Sylvie Weil’s “The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia” Review by B. Jersak
Sylvie Weil’s The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia (IPBooks, 2025) Review by Bradley Jersak SUMMARY — In The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia, Sylvie Weil invites us into the curious pilgrimage of a pre-born soul who ventures from the warmth of his mother’s womb,...
Simone Weil: Venice Saved (bilingual, hard cover edition)
This is the first bilingual and only hardcover edition of Simone Weil’s “Venice Saved,”, with the original French on facing pages to Eric H. Janzen’s fresh translation. Janzen, himself a poet and songwriter, brings out the elegance of Weil’s poems and the grandiosity of her prose. Bradley Jersak, a Weil scholar, contributes an Introduction and the essay, “An Astonishing Life,” highlighting Weil’s political theology (and anti-theodicy) of the Cross, which subtly permeates the book.
Dungeons, Dragons & Political Realities – Bradley Jersak with Nikki Morgen
Bradley Jersak sits down with Nikki Morgen, discussing how her current D&D Campaign is re-enchanting reality to explore the nature of the soul and the cost of entering covenants with tyrants ... and the spiritual death of untethering from them. NIKKI: In my...
Munther Isaac: Palestinian Christian Pastor on War, Hope, and Love – with Lee C. Camp
Imagine you're in charge of pastoring a congregation amidst a war. What does it mean to love your enemies when violence is outside your window, and visceral images of your congregation’s devastation fill your phone? How would you find hope and carry on? CLICK HERE TO...
Curt Thompson: The Work Beneath Lasting Love – with Lee C. Camp
What if the deepest work of love isn’t finding the right person, but becoming someone who can truly be known? CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Psychiatrist and author Dr. Curt Thompson joins Lee C. Camp for a Valentine’s Day conversation about desire, shame, and suffering, and...
A Combat Veteran’s Liturgy – Jason Burkett
INVOCATION GOD of Creation, help us to understand our role in the violence we see around us, be it war, be it domestic abuse, be it how we treat our neighbor, or the stranger among us. Open our eyes, our ears and hearts to the way of shalom. Be with us as we listen to...
Liza J. Rankow’s “Soul Medicine for a Fractured World” – Review by Felicia Murrell
“Soul Medicine for a Fractured World” is an essential companion for anyone seeking to connect more deeply and find strength beyond the noise of the modern world.
Plough’s “Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter” – Review by Bradley Jersak
Plough Publishing has once again offered a high-quality treasure-trove from Christianity’s classical authors. Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter is a beautiful hardcover (with sleeve) expanded edition of daily devotional readings for Lent and Easter.
The Threshold of Joy – Eric H Janzen
The Threshold of Joy It was night, but they dared not sleep In the starlit darkness, they watched The wind caught the sound of their sheep Resting as though the world were at peace These soul-weary shepherds all wondered Would the blind ever see once more? Would the...
Resurrection and Restoration: Julian of Norwich & the Apostle Paul on Divine Love’s Ultimate Triumph by Eunike Jonathan
Julian’s vision parallels that of the Apostle Paul, whose writings proclaim the same mystery of grace and the ultimate reconciliation of all creation in Christ. For both, revelation is not private possession but charism—a gift freely given for the building up of the Church.3 Though separated by fourteen centuries, both bear witness to the same mystery of divine love revealed in the resurrection4—the reconciliation of all creation in Christ (1 Cor. 15).