Proclaim! - by Marcus George Halley (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

An exploration of Episcopal liturgy from a black, queer, millennial perspective, with an eye toward proclamation and justice. Proclaim! suggests that the politics of our liturgical tradition is the ground from which we can engage in the justice work that our world needs.

Review Quotes

"Grounded in the order of worship, this book shows how we will always be connected to the God's grace of love, transformation, and reconciliation if we only accept the Holy Spirit's constant invitation."

-Rachel
Babbitt, Missioner for Community Engagement, Episcopal
Church in Minnesota

"In Proclaim! Marcus Halley calls the Church to the primary missiological significance of the Eucharist. He reminds readers that the Eucharist both draws us closer to Jesus as disciples while also empowering us and sending us as apostles of the mission of God. This book stands in the long tradition of Anglican missiology by emphasizing that our worship has everything to do with God's mission of restoration and reconciliation in the world. It is a wise and urgent call for the Church in this new missional age."
-The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Bishop Diocesan, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut

"In Proclaim! Marcus Halley invites the Church to imagine itself on one long continuum of love, whether that be in the baptized assembly, in our places of work, or at home. For him, there is no false choice between mission and liturgy, but rather a symbiotic relationship wherein the two nourish, challenge, and stretch one another. I commend this book to any person or community seeking to carry their Sunday celebrations into the other six days of the week."

-Broderick L. Greer, Canon Precentor, Saint John's Cathedral, Denver

"Marcus Halley's powerful book teaches us that the liturgy is not a respite from the world but a training ground for discipleship, a laboratory for transformation, and a spur to action. . . . Essential reading for everyone called to join in God's mission of liberation and reconciliation-which is to say, all of us."

-James F. Turrell, Norma Olan Mills Professor of Divinity, University of the South

"Marcus Halley's powerful book teaches us that the liturgy is not a respite from the world but a training ground for discipleship, a laboratory for transformation, and a spur to action. . . . Essential reading for everyone called to join in God's mission of liberation and reconciliation--which is to say, all of us."

--James F. Turrell, Norma Olan Mills Professor of Divinity, University of the South