New and Noteworthy

When God Seems Hidden

Shusaku Endo’s 1966 novel Silence tells of the persecution of Christians in 17th century Japan. Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimura uses this novel as a springboard for an exploration of faith, art, trauma, and cultural heritage in the book Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering. IVP Books

Cambridge Chorale

The undergraduate choir of Trinity College Cambridge, directed by Stephen Layton, released a new live recording of Herbert Howells’ Collegium Regale. Recorded in Coventry Cathedral, it is a beautifully dynamic and spiritual rendition of an Anglican masterpiece. Hyperion

Beating the Green Blues

For Inspired Sustainability: Planting Seeds for Action, theologian and former Earth Institute Fellow Erin Lothes Biviano spoke with members of diverse faith communities to uncover the moral, spiritual, and practical motivations (and barriers) to transforming ecological concern into inspired, sustained action. Orbis

Community of Christ

In Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People, Charles E. Moore provides the wisdom of those who have lived in community, from Henri Nouwen to Dorothy Day to Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, to make the case for why Christians should live together. Plough Publishing House