Prayers for All Seasons (Year C): Based on The Revised Common Lectionary Yr. C

Prayers for All Seasons, Year C, offers a selection of prayers that complement the readings from Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Compiled from Seasons of the Spirit - one of North America's most popular and enduring lectionary-based Christian education curricula, embraced by thousands of congregations around the world - the weekly prayers in this collection can be used in various ways and at various times during worship, including the call to worship, gathering, confession, offering, sending forth, and blessing. The collection also features a variety of prayer formats.

 

Prayers for All Seasons contains an entire year's worth of prayers. Use it every week, or dip into it as needed.

Dr. Amir Hussain is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he teaches courses on world religions. His own particular speciality is the study of contemporary Muslim societies in North America. Although born in Pakistan, Amir immigrated to Canada with his family when he was four. His academic degrees (BSc, MA, PhD) are all from the University of Toronto where he received a number of awards, including the university's highest award for alumni service. Amir's PhD dissertation was on Muslim communities in Toronto.

He has a deep commitment to students, and holds the distinction of being the only male to serve as Dean of Women at University College, University of Toronto. Before coming to California in 1997, Amir taught courses in religious studies at several universities in Canada. He is active in academic groups such as the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion and the American Academy of Religion (where he is co-chair of the Contemporary Islam consultation, and serves on the steering committee of the Religion in South Asia section). He is on the editorial boards of two scholarly journals, Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life and Comparative Islamic Studies. Amir is also interested in areas such as religion and music, religion and literature, religion and film and religion and popular culture. In 2008, he was appointed as a fellow of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities.

Prior to his appointment at Loyola Marymount University, Amir taught at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) from 1997 to 2005. Amir won a number of awards at CSUN, both for his teaching and research. In 2001 he was selected for the outstanding faculty award by the National Center on Deafness. For the academic year 2003-04, he was selected as the Jerome Richfield Memorial Scholar. In 2008, Amir was chosen by vote of LMU students as the Professor of the Year. Amir's new book is an introduction to Islam for North Americans entitled "Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God" (Kelowna: CopperHouse, an imprint of Wood Lake Publishing, 2006). He is currently working on a scholarly book on Islam in Canada entitled "Canadian Faces of Islam"; and a textbook entitled "Muslims: Islam in the West in the 21st Century"."

Michael J. Panzner is a 25-year veteran of the global stock, bond, and currency markets who has worked in New York and London for HSBC, Soros Funds, ABN Amro, Dresdner Bank, and J.P. Morgan Chase. He is the author of "The New Laws of the Stock Market Jungle: An Insider's Guide to Successful Investing in a Changing World", and a regular contributor to prudentbear.com, financialsense.com, and safehaven.com. He is also a New York Institute of Finance faculty member and a graduate of Columbia University. He has appeared on or been quoted by "CNBC", "Bloomberg", "The Wall Street Journal", "USA Today", "Barron's" and other print, radio, and television outlets.

Michael is Associate Publisher for Wood Lake Publishing and was for many years the editorial director for its Woodlake, Northstone, and CopperHouse imprints. He was the compiler/editor of "The Emerging Christian Way: Thoughts, Stories, and Wisdom for a Faith of Transformation."

Most recently, Michael has co-authored "The Spirituality of Sex." He has spent much of his adult life reflecting on the connection between sex and spirituality, and has edited several books on sexual health and childhood sexual health education. He lives in Okanagan Centre, British Columbia, with his wife, Margaret.