Cokesbury Bookstore

You are cordially invited to our annual Christmas Open House, Wednesday Nov. 18 through Friday Nov. 20.

Enjoy 25% off almost everything in the store, including Bibles and Biblical studies, commentaries and lectionary resources, theology, pastoral care, Christian education, and much more. (Please note the sale does not apply to textbooks or non-discountable items).

Wesley Study Bible: your choice of standard green/tan edition for $20 (regularly $39) or black genuine leather for $48 (regularly $96).

Extraordinary savings on Christmas books for children and adults: Available choices appropriate for children include A Child is Born (regularly $15) and Emma's Gift (regularly $14) for $4 each, Dress Up The Christmas Story is $5 (regularly $9.95), and The Drummer Boy by Ted Dekker is $2 (regularly $12.99).

Adults will enjoy The First Christmas by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan for $4 (regularly $22.95), The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson for $3 (regularly $14.99) and One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson for $5 (regularly $13.99).

Additional special offers available at the Perkins location ONLY:

75% off all in stock Masters hoods: prices range from $32.50 to $37.50 (regularly $130 to $150).

75% off all in stock stoles: including a reversible green and purple stole for $23.74 (regularly $94.95) and a reversible wedding/baptism stole for $54.99 (regularly $219.95).

15% off all in stock clergy robes

75% off all genuine leather Fossil gift items: your choice of portfolio with notepad and pen, travel kit, and front pocket wallet. Sale prices range from $6.75 to $14.75 (regularly $27 to $59).

The Go-Anywhere Compact Thinline NRSV Bible is small, less than one inch thick, but features readable text. Includes a ribbon marker, presentation page and maps. Available with the Apocrypha ($27.99) or without ($24.99) in bonded leather with a sewn binding for extra strength and durability.

The Life With God Bible (NRSV, $24.99) "combines the depth of a study Bible with the warmth of a devotional Bible" with contributions from Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, Walter Brueggemann, and Eugene Peterson. Features include Life with God study notes, spiritual exercises, a topical index, study helps, and a concordance.

Just arrived:

Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy & Worship by Brett Provance defines more than 600 terms, including categories such as practices, rites, symbols, gestures, vestments, musical terms, observances, and architectural features.

Celebrations & Observances of the Church Year by Gary Waller "provides a practical way to introduce people to the annual rhythm of celebration and memory." The included Advent Family Worship Guide is designed to help families celebrate Advent in their homes.

Each book in the The Ancient Practices Series focuses on a particular aspect of the Christian life and helps readers reconnect with some of the traditional aspects of faith in community. Phyllis Tickle is the general editor for the series and has written a foreword for each one. Available volumes are Fasting by Scot McKnight, The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister, Sabbath by Dan Allender, and The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher.

Several of our Perkins faculty members have published new books recently; all of them are currently available for purchase at Cokesbury.

The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies--from Oxford University Press; this volume "provides a critical analysis of the life and work of John Wesley and other founding figures of the movement." It "addresses central theological debates, including the problem of authority and the relation of Wesleyan ideas to liberation theology." It was edited by William Abraham and Jim Kirby, and also includes contributions from Ted Campbell, Elaine Heath, Robin Lovin, and Harold Recinos.

No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future by Joerg Rieger. shows how his "hopeful perspective unfolds in stark contrast to an economy and a religion that thrive on mounting inequality and differences of class."

Women Out of Order: Risking Change and Creating Care in a Multicultural World is edited by Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner and Teresa Snorton. The volume includes chapters from twenty-five contributors and "pioneers pastoral care of and by women in light of differences in race and ethnic background, class, generations, sexual orientation, and experience with the cultural realities that typically assail women" and "show[s] how pastoral practitioners must 'risk change' in exploring other methodologies to provide relevant guidance and to engage the challenges of the emerging frontier of multicultural care."

Love That Rejoices in the Truth: Theological Explorations by Charles Wood seeks to "deal in one way or another with the liberating promise and the perplexing problem of truth in Christian life and witness, and with the ways that Christian theology and theological education in their various modes struggle both to seek the truth and to foster the aptitude to honor it."

Students of Methodist history will find our latest arrival to be particularly helpful:

"In the study of history, knowing where something happened is almost as important as knowing what happened. Text can only go so far in providing a sense of the scope and sweep of historical events and movements. That is why this new resource will be so important to students of the Methodist movement. Methodism began in a particular place and time, and was shaped decisively by that social and physical context. As it spread out across the British Isles, North America, and eventually around the world, its beliefs and practices were inebitably shaped by those new contexts as well. This atlas tells the Methodist story, employing maps, pictures, charts, and other visual media to provide a compelling visual exploration of the rise and growth of the people called Methodists. CD-ROM employs the free Google??? Earth software to provide an interactive exploration of the sites and regions that saw the rise and development of Methodism"

The author, W. Harrison Daniel, is Assistant Professor of History and Mission at Candler School of Theology of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

We are moving to our permanent location in Selecman Hall on Thursday, July 23rd.

We will be closed that day, but if all goes well we will be open and ready to serve you on Friday, July 24th.

Please be aware that we may not have immediate phone service or Internet connectivity, so we will respond to your calls and emails as soon as possible.

We thank you for your understanding during this transition, and hope that you will come to visit us in the new store soon!

Going forward, the Interpretation series of commentaries from Westminster John Know will be softcover, instead of hardcover. The first volumes issued in the new format are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Please note that if you have been purchasing individual volumes one by one and want your set to be composed entirely of hardcovers, you should complete your collection as soon as possible to ensure your choice of binding. Hardcover editions for all volumes in the series are currently in stock, but they won't last long.

If you haven't yet started your collection, now is the perfect time. The paperback editions are $5 less per volume than the hardcovers, which will add up to significant savings once your collection is complete.

Our move date has not yet been set, but it will be happening sometime this summer. In order to get ready, we're having a special pre-moving sale!

We have just taken new markdowns on an extensive selection of books in all categories, from theology and Biblical studies to preaching, church leadership, Christian education, and much more.

Even if you're not planning to be on campus this summer, this sale is definitely worth the trip. Be sure to shop early for the best selection!

We have some great specials right now!

Selected volumes in the Works of John Wesley are $14.99 each, regularly $58 each. Choose from sermons, journals, letters, and diaries, all heavily annotated and indexed.

Pocket NRSV Bibles are $9.99, regularly $31.99

Selected reference works are 50% off:

-- The Baker Pocket Guide to the Bible
-- Encounters with Jesus, by Gench
-- The Old Testament World, by Davies & Rogerson
-- The Oxford Companion to the Bible, edited by Coogan and Metzger
-- The IVP Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
-- The IVP Dictionary of New Testament Background

If your church needs an NRSV Pulpit Bible, we have one available in red leather. Regularly priced at $499, it is currently on sale for only $99. It includes easy to read large print, multiple ribbon markers, and a register of ministers, making it the perfect legacy gift for your congregation.

Come in soon, as quantities are limited!

We will be closed on Friday, March 10 in honor of Good Friday.

We will reopen at 9:00 AM on Monday, March 13.