphlet; free eBook. Evangelical Friends in Northwest Yearly Meeting have for some time…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Mitchell Santine Gould

October 2017 Books

Transfigurations—Transgressing Gender in the Bible

Written and performed by Peterson Toscano; directed by Samuel Neff. Barclay Press, 2017. 103 minutes. $20/DVD; $14.99/download; $2.99/online rental. I…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Kody Gabriel Hersh

October 2017 Books

Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions? A Quaker Zionist Rethinks Palestinian Rights

By Steve Chase. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 445), 2017. 30 pages. $7/pamphlet. Which side are you on? In the Israel–Palestine…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Pamela Haines

October 2017 Books

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams. Avery, 2016. 368 pages. $26/hardcover; $13.99/eBook. I…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

October 2017 Books

I Want You to Be: On the God of Love

By Tomáš Halík, translated by Gerald Turner. University of Notre Dame Press, 2016. 189 pages. $25/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Tomáš Halík, a…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Tom Paxson

October 2017 Books

Individual Spiritual Discernment: Receiving, Testing and Implementing Leadings from a Higher Power

By Jerry Knutson. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 443), 2017. 31 pages. $7/pamphlet. Pendle Hill pamphlets are by nature short, and…

Reviewed by In Brief Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

October 2017 Books

A Gathering in Hope

By Philip Gulley. Center Street, 2016. 258 pages. $24/hardcover; $14.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. I had the pleasure of hearing Phil Gulley offer…

Reviewed by In Brief Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

October 2017 Books

Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment

By Wenonah Hauter. The New Press, 2016. 276 pages. $27.95/hardcover. Food & Water Watch is a national organization with state…

Reviewed by In Brief Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

October 2017 Books

Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home

By Traci Smith. Chalice Press, 2017. 211 pages. $19.99/paperback or eBook. It’s not uncommon to be aware of the sacredness…

Reviewed by In Brief Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

October 2017 Books

What Love Can Do: Following the Way of Peace, Justice and Compassion

By Gerard Guiton. Wipf and Stock, 2016. 164 pages. $21/paperback. Gerard Guiton describes his calling as “spiritual counseling,” and the…

Reviewed by In Brief Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

October 2017 Books

Dirt: Back to the land in poetry

By Errol Hess. Wetknee Books, 2016. 70 pages. $5.99/paperback; $0.99/eBook. As in his previous collection, Hunting Pennies (reviewed in FJ…

Reviewed by In Brief Description by Cathy Wald

October 2017 Books

LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice

By Kimberly D. Acquaviva. Harrington Park Press, 2017. 250 pages. $60/hardcover; $25/paperback; $19.99/eBook. This manual is a must read if…

Reviewed by In Brief Description by Brad Sheeks

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