Books & Films

Keeping Sabbath

A Day Apart: How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Find Faith, Freedom, and Joy on the Sabbath

By Christopher D. Ringwald

In a compelling blend of journalism, scholarship, and personal memoir, Christopher D. Ringwald examines the Sabbath from Creation to the present, weaving together the stories...

Chariots of Fire

Based on the true account of the British running team during the 1924 Olympic games in Paris. Eric Liddell, a Scottish missionary, is a sabbatarian...

Groundhog Day

Phil Connors, a sarcastic weatherman, finds himself reliving February 2nd over and over again in Punxsutawney, PA — but he's the only person who realizes...

The Sabbath

By Abraham Joshua Heschel

Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever...

Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting

By Marva J. Dawn

Combining sound biblical theology and research into Jewish traditions with many practical suggestions, Keeping the Sabbath Wholly offers a healthy balance between head and heart:...

Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives

By Wayne Muller

With wonderful stories, poems, and suggestions for practice, Muller teaches us how we can use this time of sacred rest to refresh our bodies and...

Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest

By Lynne M. Baab

With collected insights from sabbath keepers of all ages and backgrounds, Sabbath Keeping offers a practical and hopeful guidebook that encourages all of us to...

Receiving the Day: Christian Practices for Opening the Gift of Time

By Dorothy C. Bass

Receiving the Day invites us to open the gift of time, to dwell in the freedom to rest and worship that God intends for us...