Turning Points in Prayer Book History and Jake Owensby begins by

and Jake Owensby begins by inviting readers to re-imagine Jesus as friend and lover

Life-Giving Tree is designed for use by study groups or by individuals

chuckles or groans from the lives of “clergy mamas” may echo the reader's as the author confronts the assumptions people make about mothers who lead

The Scriptural and Topical Indices along with the Three-Year Lectionary Index (including the Revised Common Lectionary) provide excellent guidance for service planning

New parent pages for each story offer opportunities for families to continue to discuss each lesson

Turning Points in Prayer Book History and Jake Owensby begins byTwo leading scholars explore the story of the American Prayer Book's development through nine critical turning points. The Book of Common Prayer has a central place in the faith and practice of Anglicans around the world and, within the United States, in The Episcopal Church. In their exciting and comprehensive new work, Nathan Jennings and Matthew S. C. Olver offer a fresh and original argument: the American prayer book tradition is not merely a