Amy Pagliarella, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:54:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Amy Pagliarella, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org 32 32 The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/the-exvangelicals-loving-living-and-leaving-the-white-evangelical-church/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:18 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125836 Sarah McCammon is a compassionate companion as well as a reliable teacher for pastors, therapists and friends wondering how to better understand and support exvangelicals on the journey. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Disillusioned https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/disillusioned/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:00:43 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125383 Using research and personal stories, Benjamin Herold posits that the portrait of suburban America as a place of upward mobility for all is an illusion. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Embracing Queer Family: Learning to Live Authentically in Our Families and Communities https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/embracing-queer-family-learning-to-live-authentically-in-our-families-and-communities/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:18:04 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125384 Read this book if the transgender community is unfamiliar, and you are seeking understanding. Read it if you want to be a better friend to the trans community. And add it your library of resources for church members who may be wrestling with this reality. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Your summer reading guide — bonus content https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/your-summer-reading-guide-bonus-content/ Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:50 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125294 Outlook Social Media Producer Jesy Littlejohn and Book Review Editor Amy Pagliarella offer a deeper look into the minds that curate our reading lists. Plus: all the books you should read this summer.

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]]> The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitation, and Creativity https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/the-mother-artist-portraits-of-ambition-limitation-and-creativity/ Fri, 10 May 2024 10:09:50 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125082 "The Mother Artist" by Catherine Ricketts is a compelling exploration of motherhood’s ability to both limit and stimulate art. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Trash: A Poor White Journey https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/trash-a-poor-white-journey/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:02:02 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124287 "'Trash' makes the case that poverty and racism are part of the plan, not unintended by-products of the American experiment. This can be tough to hear, which is, perhaps, why it is often dismissed as misguided 'wokeness' rather than respectfully debated." — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Somehow: Thoughts on Love https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/somehow-thoughts-on-love/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:01:20 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124395 In "Somehow," Anne Lamott gives us reason to trust in the God whose love is the greatest of all.

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]]> Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/uncertain-the-wisdom-and-wonder-of-being-unsure/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:22:18 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123841 Maggie Jackson’s celebration of uncertainty can free church leaders from defensiveness, inviting us to ponder and question — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice, and Love https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/being-here-prayers-for-curiosity-justice-and-love/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:51:21 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123544 "'Being Here' would be a welcome addition to a small group’s gathering and closing time or stand on its own as the foundation of a daily or weekly prayer service," writes Amy Pagliarella of Pádraig Ó Tuama's latest book.

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]]> Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith https://pres-outlook.org/2024/02/field-notes-for-the-wilderness-practices-for-an-evolving-faith/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:43:54 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123206 "In 'Field Notes for the Wilderness,' Bessey writes to fellow 'wanderers' who seek a way to follow Jesus that honors their doubts and questions." — Amy Pagliarella

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