Teaching Creative Writing, edited by Heather Beck, includes lively contributions from over two dozen leading practitioners in the field. Topics addressed include history of Creative Writing, workshops, undergraduate, postgraduate, reflective activities, assessment, critical theory, and information technology. For more information, or to purchase, click here.  

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All of life is a journey. We are always traveling to Christ even as we travel with Christ. To be a disciple, therefore, is to shape one’s life for the journey. A disciple is one who forms his or her life around certain disciplines, which, in turn, allows him or her to grow into the [...]

The Right Reverend G. Porter Taylor was consecrated as the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina September 18, 2004. He grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and earned his B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his M.A. in English from the University of South Carolina, [...]

Cultivating Virtues of Christian Living DAILY PRACTICES for God’s People is far more than a book; it is an interactive discipline for living our Christian virtues, day by day. For use by groups and individuals, each virtue guides readers to a fuller understanding and practice. Each virtue may be studied on its own, or in [...]