Calling to the Deep
In Radical Spirituality: Repentance, Resistance, Revolution, Jason Storbakken, co-founder with his wife, Vonetta, of the Radical Living Christian community in Brooklyn, N.Y., fluidly weaves scripture work with political critique and his own fascinating history in this call to find deeper life in Christ found on the margins. Orbis
God and Grit
Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day is known for her activism, spirituality, and life among the poor. In Dorothy Day for Armchair Theologians, Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, theology chair at Bellamine UNiversity in Louiseville, Ky., makes the case that Day was also a theologian—one with "street cred." Westminster John Knox Press
The Unheard, Heard
The documentary Rich Hill follows three boys living below the poverty line in Rich Hill, Mo., a gutted coal town. The boys treat the camera like a diary as they open up about family, sexual abuse, poverty, and a belief in a God who must "be busy with everyone else." www.richhillfilm.com
Words Forward
Andrew Belle's 2013 album Black Bear placed thoughtful lyrics behind keyboards and synth. The new Black Bear (Hushed) EP strips down some of those songs, spotlighting the metaphor-soaked narratives in "Sister," a creative retelling of the Prodigal Son, and "Dark Matter," which describes God as a haunting, omniscient black bear. iTunes exclusive
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