All Church Read Update

The Faith Formation Board is pleased to announce the 2023 All Church Read. Our chosen book is Speak with the Earth and It will Teach You by Daniel Cooperrider. It is an analysis of the Bible’s treatment of nature. It is a timely work on the gift of the Earth that makes a strong case for environmental conservation as a cornerstone of religious life. The book is now in stock at Village Books. Check the Reading Groups section near the front door to receive a discount on your purchase. Copies are also available in the church library. The Faith Formation Board urges all church members and friends to read this volume. The Adult Forum and other groups will offer opportunities to discuss the book.

Because we are a diverse congregation of many different ages, this year the Faith Formation Board is also recommending two companion volumes for church reading. Right Now! Real Kids Speaking Up for Change by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Bea Jackson, is a picture book The book is written for young readers, ages 4-7 and up. It is a great read aloud for children and grandchildren. The Hurting Kind by Poet Laureate Ada Limón is a collection of poems arranged around the seasons of the year. It is the kind of book that you will want to read in small slices, returning again and again for inspiration and reflection.

Another new feature of the 2023 All Church Read is that we have added all of the books that were nominated for the all church read to our church library. Members and friends may be interested in purchasing or borrowing one or more of the nominated volumes. A list appears below.

For more information about the 2023 All Church Read, contact ted@fccb.net or any member of the Faith Formation Board.

Books nominated for 2023:

Brinkley, Douglas, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening (Nov. 15, 2022). Hardcover version in stock at Village Books $37.50. Not yet released in paperback. Available from other venders from $20. Available as an ebook and audiobook.

Caldwell, Quinn G., All I Really Want: Readings for a Modern Christmas (Oct 7, 2014) Not in stock at Village Books (arrives in 1-14 business days) $16.99. Available as an ebook

Datsko De Sanchez, Tina, Swimming in God: Daily Poems of Longing, Joy, and Love (Pilgrim Press) (October 1, 2022) Not in stock at Village Books (arrives in 1-14 business days) $14.95. May be available for bulk purchase discount from Pilgrim Press. Available only in a paperback edition.

Heyward, Carter, The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism (September 15, 2022). Not in stock at Village Books (availability unknown). Hardcover price from publisher is $34. Available as an ebook ($32).

Hollinger, David A., Christianity’s American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular (October 11, 2022). Not in stock at Village Books (availability unknown). Available from publisher $29.95. Available as an ebook.

Kingsolver, Barbara: Demon Copperhead (October 18, 2022). Hardcover version in stock at Village Books $32.50. Paperback available from other sellers from $12.50 (used) to $25.99. Available as an ebook and audiobook. Also available in a large print edition.

Macy, Joanna and Johnstone, Chris, Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience & Creative Power, (2012, Revised Edition 2022).

In stock at Village Books $18.95. Available as an ebook and an audiobook.

Murphy, Timothy Charles, Sustaining Hope in an Unjust World: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up (February 19, 2019). Not in stock at Village Books. Availability Unknown. Available from the publisher at $16.99. Discount prices for orders of 10 or more copies. Available as an ebook

Powers, Richard: Bewilderment: A Novel (November 1, 2022). Available at Village Books $17.95. Available as an ebook and audiobook.

Remen, Rachel Naomi, Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal (August 1, 2006). 10th Anniversary Edition in Stock at Village Books $17.00. Available as an ebook and audiobook. Also available in a condensed version ($10) in stock at Village Books.

Snyder, Gary, The Practice of the Wild: Essays (September 8, 2020). Not in stock at Village Books (arrives in 1 – 14 business days) $16.95. Available as an ebook.

Tempest Williams, Terry: Erosion: Essays of Undoing (October 8, 2019). In stock at Village Books $18.00. Available as an ebook and audiobook

Williams, Terry Tempest, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (September 1, 1992). In stock at Village Books $17.00. Available as an ebook

Zinn, Howard, You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train (September 18, 2018). Not in stock at Village Books, more difficult to find, but available from several sources from $10.75-$17.00. Available as an ebook and audiobook.

All Church Read Update

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