Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality by J. Brent Bill

The title, Holy Silence, and the book’s striking cover—a beautiful and simple black and white paper-cut of a pastoral farm scene—enticed me right away. As one who has long embraced silence, not necessarily as a spiritual discipline,
but as an emotional survival tool (same thing, maybe?) I was intrigued to learn more...

Meeting Islam: A Guide for Christians by George Dardess

The title of this book, Meeting Islam: A Guide for Christians, is slightly misleading.  Better it should have been called something like: Meeting Islam in Rochester: One Christian’s Journey, for Dardess’book is no mere academic or theological exercise.