Jeanette Hardage’s writings varied widely in topic and form, encompassing nonfiction scholarship, devotional literature, poetry, critical analysis, and folksy anecdotes. This page presents an inventory of her known published works, with links to online copies or purchase options where available. Use the +/- symbols to expand or collapse each section.

  • Book – Mary Slessor – Everybody’s Mother: The Era and Impact of a Victorian Missionary, Wipf & Stock, 2008
  • Article – “Not Just Malaria: Mary Slessor (1848-1915) and other Victorian missionaries in West Africa,” in Journal of Medical Biography, Nov 2006, Volume 14(4), pp. 230-235
  • Article – “Mary Slessor,” in Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Routledge, 2003, Vol. 4, pp. 216-217
  • Article – “Ensa Okoho,” in Dictionary of African Christian Biography, Overseas Ministries Study Center, 2003
  • Article – “The Legacy of Mary Slessor,” in International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Oct 2002, Vol. 26(4), pp. 178-181
  • Book – At Sea with God, co-authored with husband Owen A. Hardage, Pleasant Word, 200
  • Book review - Maritime Quarantine: The British Experience, ca. 1650 – 1900 by John Booker, in Journal of Medical Biography, Sep 2009, Vol. 17 (3), p. 185
  • Book review – Disease in the Merchant Navy: A History of the Seamen’s Hospital Society by Gordon C. Cook, in Journal of Medical Biography, May 2009, Vol. 17 (2), p. 124
  • Poem – “The Sea,” Explorer Magazine, Spring-Summer 1998, Vol. 24 (1), p. 26
Published posthumously
  • "Not Yet," in The Hardage Gazette, Aug 18, 2021
  • "Conquest," in Bloom, Red Penguin Books, Vol. 3, Fall 2021, p. 32; and The Hardage Gazette, June 30, 2021
  • "On the Back Porch," in The Hardage Gazette, May 21, 2021
  • "Purrfection," in The Hardage Gazette, Mar. 10, 2021
  • "Daddy's Tears," in The Hardage Gazette, Jan. 27, 2021
  • "Writer's Lament," in The Hardage Gazette, Sep. 23, 2020
  • "Obscurity," in The Hardage Gazette, Aug. 26, 2020
  • "Billy Collins," in The Hardage Gazette, Jul. 29, 2020
Published in the collection Faith and Other Matters: Talking and Listening, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011 (partial listing, in order of appearance in the book)
  • "Incognito;" under the earlier title “Prayer,” this won 2nd place in a Byline contest in the “Poem in Formal Structure” category, Dec 1996; also in The Hardage Gazette, Oct. 7, 2020
  • “And Gave;” also in Evangel, 1967
  • "Love;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Aug 12, 2020
  • "Psalm 139;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Sep 25, 2022
  • “Divine Service;” also in Faith in Words: A Celebration of Presbyterian Writers, Geneva Press, 2004, p. 51; and Windhover: A Journal of Christian Literature, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2001, Vol. 6, p. 38
  • "Autumn;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Nov 4, 2020
  • “New Life;” also in Virtuous Woman, Mar 1997, p.10
  • “Sister’s Mind;” also in Best New Poems, The Poets’ Guild, 1996; and Bloom, Red Penguin Books, Vol. 3, Fall 2021
  • “The Sea;” also in The Hardage Gazette, May 12, 2021; and Explorer Magazine, Spring-Summer 1998, Vol. 24 (1), p. 26
  • "Doug;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Jun. 30, 2021; first published as "April 10: for Doug" in By Their Fruits, Ad Lib Christian Arts, 2003
  • "Bells in the Square at Church of the Holy Sepulchre;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Dec 21, 2022
  • "Daydream;" first published as “Daydreams,” in Yesterday’s Magazette, Mar/Apr 1998, p.16; also in The Hardage Gazette, Jun 19, 2022
  • "Alzheimer's;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Mar 21, 2024
  • "Lastingness;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Jul 21, 2021
  • "Appropriating the Word;" also in WorkingPOET: The Unofficial Ezine of the Intractable Muses, Jul 2002
  • “Pain Options;” also in Purpose, Nov 1997, Vol. 30 (11 – part 2), p. 8
  • "Rain;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Jun 16, 2021
  • "The No-No Dance;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Oct 20, 2021
  • "Gifts;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Dec 2, 2020
