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How Do We Know The Way? tackles seminal issues that many Christians have traditionally been afraid to question. An Episcopal priest, Barkley approaches these topics from the standpoint of a person of faith. Barkley says in the preface, “For those for whom questions of belief, salvation, and eternal life have seemed too difficult to explore; for those who have been abused by the answers of a punitive and otherworldly Christianity; and for those just now beginning to seek a deeper meaning to life, I pray this little book is a helpmate.” Each chapter is followed by provocative reflection questions useful for either personal devotion or small group discussion.
Advance praise for How Can We Know The Way?
“This small book is a force to be reckoned with!”
The Very Reverend Kate Moorehead Carroll, author of Vital Signs of Faith: Finding Health in Your Spiritual Life
“After reading this book, the first thing you want to say is ‘Thank you.’ The next thing you want to do is to share it with others so that they, too, can better walk the Way.”
Jay B. McDaniel, Professor of World Religions, Emeritus, Hendrix College, and author of Gandhi’s Hope: Learning From World Religions As A Path To Peace
“Only a lifetime of faithful study and service can voice such rich and complicated ideas with the accessibility and elegance Barkley Thompson offers here. His reflections – and their sharp study questions – have a place on bedside tables and at bible studies, alike.”
The Reverend Morgan Allen, Rector of historic Trinity Church-Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts
In the Midst of the City makes an elegant, profound connection between religion and politics. Thompson argues that Christian faith and politics are inseparable, and though the Gospel is inherently political, it is not partisan. To embody God’s politics, we must first steep ourselves in God’s vision for the world embodied in the Gospels, and only then can we act politically. This collection of essays and sermons addresses hot-button social issues of recent years by putting this principle into practice, challenging the reader to live God’s politics and to be the vanguard of God’s kingdom in the world. Available on Amazon.com.
Elements of Grace explores the journey of Christian faith by invoking the basic and essential elements through which we encounter the grace of God: Earth, Water, Spirit, Light, Darkness, Discipleship, and Word. By artfully combining the story of Scripture and the stories of everyday life, Thompson offers a series of profound meditations that together illuminate the heart of the Gospel. Readers will find themselves both comforted and challenged at the way this collection brings a new understanding to the depth of Christian discipleship. Available on Amazon.com.
All profits from the sales of Barkley Thompson’s books
support outreach ministries of the parishes Barkley has served.
God in the Midst of the City 