Two-Year Academy #42
Camp McDowell (AL)

Session 8: Nov. 11-16, 2024

Session Faculty

Luther Smith

Candler School of Theology,
Atlanta, GA

CME

Mary Earle

Priest, Author, Poet, and Spiritual Director
San Antonio, TX

TEC

Books for Session 8

Sustaining Our Life in Christ: A Rule of Life – Mary Earle

  1. Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie Thompson

  2. At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us by Margaret Guenther

  3. Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness by Mary C. Earle (Rule of Life for Living with Illness – OPTIONAL for anyone who may need it)

Bearing Witness to the Reign of God in the World – Luther Smith

  1. Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann, by Walter Brueggemann (Fortress Press).

  2. Hope Is Here! Spiritual Practices for Pursuing Justice and Beloved Community, by Luther E. Smith Jr. (Westminster John Knox Press); the book will be available on November 7, 2023; pre-orders are now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, WJKbooks.com, pcusastore.com, and several other online bookstores.

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