"As wise as grandparents, a good guide to living within our families and communities with integrity and generosity." (Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota and The Cloister Walk) "For years the religious book market has been flooded with volumes about 'spirituality,' but people are still uncertain about what it would mean to 'live like a Christian.' This is a unique response to that uncertainty, a down-to-earth description of twelve practical ways of being Christian. It would be a much different world if people were to follow the guidance of this book." (Bernard Cooke, Loyola Professor of Theology Emeritus, Holy Cross College) "Millions of Americans claim to be interested in deepening their spirituality, but many are swimming contentedly in shallow waters. The essays in this highly readable volume challenge us to practice our faith with greater dedication and imagination. Drawing inspiration from biblical tradition and from contemporary literature as well as their own experience, the authors show how such practices as hospitality, keeping Sabbath, forgiving, and singing, among others, can forge more deliberate and rewarding connections with the sacred." (Robert Wuthnow, author of Acts of Compassion) "Practicing Our Faith is a book written by a remarkable community of people -- remarkable not only because it includes some of the most insightful Christian voices of our time, but because its members prayed and talked and worked together to create this volume, modeling the way the church is meant to do its work.

As their title suggests, this book emphasizes not just the theory but the practice of the Christian life, and it does so in fresh and lively ways: it is a book that can help us understand what it might mean to become 'the Word mader flesh' in the course of everyday life. Equally important, the practices explored here go far beyond the individual -- and sometimes isolating -- techniques often advocated by spiritual textx into ways of reaching out to others, of strengthening our communities and institutions, of helping to heal the world. Practicing Our Faith is a book that should be widely read, and more: it should be put into action." (Parker Palmer, author of The Active Life and To Know As We Are Known) "Here are wonderfully suggestive and edifying essays that will help 'people of faith' put their beliefs and convictions to that ultimate test of conduct -- how we call upon out ideals in the everyday lived life that is our great opportunity, but also our demanding test, and at times, trial." (Robert Coles, author of The Spiritual Life of Children) " a stimulating contribution to the work of making explicit the connection between what Christians do and what they believe " (Theology, 1 November 2002).