Nick Ripatrazone

Being Here

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Pádraig Ó Tuama is a believer in words, in God, and in us. The latter is an especially radical act, and the loving curation of Being Here demonstrates a poet and theologian who invites us not only to pray, but to trust our instincts and needs. “You’re the one who’ll bless these prayers by praying them,” he writes, and makes us believe that claim through gorgeous and poetic prayers, revelatory readings, and finely chosen excerpts from Scripture. Being Here is a gentle, generous, and compelling spiritual companion; a book that engages the head, the heart, the whole seeking self. ‘Turn our tables over,’ Ó Tuama writes, ‘so we can see the / spirit in the places / we are rejecting.’ Because Ó Tuama believes in us, we can believe in prayer anew.”

The Dove and the Dragon

History & Biography

“merited the attention of billions”: the end of the world. Simon is the perfect guide for such an expansive subject. His schema for apocalyptic thinking—the dove and the dragon—is a brilliant lens through which to engage a massive subject. Simon demonstrates that apocalypticism is neither fringe thinking nor historical footnote; he expertly reveals that wonder and worry over the end of time fuels religion, literature, art, and politics.”

Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision

Arts & Literature

“Nittle has written just the book we need: an engaging and thorough consideration of Toni Morrison's religious vision. For too long Morrison's significant spiritual influence has been unspoken or, at best, misunderstood. No more.”