Abbey of the Arts Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Book Club Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month they are joined by Carmen Acevedo Butcher to discuss her book Practice of the Presence: A Revolutionary Translation by Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (Author) Carmen Aceve ..read more

Abbey of the Arts Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Book Club Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month they are joined by author Patrick Reyes to discuss his book The Purpose Gap: Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive. In The Purpose Gap, Patrick Reyes reflec ..read more

Abbey of the Arts Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Book Club Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month they are joined by author Mihee Kim-Kort to discuss her book Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith. Mihee Kim-Kort is a wife, a mom, and a Pr ..read more

Abbey of the Arts Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Book Club Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month they are joined by author Aurelia Dávila Pratt to discuss her book A Brown Girl’s Epiphany: Reclaim Your Intuition and Step into Your Power. Each of us has traumas, trigger ..read more

Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month we are reading Then They Came for Mine: Healing from the Trauma of Racial Violence by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts. Black Americans’ resilience during centuries of racially-motivated violence is beyond remarkable. But continuing to endure this har ..read more

Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month we are reading The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus by Damon Garcia. For thousands of years, religious messages have been used to either uphold the status quo or upend it. And while we are all very familiar with the kind of conservative Chris ..read more

Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month we are reading Soul Talk: How to Have the Most Important Conversation of All by Kirk Byron Jones. “Though your soul may be more mystery to you than familiar reality, you are not a stranger to soul moments. When you smile for no reason, know som ..read more

Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month Christine and Claudia Love are joined by Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from thre ..read more

Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. This month Christine and Claudia are joined by Makoto Fujimura, author of Art + Faith: A Theology of Making. Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura’s broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritua ..read more

Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a voice of color. The community is invited to purchase and read the books in advance and participate actively in this journey of deepening, discovery, and transformation. Jesus asks his followers to stay awake, which begs the question: stay awake to what? Staying Awake is a practical exploration of Christianity for people who want to show up for justice and stay in the movement. Discover nine essential practices to transform you for ..read more