New and upcoming from Skinner House!

This week we'd like to highlight some recent and upcoming titles from Skinner House Books. Life never stops sending new spiritual challenges our way. How do we, as individuals and communities, find the path forward as we strive for justice and action and also navigate growth and change? Skinner House sits at the intersection of your progressive values and life’s biggest questions. And their books—like the ones we picked out below—directly address the spiritual needs of Unitarian Universalists, seekers, and so many others who share the values of liberal religion.

Love at the Center: Unitarian
Universalist Theologies
edited by Sofía Betancourt

In response to the Article II Study Commission and the final adopted language of Article II outlining our shared values, it is clear that the value that most Unitarian Universalists describe as central to their faith is love itself. Our pressing task now is to ask how this understanding calls us forward. It is in that spirit that we asked more than two dozen leaders in our movement the question of what it means to put love at the center of our faith. In these pages, you’ll find personal testimony to love’s power, reminders of the centrality of love throughout the long histories of Universalism and Unitarianism, and theologies of love drawn from many different expressions of our faith. Available to pre-order now with books coming February 4th. It includes three new chapters and an updated ebook will be published simultaneously. For those who previously purchased the ebook you can redownload the new ebook at no additional charge.

Imani Rituals:

Nurturing
African Spiritual Heritage

by Anthony Y. Stringer, Ayanna Kafi,
and Duncan E. Teague

As American society becomes increasingly diverse, people are seeking spiritual inspiration from an expanding array of sources. Imani (Swahili for faith) Rituals centers the African American experience and the African Diaspora as the inspiration for rituals to enrich religious and spiritual life for Unitarian Universalists and other liberal religions.
Intended for individual, family, congregational, and community use, the practices in this book offer a creative and contemporary approach to rituals that are grounded in heritage and tradition, creating connection with ancestors and ancient wisdom while responding to the present moment. Available to pre-order now with books coming March 4th.

Blessing It All: Rituals for

Transition and Transformation
edited by Heather Concannon and Allison Palm

Traditionally, we often mark birth, marriage, and death, and yet these are not the only moments that touch our lives and shape who we are. In this expansive collection, editors and ministers Heather Concannon and Allison Palm and contributors invite you to bless it all. The rituals—written by a diverse array of contributors with lived experiences that add depth and authenticity to each offering—foster community, joy, and healing in moments like the joining of a blended family, changing names and pronouns, honoring Pride Month, and having an abortion, among so many others. May you find connection and commitment, inspiration and invitation, a blessing and a balm in these rituals.

Social Change Now: A Guide for
Reflection and Connection
by Deepa Iyer

Social Change Now is a powerful roadmap for individuals and organizations who are ready to deepen their commitment to social justice from Deepa Iyer. Relying on two decades of work supporting social movements, Iyer introduces the social change ecosystem framework, which includes a map of ten roles, from builder to storyteller to disrupter to experimenter, as well as practices to identify values and strengthen our social change ecosystems. This practical guide contains real-world examples, reflection prompts with room to write responses, and accessible tips that can immediately be put into action.

The Release: Creativity and Freedom

After the Writing Is Done

by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew

In The Release, award-winning author and teacher Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew invites writers to lift their heads out of the product-oriented sandbox and find an alternative way to play. By returning writers to their original delight and guiding them in an ongoing creative practice, The Release helps form habits of mind, heart, and body to support a project’s final flourishing. With the same skill and compassion she brought to her other resources for writers, Andrew writes with deep empathy for the journey when a work is done, decisions around publication, the angst of receiving rejection, and the sometimes surprising challenges that come with success.

Where Two Worlds Touch: The Spirit
and Science of Alzheimer's Caregiving

by Jade C. Angelica

In 2001, Jade C. Angelica's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Angelica was dedicated to her mother's care and in that time she learned about grief, relationship, the nature of selfhood, and the unexpected blessings of Alzheimer's. In this updated 10th anniversary edition of her beloved book, Angelica adds more learnings from her years in Alzheimer’s ministry and important discoveries from the world of science. She draws on interfaith theological and spiritual resources, historical info, medical research, and practical know-how from caregivers, as well as her own story to provide a life-changing resource for those who need its gifts.

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