Former Scholar Recent Publications
Kathleen Norris (1991-92, 1993-94), Dakota Plains poet and author, recently released Acedia & me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life (Riverhead Books, September 2008)-a personal and poignant memoir that revives the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and superbly opens up its connection to modern-day life and culture. http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781594489969,00.html
In her brilliantly written book City of Prayer: 40 Days with Desert Christians (Liturgical Press, 2008), Rachel Srubas (Summer 2007) welcomes the desert Christians into the swirl of twenty-first century life. Her creative retrieval of a vibrant moment in Christianity's past helps us grasp why wisdom from the past matters so much to the vitality of our own contemporary lives of faith.
In Rachel's own words: "In the summer of 2007, I shared with you [Institute staff] the remarkable experience of participating in Writing and the Pastoral Life at the Collegeville Institute. I want to thank you for your being an important part of my work on a manuscript that has now been released by Liturgical Press as City of Prayer: Forty Days with Desert Christians. As you can imagine, the publication of this book is a joy in my life, for which I give thanks to God." http://www.litpress.org/Detail.aspx?ISBN=9780814630952
Peter W. Marty (Spring 2008) recently published The Anatomy of Grace (Augsburg Fortress, August 2008), and also serves as host of Grace Matters, the radio ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Peter will be returning to the Institute in January 2009. http://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/item.jsp?clsid=194943&productgroupid=0&isbn=0806680458
Nicholas Holtam (Fall 2008), Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, recently published A Room with a View (Ashford Colour Press, 2008), after successfully completing a $72 million St. Martin's renewal, equipping it for service in the twenty-first century.