  • "Meaning;" also in The Hardage Gazette, Sep 9, 2020
  • “Residue;” also in Evangel, Aug 1998, Vol 102 (34), p. 4
Other poems first published during her lifetime
  • “Spell-Checked Love,” in Byline Magazine, Nov 1995, p. 29
  • "Bookstore", in The Pegasus Review, date uncertain (1990s); and The Hardage Gazette, Mar. 24, 2021
  • Review of Maritime Quarantine: The British Experience, ca. 1650 – 1900 by John Booker, in Journal of Medical Biography, Sep 2009, Vol. 17(3), p. 185
  • Review of Disease in the Merchant Navy: A History of the Seamen’s Hospital Society by Gordon C. Cook, in Journal of Medical Biography, May 2009, Vol. 17(2), p. 124
  • “Witness amid War: The untold story of Christian efforts to end the violence in Guatemala” – review of the documentary Precarious Peace: God and Guatemala by Vision Video, in Christianity Today, Jul 2004, pp. 67-68
Books reviewed for Christian Library Journal:
  • Dec 2006, Vol. XI(4): The Genesis of It All by Luci Shaw (p. 14)
  • Aug 2004, Vol. IX(2): American Women and Flight since 1940 by Deborah G. Douglas (p. 52)
  • Apr 2004, Vol. IX(1): Augustine for Armchair Theologians by Stephen Cooper (p. 43); Dark Horse by John Fischer (p. 50)
  • Oct 2003, Vol. VIII(5): Cow Finds a Friend by Todd Aaron Smith (pp. 13-14)
  • Apr 2003, Vol. VIII(2): Black Livingstone: A true tale of adventure in the nineteenth-century Congo by Pagan Kennedy (pp. 46-47); Islam at the Crossroads: Understanding its beliefs, history, and conflicts by Paul Marshall, Roberta Green, and Lela Gilbert (p. 48); Inside Afghanistan by John Weaver (p. 50)
  • Spring/Summer 2002, Vol. VII(2/3): The Message: The Old Testament Books of Moses by Eugene H. Peterson (p. 69)
  • Winter 2002, Vol VII(1): The Distant Talking Drum by Isaac Olaleye (p. 27); Life is So Good by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman (pp. 73-74)
  • Fall 2001, Vol. VI(4): Subversive Jesus, Radical Grace: Relating Christ to a New Generation by Robert Thornton Henderson (p. 62)
  • Fall 2000, Vol. V(4): Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions edited by Gerald H. Anderson (p. 56); For Everything a Season: Simple Musings on Living Well by Philip Gulley (p. 63); Power Lines: Celtic Prayers About Work by David Adam (p. 79); Quotes for the Journey, Wisdom for the Way compiled by Gordon S. Jackson (p. 80); Reading With Deeper Eyes: The Love of Literature and the Life of Faith by William H. Willimon (p. 83); Venite: A Book of Daily Prayer by Robert Benson (p.83); Chicago Stained Glass by Erne R. and Florence Frueh (pp. 85-86); The Eyes of the Heart: A Memoir of the Lost and Found by Frederick Buechner (p. 88); Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott (p. 88)
  • Winter 2000, Vol. V(1): Dictionary of Biblical Imagery edited by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman III (p. 43)
  • Winter/Spring 1999, Vol. IV(2/3): Little Rose of Sharon by Nan Gurley (p. 16); My Book About Life in Jesus' Time by Robert Baden (p. 39); If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem by Bernard Wolf (p. 65); Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris (p. 85)
  • Fall 1998, Vol. IV(1): The Jukebox Man by Jacqueline K. Ogburn (p. 19); Alphabetical Order: How the Alphabet Began by Tiphaine Samoyault (p. 41)
Books reviewed for The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC):
  • Aug. 8, 2004: Baseball's Good Guys: The Real Heroes of the Game, by Marshall J. Cook and Jack Walsh
  • Feb. 16, 2003: Inside Afghanistan: The American Who Stayed Behind After 9/11 and His Mission of Mercy to a War-Torn People, by John Weaver
  • Aug. 25, 2002: Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism by Lillian Ross (p. 3E); Killer 'Cane by Robert Mykle (p. 4E)
  • Aug. 11, 2002: Somebody's Darling: Essays on the Civil War by Kent Gramm (p. 4E)
Books and films reviewed for Christianity and the Arts:
  • Fall 2001: Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts by Steve Turner, and Beholding the Glory: Incarnation Through the Arts, edited by Jeremy Begbie (p. 63); A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter by Miriam Huffman Rockness (pp. 70-71)
