3. B. Additional Resources Christianity as a Way of Life
The videos and books below help introduce the idea of a Practice Based Christianity
The Presiding Bishop on the Way of Love
Michael Curry spells out the practices of his “Rule of Life” for the church.
Richard Rohr on a Practice-Based Christianity
Some have predicted that the future of Christianity cannot be just belief based. We’ve pretty much tried that for most of our history. We have to be also practice based. We have to find something that rewires this and reconnects this. We call that practice. Click here to watch.
The Book of Common Prayer (1979)
As Armentrout and Slocum note in their Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, that “Anglican liturgical piety has been rooted in the Prayer Book tradition since the publication of the first English Prayer Book in 1549.”
We, who are many and diverse, come together in Christ through our worship, our common prayer. The prayer book, most recently revised in 1979, contains our liturgies, our prayers, our theological documents, and much, much more.
Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr
This classic of Rohr's introduces his vision of a generous and engaged spiritual life. Our rector re-reads this book at least once every couple years. It is a grounding in a practice-based approach to Christianity.
The City is My Monastery by Richard Carter
Richard Carter, a former Melanesian brother, left the established monastic life to help found a community at the busy parish of St. Martin in the Field, in the heart of London. His book is an invitation into a rule of life for the everyday Christain.
Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs & Practices by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe
Take a journey through The Book of Common Prayer, the Christian life, and basic beliefs of our faith, guided by two Episcopal priests--Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe. Walk through the liturgical year, the sacraments of the church, habits of daily prayer, and the teachings of Anglican Christianity. See how our prayer shapes our belief and our lives and how our beliefs lead us into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
