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BOOKS BY JOHN KILLINGER
BOOKS BY JOHN KILLINGER, which are still in print and may be ordered from Amazon.com, directly from their publishers, or through your nearest bookstore:
John Killinger's Newest Book
John Killinger’s newest book, released by Crossroad Publishing Co. in April 2007, is called The Changing Shape of Our Salvation. After giving a history of the development of redemption theology from the Jews of the Old Testament through the early Christians of the New Testament, and from the early church to the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and modern times, Killinger discusses the radical changes taking place in people’s understanding of salvation since the advent of electric communication and the resultant globalization of our culture. As in his other books, Killinger tells a story: a story that applies to every one of us. Early reviews of the book, say the publishers, are “raves.”
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God, the Devil, & Harry Potter: A Minister’s Defense of the Boy Wizard, published by St. Martin’s Press, $22.95 (hardback, ISBN 0-312-30869-8) and $12.95 (paperback, ISBN 0-312-30871-X). To order, phone 1-888-330-8477. |
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Winter Soulstice: Celebrating the Spirituality of the Wisdom Years, published by Crossroad Publishing Co., $19.95 (paperback, ISBN 0-8245-2316-4). To order, phone 212-868-1801. |
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Ten Things I Learned Wrong from a Conservative Church, published by Crossroad Publishing Co., $19.95 (paperback, ISBN 0-8245-2011-4). To order, phone 212-868-1801.
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Seven Things They Don’t Teach You in Seminary, published by Crossroad Publishing Co., $16.95 (paperback, ISBN 0-8245-2392-3). To order, phone212-868-1801
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Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise: Prayers and Affirmations for Christian Worship, published by Abingdon Press, $16 (paperback, ISBN 0-687-04600-9). To order, phone 1-800-251-3320.
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Enter Every Trembling Heart: More Prayers and Affirmations for Christian Worship, published by Abingdon Press, $16 (paperback, ISBN 0-687B09395-3). To order, phone 1-800-251-3320.
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Beginning Prayer, published by Upper Room Books, $10 (ISBN 0-8358-0676-6). To order, phone 1-800-251-3320.
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God’s People at Prayer: Pastoral Prayers and Responses for Public Worship, published by Abingdon Press, $14 (ISBN 0-687-33463-2). To order, phone 1-800-251-3320
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Fundamentals of Preaching, published by Fortress Press, $22.00 (ISBN 0-8006-17967). Only $17.60 if ordered online from Fortress. To order, phone 1-800-328-4648.
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THE FOLLOWING BOOKS are available from the authors at 5809 Chittenden Drive, Warrenton, VA 20187. Please send check or money order.
Jessie: A Novel
Imagine Jesus as a woman in today’s America. What would she look like and how would she behave? What kind of miracles would she perform? How would she provoke cruel men to brutally murder her? And to whom would she appear after death? This beautiful novel about a beautiful woman is set primarily in the mountain country around Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where Jessie earns her living as an artist. She and her adopted stray, a German Shepherd she calls Columbo because he has a bad eye, are familiar sights on the roads and byways of this lovely territory—until she offends the conservative religionists by painting a series of famous women in religion, including Rosa Parks, whose portrait waves a red flag in front of diehard segregationists. Like Jesus of old, Jessie has her disciples too, women named Roxie, Phyllis, and Joan, who love her and would follow her almost anywhere.
“This beautiful story will provide delightful hours of readings,” says famous Joshua novelist Joseph F. Girzone, “and many profound messages needed today. I loved the story.”
Originally $14.95, now $12 plus $5 shipping and handling. Leader’s Discussion Guide and Study Guide (separate booklets) also available at $2 each, plus 50 cents shipping and handling. Often used by Sunday school classes and other groups for engaging discussions. ISBN 1-56977-575-3
The Night Jessie Sang at the Opry
In this sequel to Jessie: A Novel, Jessie returns to life as a country-music singer in Nashville, Tennessee, often called “the Vatican City of America” because of its numerous religious headquarters. Propelled into the spotlight by her plaintive voice and original songs, she issues a compelling call to righteousness and honesty on the religious scene. But this is soon met by staunch resistance from a number of highly-placed church leaders. And when some of those leaders turn out to be Mafia figures as well, Jessie’s death is a foregone conclusion. She is killed during a Good Friday concert at the Grand Ol’ Opry. But, as it is with Jesus in the Gospel stories, this isn’t the end of the narrative, for Jessie keeps a date for an extraordinary interview with a persistent reporter from one of Nashville’s newspapers, and the entire city is electrified at the story of her return.
