In Time's Shadow(1st Edition) Stories About Impermanence by MarilynSewell Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2020 by Skinner House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55896-843-1, ISBN: 1-55896-843-1
"Minister, author, and activist Marilyn Sewell reflects on the everyday, the places we live and work, the thoughts we all have but hardly ever share, though they may carry the most profound of our human concerns. Using a variety of short literary forms―dramatic monologues, vignettes, letters, prose poems, lists, surrealistic tales―Sewell presents quirky, ironic, and compassionate slices of life that will bring laughter and at the same ti ..."
Breaking Free Women of Spirit at Midlife and Beyond by MarilynSewell Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-2825-4, ISBN: 0-8070-2825-8
"A groundbreaking anthology for women searching for spiritual guideposts to the second half of life Breaking Free is a collection of personal essays by women in the second half of their lives-essays in which they examine what age and life have taught them, reflect upon their lives and experiences, and reveal where they have arrived. As editor Marilyn Sewell notes in her introduction, around the age of fifty or so, many women begin to ..."
Collected Speeches and Essays 1982 to 2016 (Paperback) by MarilynSewell Paperback, 166 Pages, Published 2019 by MarilynSewell, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-9961040-7-4, ISBN: 0-9961040-7-0
"This collection of essays and speeches is representative of the prophetic voice of Rev."
"Brimming over with the inspirational words and thoughts of some of our finest writers, Cries of the Spirit is a beautiful sourcebook of poetry and prose in praise of life and all that it entails. Here women's voices fill the age-old silence about matters central to their experience-from menstruation, sexual intimacy, and childbirth to caretaking, household rituals, and death. These writings represent a healing vision of the sacred that ..."
Wanting Wholeness, Being Broken(2nd Edition) A Book of Sermons by MarilynSewell Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Fuller Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9961040-6-7, ISBN: 0-9961040-6-2
"A collection of 33 inspirational sermons divided according to personal and theological themes. Sections include: Searching for the Holy, Meeting the Day with Courage, Hungering For Connection, The Circle of Being, Seasons of Renewal."
""Forgiveness is our best chance to find at last the peace of body and soul that we seek," writes the author. "Forgiveness is not a single act, but a way of being.""
Raw Faith Following the Thread (Paperback) by MarilynSewell Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 2014 by MarilynSewell ISBN-13: 978-0-615-95538-4, ISBN: 0-615-95538-X
""Raw Faith: Following the Thread," a literary memoir, is a rare and beautiful book. Not only is the book well crafted, with an intimate style and no wasted words, but like her documentary film of the same name, the memoir is heartful and emotionally moving. Marilyn writes about a universal longing-the longing for love and acceptance, the longing for home. The origin of her own angst is mother loss. Marilyn loses her mother at age 9 wh ..."
Claiming the Spirit Within(Reprint) A Sourcebook of Women's Poetry by MarilynSewell Paperback, 345 Pages, Published 2001 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6861-8, ISBN: 0-8070-6861-6
"Marilyn Sewell is a Unitarian minister interested in celebrating the sacredness of women's lives. Her previous work was a collection of writings about women's spirituality. Here, she collects the works of the very best contemporary women poets (Maxine Kumin, Nikki Giovanni, Rita Dove, and Tess Gallagher, among others) to create a kaleidoscope of shifting women's experiences. Some of those experiences are universal, of course. The inevit ..."
Claiming the Spirit Within(2nd Edition) A Sourcebook of Women's Poetry by MarilynSewell Paperback, 345 Pages, Published 1996 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6835-9, ISBN: 0-8070-6835-7
"Marilyn Sewell is a Unitarian minister interested in celebrating the sacredness of women's lives. Her previous work was a collection of writings about women's spirituality. Here, she collects the works of the very best contemporary women poets (Maxine Kumin, Nikki Giovanni, Rita Dove, and Tess Gallagher, among others) to create a kaleidoscope of shifting women's experiences. Some of those experiences are universal, of course. The inevit ..."
Cries of the Spirit(1st Edition) by MarilynSewell Paperback, 311 Pages, Published 1991 by Beacon Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6813-7, ISBN: 0-8070-6813-6
"Brimming over with the inspirational words and thoughts of some of our finest writers, Cries of the Spirit is a beautiful sourcebook of poetry and prose in praise of life and all that it entails. Here women's voices fill the age-old silence about matters central to their experience-from menstruation, sexual intimacy, and childbirth to caretaking, household rituals, and death. These writings represent a healing vision of the sacred that ..."
"Resurrecting Grace is a wildly entertaining collection of memoir about the often painful and humorous experience of growing up in the one true faith. This small confessional of personal pieces from women and men about the Church, the saints, the nuns, hidden desires, and overt transgressions—and of course the guilt, the guilt, the guilt—is one for proud Catholics, former and recovering Catholics, and Catholics by association. Editor Mar ..."
Cries of the spirit A celebration of women's spirituality by MarilynSewell Hardcover, 311 Pages, Published 1991 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6812-0, ISBN: 0-8070-6812-8
"Brimming over with the inspirational words and thoughts of some of our finest writers, Cries of the Spirit is a beautiful sourcebook of poetry and prose in praise of life and all that it entails. Here women's voices fill the age-old silence about matters central to their experience-from menstruation, sexual intimacy, and childbirth to caretaking, household rituals, and death. These writings represent a healing vision of the sacred that ..."
Wanting Wholeness, Being Broken(1st Edition) a book of sermons by MarilynSewell Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Fuller Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55896-372-6, ISBN: 1-55896-372-3
"A collection of 33 inspirational sermons divided according to themes. Sections include: Searching for the Holy, Meeting the Day with Courage, Hungering for Connection, The Circle of Being, Seasons of Renewal."
Threatened with Resurrection(2nd Edition) A Book of Sermons II by MarilynSewell Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2014 by Fuller Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9961040-5-0, ISBN: 0-9961040-5-4
"A collection of 36 sermons addressing spiritual growth and transformation in 5 thematic sections: Partnering with the Divine, Right Relationship with Others; Becoming What You Were Meant to Be, Courage for the Dark Nights of the Soul, A Faith That Endures."
Resurrecting Grace Remembering Catholic Childhoods [Paperback] Sewell, Marilyn by MarilynSewell Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2002 by Beacon Press (Ma) ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-1241-3, ISBN: 0-8070-1241-6
""Resurrecting Grace" features such notable authors as Louise DeSalvo, Frank McCourt, Michael Patrick MacDonald, and Anna Quindlen offering personal recollections about growing up in the One True Church. From the humorous to the painful, the stories in this collection capture the essence of a Catholic upbringing. These authors take us back to their childhoods, reflecting on the gift of faith, the power of ritual, sin and salvation, and t ..."
Claiming the Spirit Within(2nd Edition) A Sourcebook of Women's Poetry (1996, Hardcover) by MarilynSewell Hardcover, 345 Pages, Published 1996 by Beacon Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6834-2, ISBN: 0-8070-6834-9
"Marilyn Sewell is a Unitarian minister interested in celebrating the sacredness of women's lives. Her previous work was a collection of writings about women's spirituality. Here, she collects the works of the very best contemporary women poets (Maxine Kumin, Nikki Giovanni, Rita Dove, and Tess Gallagher, among others) to create a kaleidoscope of shifting women's experiences. Some of those experiences are universal, of course. The inevit ..."