Finally!! We have received the first part of our order of Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell’s newest book, Life Reimagined: Retirement as a Spiritual Journey. Watch the Front Steps for information about Rev. Sewell’s upcoming reading being scheduled for later this Spring.
“When Marilyn Sewell retired after seventeen years as senior minister of one of the nation’s largest Unitarian Universalist churches, she expected to excel at this next chapter as she had in every other. Instead, nothing prepared her for the emptiness, loneliness, lack of purpose, and the loss of the community that she experienced when she hung up her robe, turned over the keys, and walked out the door of her beloved church. Adrift, she found herself awash in profound questions of being: Who am I, without my identity as the minister of First Unitarian? Where will I find community that holds me? What, if anything, could life possibly hold for me now? Searching for signs and solutions, she discovers practical advice for retirement but little to soothe the grief that has invaded her body and spirit.” Amazon
Another New Book
Marilynne Eichinger’s new book, Antheia in the Thorns, is in stock in our shop. It is the second book in her Rightfully Mine series. Marilynne is a longtime First Unitarian congregant, author, and former president of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
We’re Taking Orders…
…for John Fugelsang’s newest book and New York Times Bestseller: Separation of Church and Hate: A sane person’s guide to taking back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds. Mr. Fugelsang will be speaking at Trinity Episcopal in NW Portland in a few weeks. The event, being sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, will also be live-streamed. Watch Front Steps for further information.
“…the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother delivers a deeply irreverent and biblically correct takedown of far-right Christian hatred—a book for believers, atheists, agnostics, and anyone who’ll ever have to deal with a Christian nationalist.
For more than two centuries, the United States Constitution has given us the right to a society where church and state exist independently. But Christianity has been hijacked by far-right groups and politicians who seek to impose their narrow views on government, often to justify oppressive and unequal policies. The extremists who weaponize the Bible for earthly power aren’t actually on the side of Jesus—and historically they never have been. How do we fight back against those acting—literally—in bad faith?” Amazon
So many good books, so little time! Come visit your Beacon Bookstore during Coffee Hour (your coffee cup is welcome) to see what we’re finding at the top of our “Read This!” list.