Books

The Liberation of the Laity

“If I could have one wish fulfilled, I’d wish that Anne Rowthorn’s The Liberation of the Laity would be required reading for Christians everywhere! She is the voice for the Church’s voiceless.”

--Irene V. Jackson-Brown, Senior Fellow, Phelps-Stokes Fund

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Earth and All the Stars

Drawn from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and the religions of indigenous people, Earth and All the Stars is an anthology to save the earth. Contributions range from the earliest recorded Hindu song (3000 B.C. E.) to the oldest known Celtic prayer to a contemporary poem written by a Nigerian teenager. Also represented are ancient Chinese poems, Native American chants, and incantations from indigenous peoples. Read more.

Your Daily Life Is Your Temple

“Rowthorn integrates the wisdom of many faiths and cultures through stories about family, work, friends, children, money, the environment, justice and hospitality. It’s like a walk with a friend in the woods on a sunny day.”

--Sally Simmel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
consultant and workshop leader
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Song of the Universe

“Anne Rowthorn has ably assembled Wisdom from a splendid palate, drawn from different faith traditions, cultures, and eras of human history. In Song of the Universe, she retrieves her readers from the exile of either apathy or over-extension, and sends them back to do what needs to be done--with renewed heart and resolve to make a difference.”

--The Rev. Canon Carla V. Pryne, Episcopal priest
and founder of Earth Ministry
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Feast of the Universe

Feast of the Universe is a comprehensive sourcebook of ecological prayers and liturgies drawn from Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions. They range from ancient Asian cultures, Europe, the Americas, Oceana and the Pacific Islands. There are First Peoples’ prayers and litanies from Navajo, Lakota, Ojibway, Zuñi, Pawnee and Algonquin traditions. Included are litanies and responsive readings and creation liturgies for specific times, days and seasons of the year. Read more.