Heather Murray Elkins

A Theology of the Sacraments Interpreted by John and Charles Wesley

Preaching & Worship

“Eighteenth-century Methodists had a theological library small enough to be carried in one hand: a hymnal. It was a tie that bound them to sacraments, service, and Scripture through theological, political, and ecclesiastical change. Kimbrough and McIntyre equip this generation of ‘Methodists’ with a Wesleyan sacramental theology that’s teachable, singable, and portable. Frame baptismal sermons around ‘pardon, and holiness, and heaven’ and feed hungry congregations with the Bread of Life found here.”

Divine Mysteries and the Christian Year

Preaching & Worship

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Here I Am, Lord, Send Me

Theology

“Here I Am, Lord, Send Me offers analysis and answers drawn from liturgical theology, ritual studies, and narrative theory tested by grassroots congregational life. Presa offers a vital vision of unity with difference, shaped by tradition and hope. He traces the holy/human relationship of ordination that carries the three marks of Scripture, sacrament, and ethics, and highlights the significance of the Reformation contribution to the holy catholic church of Jesus Christ.”

May She Have a Word with You?

Arts & Literature

“If every written prayer preserves a world, then this collection of Charles Wesley by S T Kimbrough presents a veritable constellation of Methodist women and their worlds of prayer. These poems are works of gratitude, grief, faith, and praise in honor of spiritual teachers of the early Methodist movement. Their names may be best known by historians of the Methodist movement, but readers will be able to hear these women's distinctive voices of faith again.”

Nature’s Final Curtain Call?

Arts & Literature

“Why rhyme? Rhyming words together create relationships. We remember sounds that help us predict what will come next. S T’s poetry invites us to harmonize with nature, create earthy relationships, and predict the future. His rhymes create a sense of harmony, a kinship with flowers, trees, waves, and breeze. Rhyme can also disrupt those unexamined expectations. The power of the text is in one line: ‘What if all nature slowly dies and beauty cannot grace your eyes?’”

Nature’s Moods

Arts & Literature

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley, Expanded Edition

Theology

“Christian liturgy is a genre that transcends the category of prose because it is a transformative and performative encounter between the human and the holy. In The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley: A Reader, S T Kimbrough, Jr. provides a text that enables this holy human encounter to be discerned through the words of theologian, poet, and reformer, Charles Wesley . . . Biblical interpretation, ecclesial insight, sacramental evangelism, advocacy for the poor, and a catholic vision form the major chords of Wesley's lyrical theology. A reader of this reader will want to join the chorus.”

The Non-Violent Radical

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Tell the truth. Keep it simple. Anyone charged with the responsibility of this paradox of preaching will appreciate, even treasure, this book from Charles McCollough. Dense theories of postcolonial biblical studies, tender mercies from a life of ministry, and articulate forms of an artist are molded skillfully together. The reader, teacher, and preacher will feel the heat of its firing and carry that flame into their task of living the truth that is both justice and love.”

We Need Mountains

Arts & Literature

“How do humans learn to remember? We repeat what we hear. We say what we see. When seeing and saying begin to rhyme, sights and sounds are locked into a pattern of meaning. Call it acoustic encoding or poetry, our brains retain this lyric experience linked with visual images. If we’re to be good guardians of creation, we need rhymes like these about mountains that embed histories of indigenous peoples, songs of the folly of fossil fuel, wisdom about geese that get our goose, and a theopoetic about the wonder of water.”

Wednesday Wonderings

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“This book is really a secret doorway. It sparks the desire to wander/wonder in God's awe-filled creation. Open the page, turn the corner, and discover/recover the holy every day of the week.”