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Friendship Press Ecumenical Publisher for the National Council of Churches
To request a catalog or place an order, call 1-800-889-5733, e-mail Rbray@gbgm-umc.org, or write: FP Distribution Office BESTSELLERS: VIDEOS Indonesia: Rushing Into Tomorrow Video, 30 minutes
Indonesia, the world's fourth largest nation
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HYMNAL FOR WORSHIP
A WORLD OF CHILDREN'S SONGS, STORIES AND GAMES
This three-book series brings the best stories, songs and games from more than 60 countries. The books are a treasure of delight for children ages 5 to 12.
Stories: $19.95; ISBN 0-377-00259-3 MEDITATIONS
Women at the Well: Volume 1:
This collection offers perspectives for women who seek a healthy Christian lifestyle. Readers gain spiritual insight from contributors' stories of personal challenges and growth. $16.00; ISBN 0-8170-1245-1 Women at the Well, Volume 2: Meditations for Quenching Our Thirst
This follow-up to the first best-selling volume offers more than 250 devotions for spiritual nourishment written by women from diverse backgrounds. $16.00; ISBN 0-8170-1404-7 |
Welcome to Friendship Press, offering the best in global resources for local churches and communities! We bring you the world, so you can make it better! Friendship Press offers more than 150 books and other resources of interest to adults, youth and children, many of them with companion study guides to help educators plan their curricula. Our books on cross-cultural understanding, global living, spirituality and faith, child advocacy, human rights, world peace and related subjects have proven to be valuable resources for congregations and community groups -- and, of course, for individual use! For complete product information, request the Friendship Press Catalog for 2004-2005. Information about several Friendship Press new offerings and "bestsellers" follows. SEE ALSO:
NEW OFFERINGS The Saint John's Bible
Donald Jackson, world renowned calligrapher and illuminator, in collaboration with artists and theologians, has woven word and image in this one-in-a-millennium project. Significant in both size and scope, The Saint John's Bible will be bound in seven magnificent volumes, comprising nearly 1,100 pages, measuring 15-7/8 inches wide and 24-1/2 inches tall. The translation of The Saint John's Bible is the National Council of Churches USA's New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). This translation was chosen because it is theologically sound and has the distinction of being officially authorized for use by major Christian churches. Gospels and Acts (DC0-8146-9051-3). Hardcover with dust jacket; 136 pages, $64.95. Future volumes are to include Pentateuch, Historical Books, Prophets, Wisdom Literature, Psalms, and Letters and Revelation. Order now from Friendship Press. Illuminating the Word:
Illuminating the Word explores a modern version of an age-old relationship between patron and sponsor, and the artistic director, scribes and artists producing this monumental artwork. It describes lectio divina, the unique method the Benedictine monks use to read the Bible, in which the Holy Scriptures come alive through the power of imagination. It explores the challenge of creating new images for ancient stories. Illuminating the Word reveals the working process behind one of the greatest undertakings of our time and vividly brings to life its challenges and triumphs. Illuminating the Word (DC0-8146-9050-5). Hardcover with dust jacket; 240 pages, 9-5/8 inches by 11-3/8 inches. $39.95. Order now from Friendship Press. BEST SELLERS: BOOKS
“The loss of tens of thousands of children was not a byproduct of the genocide that gripped Rwanda for 100 days in 1994. It was an integral part of the Hutu government’s plan to exterminate the Tutsi population. Other books have described in painful detail how this holocaust claimed 800,000 lives and created 300,000 orphans, while the rest of the world looked the other way. Witness to Genocide: The Children of Rwanda tells the story through the eyes of the child survivors. 48pp. $19.95; ISBN 0-377-00330-1
Now in its seventh printing
This deeply insightful book deals with the challenges of parenting in an increasingly violent, racist and market-driven society. As he traces the causes of escalating crime and violence, the author decries the "mean politics" that often flow out of the "family values" debate, challenging himself and the reader to reassess both personal choices and public policies in light of children's needs. $9.95; ISBN 0-377-00309-3 |
a
population of over 200 million people, is rapidly entering the international
economy and becoming a major player on the world stage. Included in this
overview is the role of Christianity and other world religions in a
predominantly Muslim country, and an analysis of some of the difficult
problems facing Indonesia, such as the status of East Timor. Produced by
Church World Service. $19.95; FP 58389
Containing
hymns, worship resources and services using the New Revised Standard Version
of the Bible, this hymnal is a valuable resource for any interfaith setting.
$9.95; FP 176-101
Susan
C. Winslow, General Editor; Gloria Ortiz Hernandez, Illustrator
Mary
L. Mild, Editor; foreword by Marjory Zoet Bankson
Linda-Marie
Delloff and Bernadette Glover-Williams, Editors; foreword by Emilie M.
Townes
A
monumental achievement and historic undertaking, The Saint
John's Bible is a major artistic,
cultural and spiritual endeavor. It is the first handwritten and
illuminated Bible commissioned since the invention of the printing press.
In this companion volume
to The Saint John's Bible, Christopher Calderhead takes us on a
behind-the-scenes tour of this extraordinary project. This book tells
the story of the makers of the Bible and the community at Saint John's Abbey
and University in Collegeville, Minn.
Witness to Genocide: The Children of Rwanda;
Drawings by Child Survivors of the
Rwandan Genocide of 1994; Edited by
Richard A. Salem
Families
Valued: Parenting and Politics for the Good of All Children