Well-known biblical phrases -- 'in the fullness of time,' 'fearfully and wonderfully made,' 'in t...

Originally published in 1990. This book looks at seven post-World War I autobiographies as crisis...

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These poems, written for occasions, remind us of those occasions that recur--celebrations, commem...

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Many remember The Scarlet Letter as required reading for reluctant sixteen year olds. The unnamed...

These poems, written for occasions, remind us of those occasions that recur--celebrations, commem...

These daily reflections for the season of Advent focus on the question of how we are to live into...

''Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Chri...

Many remember The Scarlet Letter as required reading for reluctant sixteen year olds. The unnamed...

When the time comes for us to die, how do we say good-bye to our friends, our families, and the l...

Patient Poets: Illness from Inside Out invites readers to consider what caregivers and medical pr...

What if writing a list could literally change your life?¿From the ancient book of Numbers to the ...

What can we learn from contemporary writers about keeping public conversation compassionate, vigo...

In the form of an open letter from patients to their doctors, spiritual writer and professor of m...

The author collects phrases from Scripture and poetry for meditation during each of the 40 days o...

Beautifully written meditations on fifteen well-chosen words

'This book originated as the 2004 Stone Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary.'

Both the actualities and the metaphorical possibilities of illness and medicine abound in literat...

'A writer who has reflected for years on how we use words draws upon exemplary writers and speake...

Two dozen select prayer poems to learn from and live with

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'In poems and life-affirming reflections on freedom, growth, quietude, and keenly felt hope, we l...