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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! Posting the Word: Chris Harris and the Story of Life Light Home Study Courses
Paperback £16.99 Special pre-order price!
Posting the Word recounts the origins of Life Light Home Study Courses – a distance learning organization for biblical and theological study for Catholic lay people.
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Birthpangs and Blessings: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis
Paperback £19.99
Birthpangs and Blessings is an invitation to listen in on, and perhaps join in, the voyage of mutual discovery between God and humanity which is the central thread of the book of Genesis.
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A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE
Hardback £24.99
A biography of George Congreve showing his contribution to SSJE and the Church of England by describing his teaching and quoting much of his unpublished or out-of-print writing.
History
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A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE
Hardback £24.99
A biography of George Congreve showing his contribution to SSJE and the Church of England by describing his teaching and quoting much of his unpublished or out-of-print writing.
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Tuscany's Noble Treasures: Conceptualizing Female Religious Life in Medieval Italy
Paperback £19.99
A comprehensive study of female religious life in medieval Tuscany and the development of new categories of religious women
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Literature and Devotion in Later Medieval England: A selection of manuscripts from Durham University Library
Paperback £14.99
Embracing poetic and prose writings on philosophy, contemplation and bibliophily, key service books for the clergy, and devotional texts for the laity, this book explores the interrelated themes of literature and devotion in England from the Black Death to the Reformation as seen through the lens of twenty-six precious manuscripts in Durham University Library.
Fiction & Poetry
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Joy and Felicity
Paperback
£12.99£9.99
What happens when everything you thought you knew about your family turns out to be a lie? As two sisters meet at their dying mother’s bedside, they discover a bond between them that runs far deeper than they imagined. Will the truth about secrets buried in their past finally set them free?
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Not of This Worldview: Poetry for the Kingdom Among Us
Paperback £9.99
In poems that range from loose informality to tight structure, and from the humorous to the sombre, Richard Briggs seeks to let poetry open our eyes and ears to the strange and elusive work of God among us.
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A New Heaven and a New Earth: St Cuthbert and the Conquest of the North
Paperback
£12.99£9.99
Caught between the Northumbrian rebels and their brutal new Norman masters, the Community of St Cuthbert at Durham is struggling to survive. The final novel in the Cuthbert trilogy, set at the time of the Harrying of the North, tells the story of the survival of the shrine and the foundation of Durham Cathedral.
Lament in the Never-Ending Now
GUEST BLOG: As part of our January focus on Lament Sarah Parkinson, author of Searching for a Silent God, shares her own experiences of lament. Lament is at the heart of many stories and poems in the Bible, the heart’s cry of those who feel forsaken, bereft, abandoned, alone. A terrible e…
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After the Holiday
GUEST BLOG: Luke Miller, author of our recent release A Life-Long Springtime, introduces us to Fr George Congreve’s wisdom about transforming the disappointment that can often follow the holiday season into joyful hope in God and expectation of the future. “After the holidays a…
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Lament vs. Protest
GUEST BLOG: As part of our January #ThemeOfTheMonth John Holdsworth, author of Honest Sadness: Lament in a Pandemic Age, wonders about the difference between lament and protest and discusses the ways in which lament can be an antidote to denial. What’s the difference between lament a…
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