Here is a sample of titles recently added to the collection

 A biblical path to the triune God: Jesus, Paul, and the revelation of the Trinity /Denis M. Farkasfalvy, O. Cist ; foreword by Bruce D. Marshall ; edited by Thomas Esposito, O. Cist. This short volume was finished just before  Farkasfalvy’s death in 2020. In A Biblical Path to the Triune God, the Cistercian abbot identifies the earliest biblical witnesses to the Church’s teaching about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This book aims to show that the Trinitarian doctrine of the Church defined in the later ecumenical councils is firmly rooted in the very first reflections on Jesus’ ministry and mystery by the biblical authors.

 All who are weary: easing the burden on the walk with mental illness /Emmy Kegler. Kegler joins the reader on the long walk of reflection, understanding, and compassion, calling followers of Jesus back to ancient practices of lament, vulnerability, honesty, community, and hope. This book is not a map to a cure, nor a perfectly restorative prayer. Written with a wide community in mind–patients, but also parents and partners, coworkers and friends, pastors and therapists, and the whole church–All Who Are Weary points to the embodied grace known in Jesus, trusting in the promise of a lighter load for all.

 An introduction to the Old Testament: the Canon and Christian imagination /Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt. This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts. Incorporating the most current scholarship, this new edition also includes concrete tips for doing close readings of the Old Testament text, and a chapter on ways to read Scripture and respond in light of pressing contemporary issues, such as economic inequality, racial and gender justice, and environmental degradation

 Ancient mosaics /Roger Ling. 

 Digital storytelling: capturing lives, creating community /Joe Lambert with Brooke Hessler. n this revised and updated edition of the StoryCenter’s popular guide to digital storytelling, StoryCenter founder Joe Lambert offers budding storytellers the skills and tools they need to craft compelling digital stories. Using a “Seven Steps” approach, Lambert helps storytellers identify the fundamentals of dynamic digital storytelling.

 Greek sanctuaries: new approaches /edited by Nanno Marinatos and Robin Hägg. 

How to build a healthy church: a practical guide for deliberate leadership /Mark Dever and Paul Alexander. The aim of this book is to hold up a way of doing things that has been recovered from centuries past-a church driven and governed by the gospel.

   Little Malcolm and his struggle against the Eunuchs. David Halliwell. A mixture of comedy and cruelty, this play was first performed in London’s West End in the 1960s. It follows the adventures of Malcolm Scrawdyke, one of four North of England arts students who heat their cold attic to boiling point with fantastic and elaborate onslaughts against authority.

 

 Love makes room: and other things I learned when my daughter came out /Staci Frenes. When Frenes learned her teenage daughter was gay, she found her dreams for the future–along with her lifelong faith–collapsing around her. Coming to terms with a new reality offered an invitation to make room for many things: the inevitability of uncertainty, hope in the midst of loss, awkward and tough conversations, an expanding faith, and a greater understanding of how people are more the same than different.

 Reconnect: spiritual restoration from digital distraction /Ed Cyzewski. Cyzewski investigates the crisis of attention that is leading to mental health challenges and extending to our souls. For all its benefits and promises, technology trains its users to pursue the exact opposite of contemplative prayer practices every day, claims Cyzewski. Grounded in current research into the impact of technology, Reconnect helps Christians rewire their technology addictions and train themselves to be present and aware of God rather than tuned into the constant distractions and deceptions of this digital age.

 Solstice /Zinnie Harris. A family is riven by intergenerational conflict when forced to resettle in an oppressive state. Solstice explores themes of faith and terror in a world slipping out of control. Harris’s Solstice is her second RSC commission and marks the first in a trilogy of plays: Solstice, Midwinter (New Work Festival 2004) and Fall. Solstice premiered at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in March 2005.

 The final sack of Nineveh: the discovery, documentation, and destruction of King Sennacherib’s throne room at Nineveh, Iraq /John Malcolm Russell. In his palace at Nineveh, Assyrian King Sennacherib immortalized his campaign against Jerusalem with a series of sculptures. Russell presents photographs and drawings of the sculptures, and proposes standards for the preservation of artifacts

 The Gnostic scriptures /translated with annotations and introductions by Bentley Layton ; with additions and revisions by David Brakke. This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. It provides authoritative translations of ancient texts from Greek, Latin, and Coptic, with introductions, bibliographies, and annotations. This second edition provides updates throughout and adds three new ancient texts, including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas.

 The mysteries of the Lord’s prayer: wisdom from the Early Church /John Gavin, SJ ; foreword by George Weigel. An in-depth examination of the Lord’s Prayer guided by the writings of the Church Fathers.

 The person in psychology and Christianity: a faith-based critique of five theories of social development /Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe. Lindner Gunnoe offers a comprehensive understanding of personhood from both perspectives, examining the intersection of biblical perspectives with established theories of social development as proposed by Erik Erikson, B. F. Skinner, Evolutionary Psychology, and more.

 The sayings and stories of the desert fathers and mothers. Volume 1, A-H (E͠ta) /translated and introduced by Tim Vivian ; preface by Kathleen Norris ; foreword by Terrence G. Kardong. For the first time in an English translation, this volume provides: extensive background and contextual notes, significant variant readings in the alphabetical manuscripts and textual differences vis-à-vis the systematic and anonymous Apophthegmata, reference notes to both quotations from Scriptures and the many allusions to Scripture in the sayings and stories. In addition, there is an extensive glossary that offers information and further resources on people, places, and significant monastic vocabulary. Perfect for students and enthusiasts of the desert tradition.