Epworth Books
June 2006 Featured Titles
Book of the Month
Five years on: continuing
faith journeys of those who left the church. Alan
Jamieson, Jenny McIntosh, Adrienne Thompson. 136pp. Portland Research Trust, NZ.
$24.99.
What happens to the Christian faith of those who leave church? A Churchless Faith ($34.99) began to answer that question. This book further develops that work with a return to the 108 people who participated in Jamieson’s original research. To these accounts are added insights from 6 years of running Spirited Exchanges groups for church leavers and those struggling with church focused expressions of the Christian faith.
Also by Jamieson: Called Again: in and beyond the deserts of faith. $29.95.
Other featured titles
God’s politics: why
the American Right gets it wrong and the Left doesn’t get it. Jim
Wallis. 384pp. Lion, UK. $19.99
Jim Wallis’ major new book is a scathing indictment of the way that conservative evangelicals in the US have self-righteously attempted to co-opt any discussion of religion and politics. And, while the Right argues that God’s way is their way, the Left pursues an unrealistic separation of religious values from morally grounded political leadership.
"Jim Wallis is that rare thing: a US evangelist who doesn’t believe that Jesus wants tax cuts or to invade Iraq. And more and more people are taking notice." Independent Magazine
The Lost Gospel: the quest for the gospel of
Judas Iscariot. Herbert Krosney. 309pp Hbk. National Geographic, US.
$59.95.
In the 1970s an ancient papyrus scroll was discovered in Egypt.This is the story of the discovery of the scroll, the 5 years it took to restore and translate from Coptic and the Gospel it reveals.
The Gospel of Judas. Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, Gregor Wurst eds. 184pp Hbk. National Geographic, US. $49.95.
The first publication of the Gospel of Judas in modern times. In this controversial gospel, Judas emerges as a hero who did Christ’s bidding, rather than a betrayer.
Gathering: Resources for worship planners. Summer Autumn 2006 (11 Jun to 206Nov). 88 copied A4 pages. $20 + $1p&p Annual Subscriptions: $55 incl p&p for three issues.
Ideas for time with children, sermon starters and music for each Sunday. Plus many calls to worship, prayers of confession, offering prayers.
A New Penguin Leunig. Michael Leunig. 144pp.
Colour throughout. Penguin, Aust. $29.95
Leunig has been amusing and challenging readers with his quirky views for 40 years. This collection includes paintings and some older, previously unpublish-ed pieces of pure silliness. As always, probing insights into our values and waywardness are counter-balanced by flights of fancy and whimsy.
Also by Leunig:
Goatperson & Other Tales $26.95
The Stick & Other Tales Of Our Times $34.95
Strange Creature $29.95
Why Dogs Sniff Each Other’s Tails $24.95
Wild Figments $35.00
A common Prayer gift edition $17.99
The Prayer Tree $17.99.
The Myths that Make Us: how myths have
influenced Western civilisation & culture. Julie Hunter. 136pp.
Hazard Press, NZ. $34.99.
Hunter writes about the foundations of the religion that have shaped Western history and life over 2000 years. She gives full and interesting explanations of how many elements of the Old Testament and religions older than Christianity have found their way into modern life and thinking.
Lost for Words:
creative messages for all occasions. Kathy Schmidt, Louise Jourdan.
96pp. New Holland, NZ. $12.95.
Turn your cards into keepsakes with these inspiring and personal messages. You’ll never be lost for words with these greetings to suit every occasion. This book gives you the chance to send your friends and loved ones a message they will remember.
State of the Maori Nation: twenty first century
issues in Aotearoa. 26 contributors. Malcolm Mulholland ed. 284pp
Reed, NZ. $39.95.
Dealing with a diverse range of issues that affect Maori living in modern-day New Zealand, this is a collection of 22 short and informative essays drawn from Maori commentators, historians, teachers, researchers and academics working across the country in all manner of industries.
Subjects include: kapa haka, broadcasting and the media, language learning, music, crime and justice, bio-technology, the foreshore and seabed debate, sport, sexuality, resource management, literature, economic development, science and education, fine art, fisheries, youth affairs, land development and local government.
Gathering for God: George Brown in Oceania.
Helen Bethea Gardner. 204pp incl. photos by Brown. Otago Univ. Press. $39.99.
Combining ‘the gathering of artefacts with the gathering of souls,’ Brown was a key figure in the Wesleyan Methodist history of Oceania. Gardner uses Brown’s life to reassess the role of Christian missionaries in the Pacific Islands. Brown’s connections with the Pacific spanned 58 years.
Originally from the north of England, he lived in New Zealand before becoming a Wesleyan Methodist missionary, first to Samoa in 1860, then to the Bismarck Archipelago (now part of PNG) in 1875. He was later based in Sydney as General Secretary of the Australasian Methodist Overseas Mission.
Heaven. Nicholas Allan. 32pp Colour
throughout. New edition. Red Fox, UK. $18.99.
What is your idea of heaven? Dill the dog knows his time is up so he packs his case and tells Lily, his owner, that he’s off "up there." "Can I come too?" asks Lily. "Er…not yet," replies Dill. While he is waiting for the angels to collect him, Dill explains to Lily what he thinks heaven is like. But Lily thinks heaven is quite different. Luckily, they agree to disagree just in time for a poignant, last goodbye.
A warm and moving account of parting.
Also by Allan:
The Dove $16.95
Jesus’ Day Off $16.95
Jesus’ Christmas Party $18.95
Miracles of Jesus. Lois Rock. 48pp colour
throughout. Lion, UK. $19.99.
Rock skilfully brings these 13 stories to life for children, while remaining faithful to the Gospels in which they are recorded. Rich, colourful pictures.
Global Bible for Children (CEV). 1141pp Hbk
Colour photos throughout. Authentic, UK. $26.95.
This Bible was created to give children a global perspective and broaden children’s horizons beyond their own culture and country. With over 300 photographs from 7 continents and 50 countries, this Bible accurately represents the ethnic diversity of the world.
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