The Good News about Conflict: Transforming Religious Struggle over Sexuality
“wide lens and bold questionspersonal vulnerability and spiritual humility a deeply encouraging book."
-- Kristyn Komarnicki, Director of connecting and convening, Christians for Social Action
…truthfully describes the difficulty we are in and therefore helps us make progress toward reconciliation
while growing as Christians in the process."
-- Tim Otto, Pastor, Church of the Sojourners
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“The light we follow is not that of our own righteousness; rather, it is God’s mercy that lights our way.”
“We are witnesses of what we’ve seen and heard of the sacred. We are called to bear the light burden and the easy yoke of
Jesus’ law, which is love.”
“To be human, present, and real. Creative, subversive, and – with luck – joyful. This book’s great gift is promoting the conversation.”
-- Mary Rose O’Reilley
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“Your life is your practice. Your spiritual practice does not occur someplace other than in your life right now, and your life is nowhere other than where you are.… Live the life in front of you, be the life you are, and see what you find out for yourself.”
“Teaching has the potential to become spiritual practice when we encounter within our own depths our fears and desires, our real relation to our students and subjects, and the sacred in and among us.”
Prayers of Consolations
A limited edition artist’s book made with photographer Sarah Rust Sampedro. 2013. out of print.
“May you find a way to pray, even in the midst of suffering.”
“…our lives can be, at the same time, broken and healing.”
Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective
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“an excellent textbook that uses a Christian lens” -- Melissa Browning, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University
“the ideal text for the thoughtful Christian classroom” -- Aminta Arrington, John Brown University
“Each author brings a distinct voice to the text, which helps the reader feel they are on a collegial journey with excellent guides. Highly recommended!” -- Matthew S. Vos, Covenant College
Urban Disciples: A Beginner’s Guide to Serving God in The City
“a compelling, innovative, and practical resource” -- Curtiss DeYoung, racial justice activist
“excellent” and “much-needed” “provides a model for theological reflection on the meaning of the missions engagement experience” -- Israel Galindo, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
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“As you learn about a new place – its ethos, its boundaries, its inhabitants, its dangers, and its blessings – you will develop better sensitivities to God’s presence in your life and in that place.”
Teach from the Heart: Pedagogy as Spiritual Practice
The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex is Too Important to Define Who We Are
“brilliant, bold, personal and biblically grounded work” -- Greg Boyd, pastor, Woodland Hills Church
“a model of charity, clarity and creativity” -- Andy Crouch, Praxis
“it's exceedingly hard to say a fresh word on these matters. Paris has done so with wisdom and gentleness." -- Jason Byassee, senior minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church