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Recent acquisitions:

📖 Going to Church in Medieval England by Nicholas Orme
📖 The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation by Ian Mortimer

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I picked this up when we were in Pennsylvania last month. It was written by an insider, so it avoids stereotyping, yet the author doesn‘t shy away from exploring all the divisions and dissensions that have happened over the last 250 years. I loved it. (Picture from our trip.)

#CoverLove #Angel had this one a long time

★★☆☆☆

I'm glad I read this as an influential historical document, but wow! Despite my strict religious upbringing and lifelong fascination with Christian monasticism, I was somehow not prepared for just how authoritarian Benedict's Rule would be.

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I have done enough reading on the subject that I knew most of this history, but it was a helpful overview to put it all in perspective in chronological order. It reminded me that racism hasn‘t gone away, it has just morphed into new forms. An excellent primer for anyone confronting the intersection of race and faith. It challenges me to remember that intentional action is needed to address both personal and systemic racism.

Recent acquisitions:

📖 Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship by Christopher L. Webber
📖 Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe
📖 My Faith My Life: A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church by Jennifer Gambler

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Holmes is currently one of the best historical resources on Instagram-I have learned so much from her posts- &I was so excited to read this book bringing to light ten Black women who were foundational to the Christian faith.
The majority of these names were brand new to me,& hearing how much they contributed just reinforces the certainty that we are standing on the shoulders of many other Black women history hasn‘t remembered.