Ed’s Books
Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life
Coffeehouse Theology is my book on contextual theology released in the Fall of 2008 with NavPress.
Read a few reviews HERE.
About: Coffeehouse Theology will help the reader understand, shape, and live out practical Christian theology in the postmodern context. Beginning with the relationship of cultural context and theology, Coffeehouse Theology roots theology in the church’s mission to be the presence of God’s Kingdom. Far from dividing the church, theology unites the church in a dynamic dialogue about the presence of God, his revelation in scripture, and the interpretations of the historic and global churches.
Endorsements
“Coffeehouse Theology is the perfect antidote for the increasing distance between academic theology and everyday life. With wit and grace, Cyzewski shows how theology not only connects us with God but also moves us out of ourselves into loving ministry next door and around the world. This is the ideal text for adult Sunday school classes and home discussion groups.”
William Dyrness of Fuller Theological Seminary
“Ed Cyzewski is uniquely capable of providing an account of the challenges facing Christian ministry and witness in the contemporary setting and clear and practical assistance for communities seeking fresh expressions of the Christian faith in the context of postmodern culture.”
John Franke of Biblical Theological Seminary
Coffeehouse Theology Contemporary Issues Guide
The Contemporary Issues Guide is a small group or personal Bible study tool that applies the principles of theology discussed in Coffeehouse Theology to many of today’s top issues, including the war on terror, racism, money, and homosexuality.
With a mix of Christian voices from multiple points of history and geography, this series of Bible studies will enable readers apply theology to the serious challenges of today.
Coffeehouse Theology Bible Study Guide
A personal or group study guide that will dig deeper into the theological method described in Coffeehouse Theology. This guide will help readers learn to study scripture with an awareness to their contexts and to the Christian voices from history and around the world.
For those who don’t know where to start with theology, The Bible Study Guide will provide a series of first steps that will assist individual and group study of scripture.
The Southshire Pepper-Pot
A collection of short stories from a group of writers in Southwest Vermont, many of whom belong to the Southshire Roundtable. I contributed "A Bittersweet Land" to this anthology.
Reviews (via)
"Southshire Pepper-Pot is a tasty book, filled with delicious stories to be munched on slowly with a glass of wine. This is just the kind of book I love to discover and savor with recipes that top off a full- course meal of literary victuals"
Bill Morgan, Beat Chronicler and author of I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Alllen Ginsberg and Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression
"Southshire Roundtable has given us a tasty literary treat, a rich menu of deliciously seasoned prose and poetry that will satisfy the appetite of all who enjoy a good read. The short stories are delicious tales inhabited by people we immediately empathize with as well as by unique characters who appeal to our fascination with the strange and mysterious. The essays too are remarkably diverse nostalgic pieces about local places served side by side with insightful accounts of such faraway locations as the Middle East and Key West. The talented writers represented here are proof positive that literature of the first order is alive and well in our area."
Lea Newman, Bennington, Vermont; Professor Emerita, MCLA and author of Robert Frost: the People, Places and Stories behind his New England Poetry and Growing Up Italian in Chicago
