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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! Growing Up into the Children of God: Exploring the Paradoxes of Christian Maturity
Paperback £12.99 Special pre-order price!
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.
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Kingdom Come: Essential theology for the twenty-first century
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-003-6Kingdom Come makes essential theological topics relevant and readable without diluting the Gospel message. Essential reading for anyone in church leadership.
History
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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.
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A Brief History of End Time: Prophecy and Apocalypse, then and now
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-37-0Why has the end of time exercised such strong fascination over the human imagination? In this entertaining and thorough exploration of end-time ideas and beliefs, Dr Paula Clifford reaches some thoughtful and surprising conclusions about the apocalypse and the end of the world.
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.
First Historical Novel about St Cuthbert to be Published on St Cuthbert’s Day
PRESS RELEASE: The first mainstream historical novel about St Cuthbert is published today on St Cuthbert’s Day (Wednesday 20 March 2019) by Sacristy Press. The novel, Cuthbert of Farne, has been written by Northumberland author Katherine Tiernan. It brings new life to the legendary Ang…
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Finding God in a Secular World
GUEST BLOG: We were sad to learn of the death of author John Davey a few weeks ago. Not long before he died, he wrote this article for our blog, as we had already planned to feature Living Prayer as our Book of the Month in March. At the request of John's widow Mary, we are publishi…
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Two Tribes, the Queen, a Process and a Model
GUEST BLOG: David R. Tomlinson, author of Leading a Church to Maturity in Love, uses the topic of Brexit to explore the issue of tribalism within the Church. Heading out for my church’s Men’s Christmas Supper, I had decided not to raise the hot topic of Brexit. Memories of the la…
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Sacristy Press @SacristyPress Where is the room for God in today's busy secular world? Find out in our #BookOfTheMonth guest blog. sacristy.co.uk/blog/2019/find… 11 hours ago
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Sacristy Press @SacristyPress Katharine Tiernan will be in @durhamcathedral Shop TOMORROW to sign copies and answer your questions about her new… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 14 hours ago
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Sacristy Press @SacristyPress Leading a church can be fraught with conflict. How do you deal with that? David R. Tomlinson discusses this in his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 17 hours ago
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Sacristy Press @SacristyPress On World #PoetryDay, what better excuse to check out one of our brand new collections? sacristy.co.uk/books/poetry a day ago
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Sacristy Press @SacristyPress Where is the room for God in today's busy secular world? Find out in our #BookOfTheMonth guest blog. sacristy.co.uk/blog/2019/find… a day ago