Rose Marie Berger
Biography
Rose Marie Berger earned an MFA in poetry through the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Berger has served as poetry editor of Sojourners magazine. Berger wrote Bending the Arch (2019) and edited Light for the Way (2026).
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History & Biography
“Beneath all the lives of the saints there lies the mycelium of friendship. In Celebrant's Flame, Wylie-Kellermann orates Daniel Berrigan's sacred story. Yes, as Catholic priest, social prophet, and liturgical poet, but first and foremost, as friend. Wylie-Kellermann's intimate and wry turn of phrase allows their holy friendship to again do its alchemical work: transforming readers of the Word into its creative witnesses.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Healing Haunted Histories is a powerful testimony, a prophetic witness, and a humble gesture toward 'saving the soul of America' through deep engagement with our own family stories. The 'bloodlines, landlines, and songlines' motif echoes the ancient Hebrew folk wisdom 'a cord of three strands is not quickly broken' (Eccl 4:12). The interbraiding of all three strands is what will make these transformational conversions hold strong. As people of faith, we trust that it is possible to heal the past. The authors' healing work here is skilled and true. Each one of us must learn and practice telling our own stories in a restorative justice mode. That is how we enter the joyful ceremony of mature humanity. If you were to map all the place names mentioned here in North America, it almost creates a circle: Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Pacific Coast, Laguna Pueblo, New Orleans, across the South, up to DC, New York, Toronto, and back to Saskatchewan. A great Turtle Island round dance for the healing of the nations!”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“In the Land of the Living is the cry of a modern psalmist. Here is poetry for authentic worship of the wild and unfettered God. This collection should be within easy reach of every pulpit and a companion for those following the way of Jesus.”
Ivan the Fool and Three Shorter Tales for Living Peaceably
Fiction
“Ivan the Fool re-presents the ancient tradition of holy foolery for our postmodern age with tales of transgressive humor that disrupt power, scandalize the elite, and delight the masses. In Ivan’s world, you don’t have to pay to get in, but it’ll cost you your life to get out. Welcome to the upside down.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Because Greg Jarrell stands somewhere (in the physical place of Charlotte, North Carolina), practices deep neighboring (tending to joys and sorrows through screen doors and on back porches), and navigates his life by a theological compass (mapping to biblical narratives that provide a robust understanding of our place in history), he reads his city's urban social architecture spiritually--demanding both transformative justice and unstrained mercy. While many have lauded and critiqued urban renewal movements in the US, few have looked deeply into its impact on Southern cities. Fewer still have unpacked the role white Protestant Christianity has played as a driver in city planning, with inevitable race-based schisms. As James Baldwin said in 1963, "Urban renewal means Negro removal." Jarrell's engaging storytelling, fresh historical research, and commitment to preserving the dignity of all the characters (living and dead) draw readers deep into questions about where we live, who lives around us, and what ghosts of "communities past" are just beyond our sightline. Jarrell reveals where the religious perspectives of the characters expand or contract in this recovery of the religious history of urban renewal, with a particular focus on white churches in Charlotte. Additionally, he offers fresh scriptural interpretation on Jesus' landowner parables and into the healing encounters that engage spirits that silence and bind. This is a necessary read for city planners, church leaders, real estate developers, social historians, community organizers, and those who believe the Bible speaks urgently to our present condition.”
Resurrection Peacemaking: Plowsharing the Tools of War
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Kindy is a Midwestern farmer who eschews swords and is familiar with plowshares. In that Isaian tradition, he offers gripping stories of courage, sacrifice, and faithful Christian witness in situations of intractable and deadly violence. Nonviolence is most effective, writes Kindy, when it intentionally retakes the initiative from the actors of violence. From Gaza to Iraq, Nigeria to Colombia, and back to the United States, Kindy reveals a hidden truth behind the Christian Peacemaker Team, a civilian ‘nonviolent special ops,’ who for more than thirty years have been infiltrating war zones to de-escalate violence, accompany peacemakers, and serve the victims of war—all for the sake of Jesus. These are the stories of our unsung peace heroes. Remember them. Honor them. Emulate them.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The brutality most people face today is not from wars but from violent interactions with the corporate security state. To understand private armies in Nigeria or militarized police in Ferguson, one must unmask the idols of corporate globalization––'the Devil made fleshless.' Delgado's well-researched chapters move between the political and the personal, the heights of global finance and the gritty, joyous lives of Mexican farmers, preachers, water defenders, and street protesters. There is a way out, but it requires choosing resistance as a way of life, not as a meme or a muscle twitch as the water we're in gets hotter. Shaking the Gates of Hell is essential Christian reading for getting coordinates on who Jesus the Resister is today.”
The Cross in the Midst of Creation
Theology
“With translucent prose, provocative storytelling, and trustworthy biblical scholarship, Sharon Delgado restores to Christians the cross of our salvation in the era of climate's uncreation.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“Wylie-Kellermann surveys the flooded landscape of southwest Detroit, holding fast to her son's hand. The 'blunt edge of climate change' has come home. How do we raise resilient kids on a changing planet? Should we have children at all? Deeply insightful with exquisite, warm language. This gracious book echoes the political vision of the prophet Isaiah: 'And a little child shall lead them.'”
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Arts & Literature
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