Originally $14.95, now $12 plus $5 shipping and handling. ISBN 1-88730-00-1
Oh, To Be in England! Its Pleasures and Treasures for the First-TimeVisitor
John and Anne Killinger have lived in England several times, usually on sabbatical leave from universities where John taught, and have traveled extensively throughout the British Isles. This chatty, informative book blends interesting historical facts with practical descriptions of where to go, what to see, even where to eat and where to stay. At the end of the book are several suggested itineraries for one week, two week, and three week visits. “This book tripled or quadrupled our pleasure in seeing England!” declared William and Betty Drummond of Dallas, Texas.
Originally $18.00. Now only $12 plus $5 shipping and handling. ISBN 1-887730-052
Bread for the Wilderness, Wine for the Journey: The Miracle of Prayer and Meditation.
A lyrical, descriptive book about the wonders of prayer and the life of prayer. Chapter titles are: “Prayer and the Wilderness,” “Prayer and the Reign of God,” “Prayer and the Individual,” “Prayer and Community,” and “Prayer and World.” Filled with arresting true stories about the effects of prayer and what it has meant to the author in his own life.
“[This is] a truly wonderful book,” wrote Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, author of the Power of Positive Thinking books. “I’m fascinated by its logic, its philosophy, and its faith. Besides, it is a human document recording the love and joy which are so apparent in the personality of the author.”
Originally published by Word Publishing Co. at $14.95. Now $10 plus $5 shipping and handling. Leader’s Guide and separate individual study guides also available at $2 plus 50 cents shipping and handling. Ideal for Sunday school classes and other study groups. ISBN 1-887730-06-0
BOOKS BY ANNE KATHRYN KILLINGER
An Inner Journey to Easter: Daily Meditations for the Lenten Season
Fascinating, deeply-personal meditations that lead the reader step-by-step through forty days of introspection and repentance to the threshold of Easter itself, when the spirit is ready to soar and celebrate.
Originally published by Smyth & Helwys Publishers at $12.95. Now $10 plus $5 shipping and handling.
Pendleton Farm: A Novel
A sensitive first novel about a young woman named Becky, who grows up on a Southern plantation during the days before the Civil War. When war comes, Becky and the women manage the plantation while the men are away fighting. And when a handsome Union colonel named Josiah MacCarter shows up wounded on her doorstep, Becky hides him in the cellar until he has recovered and can help with the chores. Inevitably, the two fall in love and eventually make their way to Boston, where Josiah’s parents live, to get married. But in the meantime they take up the cause of the slaves on their and neighboring plantations, and help them to find their way on the underground railroad to safety. Becky even leads one of these expeditions herself. Thoroughly researched and beautifully told, this story has been highly praised for its skillful use of Negro dialect and its throbbing sense of love and humanity.
Originally published at $15 (paperback, ISBN 1-887730-09-5). Now $12 plus $5 shipping and handling.
Rachel Remembers: A Novel
A sequel to Pendleton Farm, this story centers on Rachel, a young girl who grew up at Pendleton and married a romantic cotton broker from England named Sir Jeffrey Farnsworth. Going to live in London, she becomes one of Queen Victoria’s ladies in waiting, spending months each year at court. The queen is fascinated by the sensible, attractive girl from England’s former colony, and often favors her with the royal companionship. It would be a pleasant story except for Lady Farnsworth, Sir Jeffrey’s mother, who is raging with jealousy and one day attempts to kill Rachel. The story is remembered and told by Rachel as an old woman crossing the Atlantic for the last time, when she meets a handsome journalist and spends many hours recalling her life for a book he intends to write. Researched and written while the author was living in Oxford, England, the novel is filled with interesting details about British court life under the longest-serving monarch in English history.
Originally published at $15 (paperback, ISBN 1-888773010-9). Now $12 plus $5 shipping and handling.
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