  • Summer 2001: How the Wild Things Pray and The Lively Garden Prayer Book by William Cleary (p. 42); The Holy Bible, Botts Illustrated Edition by Carol Stream, The Learning Bible by American Bible Society, and The Message: the Old Testament Prophets by Eugene Peterson (pp. 43-44); Faith, Hope, and Light: The Art of the Stained Glass Window, edited by Yvette M. Chin (p. 47); The Renaissance Art Game by Wenda B. O'Reilly (pp. 48-49); The Classic Treasury of Children's Prayers, compiled by Susan Cuthbert (p. 54)
  • Spring 2001: Power Lines: Celtic Prayers About Work by David Adam (p. 57); Reading With Deeper Eyes: The Love of Literature and the Life of Faith by William Willimon (p. 58); The Garden at the Edge of Beyond by Michael Phillips (p. 63); God of the Sparrow by Jaroslav J. Vajda, All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander, and The Gift of an Angel by Marianne Richmond (p. 67); Parables: Stories Jesus Told by Mary Hoffman, Saint Francis and the Christmas Donkey by Robert Byrd, and The Twelve Apostles: Their Lives and Acts by Marianna Mayer (pp. 67-68); Peter's First Easter and Mary's First Christmas by Walter Wangerin (p. 68)
  • Winter 2001: Monasteries: A Stressed-Out American's Search for Solitude, documentary film by Alan Hartwick (p. 38); Damien, documentary film by Aldyth Morris (p. 38); John of the Cross, film by Leonardo Defilippis (p. 38); Quotes for the Journey, Wisdom for the Way, compiled by Gordon S. Jackson (pp. 46-47)
  • Winter 2000: The Eyes of the Heart: A Memoir of the Lost and Found by Frederick Buechner (pp. 45-46); Front Page Tales, Home Town Tales, and For Everything a Season by Philip Gulley (p. 46); Chicago Stained Glass by Erne R. Frueh and Florence Frueh (p. 48)
  • Summer 2000: The Truest Pleasure by Robert Morgan (p. 63)
  • Fall 1999: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott (p. 52)
  • Summer 1999: What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey and Amazing Grace, A Vocabulary of Faith, by Kathleen Norris (p. 57)
Review of I Believe But I Have Questions by Jane Fryar, in The Navy Chaplain, Jun 1995, Vol. 10(1), p. R17
  • Article - Tel Aviv, in The Hardage Gazette, Jan 21, 2022
  • Article - "The Emperor and I," in The Hardage Gazette, May 26, 2021
  • Article - "Simple Faith," in The Hardage Gazette, Feb. 10, 2021
  • Article - "The Dream," in The Hardage Gazette, Oct. 21, 2020
  • Article – "Game with a Point: This may be in 'don't try this at home' category," in The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), Jun 3, 2011, pp. 1F & 3F
  • Article - "Hammock dreams, happy memories," in The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), Oct 1, 2010, pp. 1F & 4F
  • Humor - "Fascinating Fact," in Vista: Journal for Holy Living, Dec 21, 2008, p. 8
  • Article - "Festival of Faith and Writing," in The WIN-Informer, Mar/Apr/May 2006, Vo1. 23(2), p. 17
  • Article – “Everyone Needs a Way to Sway,” in The Christian Science Monitor, Jun 2002, Vol. 94(144). Also in A Gathering Of Flowers: An Anthology of Writings, Summerville Writers Guild, 2005, pp. 13-14
  • Article – “The Art of Story: A Conversation with Walter Wangerin, Jr.,” in Mars Hill Review, 2002, Vol. 19, pp. 53-64
  • Article – "An Interview with Walter Wangerin, Jr.," in Christianity and the Arts, Spring 2001, p. 69
  • Photos – Five photo negatives of Sonora, CA, in Christianity and the Arts, Winter 2000, p. 24
  • Essay – “Piece of Mind,” in Psychology for Living, Jan-Feb 1999, pp. 11-14
  • Article – "Hezekiah's Tunnel," in Alive!, Sep 1997, pp. 15-16
  • Humor – “Snappy Comeback,” in American Legion Magazine, Oct 1970, Vol. 89(4), p. 56
  • Short article – “God’s Word, and Washing Dishes,” Junior High Challenge, Jun 28, 1970
  • Humor – “Deviations of Anatomy,” sold to Medical Assistant, Mar 1970
  • Humor – “DizzyEases,” sold to Medical Assistant, Oct 1969
  • Greeting card verses – at least four of these were sold to Buzza-Cardozo Greeting Card Company between Oct 1969 and Mar 1970
  • Humor – “Rabbitry,” sold to The Christian Science Monitor, Jun 1965

Books by Jeanette Hardage

Mary Slessor – Everybody’s Mother
At Sea with God,
co-authored with
Owen Hardage
Faith and Other Matters: Talking and Listening