That’s the question Phyllis Tickle—one of America’s most beloved writers on Christian spirituality—asked when she set out to write what she calls a “Sayings gospel.” In The Words of Jesus Tickle has compiled and arranged all the ...

Tickle draws her texts primarily from the Book of Common Prayer and the writings of the Church Fathers, and includes memorable devotional and meditative poems by Cleland McAfee, Charles Wesley, and others.

Well, not exactly. But according to internationally renowned religion expert Phyllis Tickle, this is an accurate summary of the Church's massive transitions over time.

Ms. Tickle’s presentation is followed by filmed interaction with a small group. The Participant Workbook then helps your small group “join the dialogue” in your own setting.

Phyllis Tickle recounts her life experiences and chronicles her deepening understanding of prayer and the rewards of marriage, family, and a spiritual life.

Explores the renewed American quest for spirituality from historical, sociological, and literary perspectives.

Praise for Emergence Christianity "You will find many wonderful things between the covers of this book: provocative questions and astute observations about sacred space, hierarchy, authority.

Phyllis Tickle shows us snapshots of religion in America from the 1930s to the present. God-Talk in America argues that there is an emerging new understanding of who and what God is, and of what religion must do.

This book is a masterpiece that will hang in our memory galleries forever." —Margaret Britton Vaughn, Poet Laureate of Tennessee Phyllis Tickle (1934-2015) was a writer, poet, book publisher, and journalist.