Amy C. Schifrin

Embodied Liturgy

Preaching & Worship

“No pun intended, but Frank C. Senn's latest book, Embodied Liturgy will get you in touch with your body—your body as part of the body of Christ, and your body as an integral part of the worshipping assembly. From the breath that came into the first created bodies, bodies that were formed from the earth, to our very bodies that are marked with the promise of the resurrection, Senn takes us on an incarnate journey by which we come to know the One in whom 'we live and move and have our very being.' Through movement and sound, through beauty and play, through myriad cultures and the sweep of liturgical history, and finally through death and into eternal life, Embodied Liturgy will open its readers to worship the one God with heart, soul, mind, and a new strength that only comes from honoring these given bodies that God has made, as part of a life of honoring God.”

Historical Foundations of Worship

History & Biography

“The second volume of this much-needed series is a lively historical read. It engages the reader in a manner that leads them to know many new things about the ways in which God works through his gathered assemblies and, by so doing, invites the reader to know even more about their ecclesial neighbors. As we receive the witness of those whom God has been shaping through the ages, we are given the gift to hear and see our Christian sisters and brothers, not in competition, or with disdainful theological critique, but as those who live within the splendor of our Lord’s continual prayer that ‘all may be one.’ Historical Foundations of Worship will serve the whole oikumenē in the way that rocks in a tumbler bring out each other’s radiance, so that in a unity of spirit, we will seek to join together in the psalmist’s doxological imperative to ‘worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”

Singing Church History

History & Biography

“Some people watch thrillers on TV. Even if they know the outcome, they enter into the event with an energy that puts them on the edge of their seat. Some people read mysteries and just can't put the book down. They keep that nightlight on through until they finish the next chapter... and then the next. Now Paul Rorem has given us a book that helps us to sing the faith that has been passed on to us in such a way that we not only come to love the church's history, but we can't wait to sing it again. Like the satisfaction we receive when we come to a final cadence of a robust hymn, Dr. Rorem has given us a joyous ride that will encourage us to keep singing with our congregations and our ecumenical neighbors, and with such singing, the life of church will flourish.”

Suicide and the God of Grace

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Pastor Koonz’s reflection and exquisite anthology on one of the most painful issues is a blessing to pastors and family who bear the grief for one who could no longer endure the pain that can shape a life. Such loss leaves us with the question of the psalmist, ‘How Long, O Lord?’ Here is help for those of us who seek to speak a healing word, a word that leads from death to eternal life.”

The Beloved Son as Tantalizing Teacher

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Roemer’s detailed and erudite scholarship . . . is incredibly helpful to us in understanding how those who are oppressed in any age and in myriad circumstances internalize such oppression until it has the capacity to boil over into revolution. And then bearing witness to the words and deeds of Jesus, Roemer points us to a still more excellent way, the way of God’s love that takes the sweet shape of mercy and sets us free. . . . I recommend Roemer’s work to every serious student of the Bible, lay or ordained, for it has the capacity to teach the one who reads it how to truly read the Bible, so that they too will receive mercy anew and live for the praise and glory of God.”