Better: Waking Up to Who We Could Be

by Melvin Bray
http://better.melvinbray.com/

What if we could actually change the world by telling better stories? What if the world we have—with its racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, religious hatred, ecological disregard—is exactly the world we have spun into existence through the stories we have told?

In his new book, Melvin Bray insists that a better world is possible if the stories around which we organize our lives begin to match the beauty we imagine is possible. Bray puts forth his own daring yet faithful reimaginings of classic faith stories that inspire more beautiful, more just, more virtue-filled ways of being in the world.

In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World

by Pádraig Ó Tuama
http://www.padraigotuama.com/

There's an old Irish proverb: 'It is in the shelter of each other that the people live'. In this book much-loved poet, storyteller, theologian and speaker Pádraig Ó Tuama applies ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical reflection and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world.

Interweaving everyday stories with analysis, gospel reflections with mindfulness and Celtic spirituality with poetry, this book explores the practice of welcoming as a spiritual discipline. In particular, Pádraig tells careful stories of welcoming parts of life that are often unwelcome.

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

by Linda Sarsour
https://www.lindasarsour.com/

Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, shares an “unforgettable memoir” (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country.

In this “book that speaks to our times” (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes of Linda in the foreword, “While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.” This is her story.

Off to Starboard (Album)

by the Seventh String
https://theseventhstringband.bandcamp.com/

A love letter to planet Earth, The Seventh String's studio debut is a showcase of modern singer-songwriting, traditional music, and earthy a cappella ballads. Featuring four new songs from writing duo K Stellar Dutcher and Laura Benson, haunting tunes from 1600s Scotland and 1800s America, and new takes of early band favorites, "Off to Starboard" defies a single genre and demonstrates the trio's broad capacity to make music that lifts the human heart.

Human Too (Album)

by Nikki Lerner
http://www.nikkilerner.com/

“I’ve created this project to give you space to dance, sing, cry if you need to, and to celebrate the beauty of how you have been uniquely designed. May the sounds on this record encourage you to dream again, open up your heart one more time, and remind you that you are human, too. Enjoy!”

Neither One of Us Is Wrong (Album)

by Phoebe Hunt & the Gatherers
https://phoebehuntmusic.com/

In her critically acclaimed 2017 release, Shanti’s Shadow, Hunt intimately revealed her inner journey through meditation and musical exploration. "Neither One of Us Is Wrong" takes flight from this personal introspection and cants a reflection on society that Hunt deems her ‘outer world’. “I see my music, and art in general, as an opportunity to interpret and transmute the experiences we collectively encounter as we journey through life on this planet.”

American Foursquare (Album)

by Denison Witmer
https://denisonwitmer.com/

American Foursquare is a meditation on empathy, on love, and on the meaning of home. Denison began writing American Foursquare after he and his family relocated from Philadelphia to his hometown of Lancaster in 2014, trading their 800-square-foot row home for a 100-year-old house. As Denison wrote and recorded these songs, the simplicity, ubiquity, and plain-spoken utilitarianism of the American Foursquare house became a centering stand-in metaphor for many of the themes on the record: loss, change, settling, transition.