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Ellie Roscher

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Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Women & Gender Studies

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Ellie Roscher is the author of Fair Game, Remarkable Rose, The Embodied Path, 12 Tiny Things, Play Like a Girl and How Coffee Saved My Life and the host of the Unlikely Conversations podcast. She teaches writing and yoga in Minneapolis. Her writing can be found in the Baltimore Review, Inscape Magazine and elsewhere. She edits the Keeping the Faith series: Keeping the Faith in Seminary, Keeping Faith in Rabbis and Keeping the Faith in Education. Ellie holds a master's degree in Theology/Urban Ministry from Luther Seminary and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and is a certified yoga teacher. ...more

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Below is a conversational interview between Andrew Barron, publisher at Avenida Books, and Ellie Roscher, editor of Keeping the Faith in Education. They discuss the book project, the state of education and the benefit of teachers choosing to write.

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Andrew: I remember when we came up with the idea for our first book in this series, Keeping the Faith in Seminary. We wanted a book that got at faith

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Average rating: 3.86 · 669 ratings · 114 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	12 Tiny Things: Simple Ways to Live a More Intentional Life by Heidi Barr (Goodreads Author), Ellie Roscher (Goodreads Author), Andreas Michaelides (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.76 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Coffee Saved My Life: And Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace 3.75 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Play Like a Girl: How a Soccer School in Kenya's Slums Started a Revolution 4.05 avg rating — 131 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Embodied Path: Telling the Story of Your Body for Healing and Wholeness 4.27 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping the Faith in Seminary 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	12 Tiny Things Journal: Rootedness for Life on the Go by Heidi Barr (Goodreads Author), Ellie Roscher (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping Faith in Rabbis: A Community Conversation on Rabbinical Education. by Hayim Herring (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ellie Roscher (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping the Faith in Education 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Embodied Writing Journal: Claiming Your Body Story for Healing and Wholeness 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Saying no to one thing is saying yes to the possibility of another.”
― Ellie Roscher, 12 Tiny Things: Simple Ways to Live a More Intentional Life

tags: boundaries, intentional-living

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“Striving to communicate with integrity, committing to seeing and being seen, is a slow art that requires vulnerability, brings dignity, and fosters healthy community.”
― Ellie Roscher, 12 Tiny Things: Simple Ways to Live a More Intentional Life

tags: communication, community, integrity

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“When you educate a woman, you educate her family, community, and nation.”
― Ellie Roscher, Play Like a Girl: How a Soccer School in Kenya's Slums Started a Revolution

tags: women, women-empowerment

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Feb 17, 2019 11:31AM

Ellie!! I will write you an actual email with more, but I wanted to quickly tell you how much I enjoyed your first book. I know I am late to the game reading it, but you are such a gifted writer and I'm so glad I got to experience your journey through your amazing words. Thanks for sharing it, my friend. YOU are so wonderful! Hugs, Kristine

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