Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life is the name of my book on contextual theology due out in the Fall of 2008 with NavPress. Pre-order Today!
About: Coffeehouse Theology will help the reader understand, shape, and live out practical Christian theology in the postmodern context. Beginning with the relationship of cultural context and theology, Coffeehouse Theology roots theology in the church’s mission to be the presence of God’s Kingdom. Far from dividing the church, contextual theology unites the church in a dynamic dialogue about the presence of God, his revelation in scripture, and the interpretations of the historic and global churches.
Advanced Praise
“Ed Cyzewski is uniquely capable of providing an account of the challenges facing Christian ministry and witness in the contemporary setting and clear and practical assistance for communities seeking fresh expressions of the Christian faith in the context of postmodern culture. His book has the potential of becoming a significant resource amidst the growing literature on the emerging church.”
John Franke of Biblical Theological Seminary and Author of Beyond Foundationalism
Like a jolt of java, this book awakens the reader to the discipline of cultural context. Here is a non-bookish book on how all theology should be drenched in the smells and flavors of the house roast.
Leonard Sweet, Drew University, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, www.sermons.com
The Southshire Pepper-Pot is a collection of short stories from a group of writers in Southwest Vermont, many of whom belong to the Southshire Roundtable. I contributed “A Bittersweet Land” to this anthology.
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“Southshire Pepper-Pot is a tasty book, filled with delicious stories to be munched on slowly with a glass of wine. This is just the kind of book I love to discover and savor with recipes that top off a full- course meal of literary victuals”
Bill Morgan, Beat Chronicler and author of I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Alllen Ginsberg and Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression
“Southshire Roundtable has given us a tasty literary treat, a rich menu of deliciously seasoned prose and poetry that will satisfy the appetite of all who enjoy a good read. The short stories are delicious tales inhabited by people we immediately empathize with as well as by unique characters who appeal to our fascination with the strange and mysterious. The essays too are remarkably diverse nostalgic pieces about local places served side by side with insightful accounts of such faraway locations as the Middle East and Key West. The talented writers represented here are proof positive that literature of the first order is alive and well in our area.”
Lea Newman, Bennington, Vermont; Professor Emerita, MCLA and author of Robert Frost: the People, Places and Stories behind his New England Poetry and Growing Up Italian in Chicago
