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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! Praying for the Earth: Remembering the Environment in our Prayers of Intercession
Paperback £8.99 Special pre-order price!
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-135-4A resource for congregations and for individual Christians who believe that environmental concerns should be an integral part of the public and private prayers of all Christian people.
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Christian and Sikh: A Practical Theology of Multiple Religious Participation
Paperback £19.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-145-3A major contribution to the fields of interfaith practice and practical theology, in which John Barnett explores the challenges of faith practice as a Christian and as a Sikh.
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Priests in Secular Work: Participating in the “Missio Dei”
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-142-2A substantial theological exploration of priesthood in secular work and its significance for the future of the Church in the twenty-first century, in which Jenny Gage argues that priests in secular work (PSW) have a specific vocation, which is not to be subsumed under any church-based model of ordained ministry.
History
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Sink or Swim: Catholicism in Sixties Britain through John Ryan's Cartoons
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-138-5Cartoons by John Ryan, better known as the creator of Captain Pugwash, provide a personal portrait of the extraordinary ups and downs of religion in the Sixties—encompassing the machinations of popes and cardinals, the testimony of expert witnesses, runaway priests, radical reformists and lay protest movements.
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Saints and Holy Places of Yorkshire: A Pilgrims' Guide to God's Own County
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-103-3A unique guide for visitors to the many pilgrimage sites in Yorkshire and the holy people who have been associated with these places.
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Artistic Duplicity: The Fiction and Poetry of Juliana Horatia Ewing
Hardback
£40.00£35.00
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-063-0A new appraisal of the life and work of Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885) as a writer of fiction and poetry for both children and adults.
Fiction & Poetry
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A New Heaven and a New Earth: St Cuthbert and the Conquest of the North
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-125-5Caught 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.
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Place of Repose: St Cuthbert’s Last Journey
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-078-4A tale of violence and intrigue, revenge and reconciliation – and of true love lost and found. Set in the ninth century at the time of the Viking invasions, Place of Repose follows the flight of St Cuthbert's monks from Lindisfarne and their turbulent journey in search of a new home for the saint.
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All Hail the Glorious Night (and other Christmas poems): The Complete Christmas Poetry of Kevin Carey
Paperback
£19.99£16.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-051-7The complete collection of Kevin Carey's Christmas poetry in one volume, illustrated by Kevin Sheehan.
God, Incarnation and Limitation
GUEST BLOG: #BookOfTheMonth author Mark Philps explores the topic of incarnation and finds hope in the parallels with our currently limited lives. In the days leading up to Christmas I found myself reading Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Reflecting on the incarnation I was struck ag…
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January #BookOfTheMonth: Kingdom Come
“An intelligent and fresh exposition of what the Christian faith is.” Discover our January #BookOfTheMonth, Kingdom Come. Kingdom Come: Essential Theology for the Twenty-first Century by Mark Philps Kingdom Come makes essential theological topics relevant and readable …
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Ultimate Honesty
The first time Martin Lind read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters from prison, he was deeply moved by the honesty he met in the texts. Here he explains what makes Bonhoeffer’s writings so radically powerful. When I first read Bonhoeffer, he did not immediately seem to be the sort of Chr…
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