Recommended Reads

Baptist Spirituality and Heritage

Crossroads and Christian Growth, by William Loyd Allen

Joining the Dance:  A Theology of the Spirit, by Molly T. Marshall

The Baptist Identity: The Four Fragile Freedoms, by Walter Shurden

The Challenge of Being Baptist, by Bill Leonard

Ties That Bind: Life Together in the Baptist Vision, ed. by Gary Furr and Curtis Freeman

Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing Through Grief, by John Claypool

The Hopeful Heart, by John Claypool

Social Justice:

Twentieth-Century Shapers of Christian Social Ethics, by Larry McSwain and William Loyd Allen

Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America, by MIchael Emerson and Christian Smith.

The Future of Faith in American Politics: The Public Witness of the Evangelical Center, by David P. Gushee.

Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, by Glen Stassen and David P. Gushee.

Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street, by Jim Wallis

General Christian Spirituality:

The Way of the Heart, by Henri Nouwen

Practicing the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence

The Genesee Diary, by Henri Nouwen

Soul Feast, by Marjorie Thompson

The Art of Holy Listening, by Margaret Guenther

Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation, by Robert Mulholland

An Altar in the World, by Barbara Brown Taylor

Grace’s Window, by Suzanne Guthrie

A Tapestry of Love: The Spirituality of Caregiving, by Joe LaGuardia and Daphne Reiley

I’m Joe

Welcome to Baptist Spirituality. The mission of Baptist Spirituality is to discern the Holy Spirit’s work in the lives of individuals, congregations, culture, and the world through writing, poetry, and other creative avenues of expression.

Here you will find articles exploring the intersection of faith and culture with topics ranging from biblical scholarship, culture and the arts, politics, science, to theology.

About Joe… Joe LaGuardia, DMin., is pastor, writer, and chaplain residing in Florida. He is author of three books and regular contributor to Smyth & Helwys’ Formations Series. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Baptist News Global, Christian Ethics Today, TCPalm, and Rockdale Citizen.

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