August 07th, 2025

The titles below have been added to the CGS Library for your summer enjoyment and are now available to all. They may be found on the new book shelf (top shelf of the book truck) or are already on the shelves. We use a modified form of the Dewey Decimal classification system, and the books are arranged by that system. The numbers following each title (e.g. 277.3082 Alb) are the Dewey numbers you can use to locate the books on the shelves. If you have any questions  (Where is the library?, What is a book truck?,  How do I use the Dewey system?, etc.), your friendly librarian (that’s me) will be happy to help you.

Recent Additions to the CGS Library – Summer  2025

Le Guin, Ursula K. Hainish novels and stories. Edited by Brian Attebery. N.Y. : Library of America, 2017. 813.54 LeG
  v.1. Rocannon’s world, Planet of exile, City of illusions, The left hand of darkness, The dispossessed, Stories – v.2. The word for world is forest, Stories, Five ways to forgiveness, The telling.
  “The star-spanning story of humanity’s colonization of other planets, [these stories] redrew the map of modern science fiction”—Brian Attebery.
  Also found in Pastor Kris’ library.
Le Guin, Ursala K. No time to spare : thinking about what matters. N.Y. : HarperPerennial, 2017. 813.54 N
  “Short, punchy, and canny meditations on aging, literature and cats…[Le Guin] offers her many fans a chance to share her clear-eyed experience of the everyday”—Publishers Weekly
  “Altogether fantastic …A magnificent read in its tessellated totality”—Brian Pickings
   
Pavlovitz, John. If God is Love, don’t be a jerk : finding a faith that makes us better humans. Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2021. 234.23 Pav
  “A sobering yet inspiring discourse for open-minded, thoughtful readers” – Library Journal 
  “[This book] calls us to create a more just and equitable world—one that affirm the beauty in all humanity—and leaves us feeling that it is all within our hands”—Yvette Nicole Brown
  “[The author’s] compassion, empathy, wisdom, and guts will remind you of what Jesus actually preached. This self-described theological ‘mutt’ is a pastor, prophet, poet, and a prince. John has given us a book of great insight and wit. It will remind you of what Christianity is supposed to be about”—John Fugelsang
Rohr, Richard. Jesus’ alternative plan: the Sermon on the Mount. 2nd ed.  Cincinatti, OH : Franciscan Media, 2022. 226.9 Rohr.
  “When Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God, he was talking abut an utterly different way of relating to human society as we know it. He lays out a blueprint for this new life in his best-known teaching, the Sermon on the Mount. From the Beatitudes onward, the Sermon on the Mount overturns conventional wisdom and traditional power structures, offering a plan for an alternative way of being. Acclaimed spiritual teacher and Franciscan priest Richard Rohr explores the implications of this vision in Jesus’ Alternative Plan”—back cover
Rose, Sarah Elizabeth. Held by hope : a memoir of survival, faith, and the quiet fight to keep going. Global Publishing Agency, 2025. 813.6 Rose
  “I wrote Held by Hope because I needed to tell the truth—not only just for myself, but for every survivor who has ever felt silenced, unseen, or beyond redemption.”
Tisby, Jemar. The color of compromise : the truth about the American church’s complicity in racism. Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan Reflective, 2019. 305.8 Tis
  “If you want to understand why we remain mired in racial unrighteousness, you need to read this book. Its pages radiate not just historical but also moral insight as Tisby shines a light on to the dark places of American Church history. [This book] tells the truth  -- and only the truth will set us free” – Heath Carter, Assistant Professor, Valparaíso University
  


                                       Children’s and Young People’s books

Doerrfeld, Cori. The rabbit listened. N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018.
J [Fic] Doer
  “With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The rabbit listened is about healing heartaches big and small, and taking the time to listen”—book jacket.
Tisby, Jemar, with Malcom Newsome. I am the Spirit of Justice. Illustrated by Nadia Fisher. Grand Rapids, MI : ZonderKidz, 2025. J 323.11 Tis
  “Lyrical texts…personify [the spirit of justice] for children, demonstrating how it inspired [African Americans] throughout key events in America’s past. In addition, an author’s note unpacks the importance behind each of [the] illustrations…helping kids better understand how they fit into the history of civil rights and how they too can work to make a difference for their future”—book jacket.