Katherine Hyde reviews Short Trip to the Edge: Where Earth Meets Heaven—A Pilgrimage by Scott Kairns, published by HarperOne.

Nicholas Chapman reviews Bread & Water, Wine & Oil: An Orthodox Christian Experience of God by Fr. Meletios Webber, published by Conciliar Press.

Ginny Nieuwsma reviews The Journals of Fr. Alexander Schmemann, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.

Jane G. Meyer reviews Praying with Icons by Jim Forest, published by Orbis Books.

Katherine Hyde reviews The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, published by Anchor Books.

Nicholas Chapman reviews The Book of Pastoral Rule (2007) by St. Gregory the Great, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.

Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Pearl of Great Price: The Life of Mother Maria Skobtsova by Sergei Hackel, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.

Jane G. Meyer reviews From I-ville to You-ville: The Timeless Wisdom of Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain for Children and Adults by Mersine Vigopoulou, published by Uncut Mountain Press (2006).

Katherine Hyde reviews The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite by Dick Staub, published by Jossey-Bass.

Nicholas Chapman reviews the novel Gilead by Marilyn Robinson, published by Picador.