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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! The Beginning of Tomorrow: Call to the North – Churches Working Together in Mission
Paperback £14.99 Special pre-order price!
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-029-6A unique account of a little-known yet momentous effort to join forces in proclaiming the gospel in a society shaped by increasing decline in church attendance and major social challenges.
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Growing Up into the Children of God: Exploring the Paradoxes of Christian Maturity
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-020-3David Newman reflects on what it means for Christians to grow to be mature members of the body of Christ, with faith in a God who acts and themselves actively engaged in the church and the world.
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Leading a Church to Maturity in Love: A Theological and Practical Guide to Church Leadership
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-023-4Church leaders frequently encounter tensions and conflict, especially when facing change. Building on extensive experience of leading churches at times of change, David Robert Tomlinson shows how through critical theological reflection and modelling good practice church leaders can facilitate church life that is grounded and transformed by the love of God.
History
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Captain Gray's Houses: A History of Sion Row, Twickenham
Hardback (full colour) £80.00
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-000-5The fascinating story of the eighteenth-century houses of Sion Row, Twickenham. In telling the story of these houses and their occupants, a remarkable social history is revealed.
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Suffering and Glory: The Church from the Apostles to Constantine
Paperback/Hardback
£19.99£14.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-89-9The story of the growth of the early Christian community. A rapid, detailed and accurate narrative, full of picturesque scenes drawn directly from contemporary witnesses to the rise of Christianity in the Roman world.
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The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage
Hardback
£34.99£29.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-51-6A “humdinging page-turner of a book” (The Spectator) that will “give great pleasure” (Country Life). The Old Rectory examines the history of the English parsonage through the centuries, and their many and varied styles of architecture. Explore the lives of famous inhabitants and discover the scandals of neglect.
Fiction & Poetry
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Cuthbert of Farne: A novel of Northumbria’s warrior saint
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-009-8The first historical novel about Cuthbert, much-loved saint of the North, a one-time warrior whose destiny it was to reconcile the warring parties in the early English Church.
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Love in Thin Places: Confessions of a Cathedral Chaplain
Paperback £7.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-014-2A beautiful collection of poems inspired by Durham Cathedral and its saints, visitors and pilgrims.
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The Geese Flew Over My Heart: Poems for Prayer and Reflection
Paperback £8.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-017-3A collection of profoundly moving prayers that invite to a deeper relationship with God.
A Dark and Dreadful Death
As we move through Holy Week, here is a topical sermon by Michael Sadgrove, Dean Emeritus of Durham Cathedral, taken from our April #BookOfTheMonth, Christ in a Choppie Box. Throughout Lent we have walked the via dolorosa with Jesus. This week we arrive at its awful destination: Golgotha, …
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Grown-up Brexit, Grown-up Faith
GUEST BLOG: David Newman, author of Growing Up into the Children of God, draws parallels between the current political crisis and the challenges facing the Church today. No-one seems to have anticipated quite how much division in our country the Brexit process would unleash with all the subs…
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April #BookOfTheMonth: Christ in a Choppie Box
April's #BookOfTheMonth is Michael Sadgrove's Christ in a Choppie Box: Sermons from North East England. As we move deeper into Lent, this collection of sermons is the perfect companion to sustain you on your journey through Passiontide to the great feast of Easter. Foreword by Justin We…
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