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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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The Missionary of Knowledge: Hastings Rashdall’s Life and Thoughts
Paperback £16.99
An accessible introduction to the life and thought of Hastings Rashdall, one of the most prominent figures in the Church of England of his day, this book makes the case for his continuing influence and relevance.
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What Christ? Whose Christ?: New Options for Old Theories
Paperback £19.99
This book explores a Christian view of Jesus of Nazareth that responds to critical demands from numerous perspectives, encompassing Jesus of History research, differing cultural contexts, feminism, and post-colonialism.
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Educating in Faith: A History of the English Catholic Public School
Paperback £19.99
An examination of the religious, social and political context within which Roman Catholic public schools developed in England from around 1800 and considers their contemporary relevance and character.
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History
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Thomas Henry Lyon: Architect and aesthete – his life and work
Hardback £60.00
The first ever description of the life and work of Thomas Henry Lyon (1869–1953), an important but neglected twentieth-century architect.
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Mamerto Gueritz: A Country Catholic 1823–1912
Hardback £30.00
The life of Mamerto Gueritz, an Anglo-Catholic priest in the West Country during the ritualist controversy in the late 19th century.
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The Roman Catholic Bishops of Lancaster: Celebrating the Centenary 1924–2024
Paperback £16.99
In a series of biographical portraits Paul Severn tells the story of the seven diocesan and one auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic diocese of Lancaster.
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Fiction
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Star of the Sea: The Cresswell Chronicles
Paperback £14.99
A gripping family saga set in Northumberland, Whitby and London in the years 1745–90. The novel brings to life the early industrial history of North East England in the Age of Sail.
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Joy and Felicity
Paperback £14.99
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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A New Heaven and a New Earth: St Cuthbert and the Conquest of the North
Paperback £12.99
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.
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From the blog...
So, what? Unearthing a Defiant Faith
“It’s hard not to commend a work of theology that namechecks both Leonard Cohen and the Boar’s Head (Aberystwyth)”. Michael Lewis, former Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf, reflects on John Holdsworth’s recent book, Hidden in Plain Sight: Unearthing and Earthing the Psalm…
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Aristocratic Archbishops: exploring the life of Edward Vernon Harcourt
Family history is a popular hobby for many, but what if one of your ancestors was the last aristocratic Archbishop of York? Tony Vernon-Harcourt writes about his journey of discovery wondering what his great-great-great grandfather was really like A marble bust of Edward Vernon-Harcourt,…
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Furthering the cause of excellence in hymnody: the Pratt Green Trust
GUEST BLOG: Gillian Warson, author of Using Vintage Hymns in Worship: Hidden Treasures Rediscovered and one of the editors of First Flight Feathers: The Best of Worship Live, writes about the partnership between Sacristy Press and the Pratt Green Trust. As the Pratt Green Trust celebrate…
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Truth in a Neoliberal World: Navigating Challenges and Rediscovering Humanism
What challenges are Christians facing at the beginning of 2024, asks Alan M. Suggate, author of Living Culture, Living Christ. At the heart of the challenges facing our planet in 2024 is the issue of truth. Truth is not an abstraction, but rooted in practical experience. It aims to grasp down-t…
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Praying for the trouble spots of the world
In his book Morning Prayer in Urumqi, David Goodacre invites those who prepare intercessions for church services to think imaginatively about the people and places we are invited to pray for. But how can we pray for peace at a time when war is never far from our news bulletins? How are we …
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Wisdom’s call to write
During lockdown, an online course about Wisdom struck a chord with many. Course leader, therapist and author Helen Warwick reflects on learning how to connect with Wisdom within us and around us. I had a dream where I travelled to a clear lake; still waters that I knew were sacred and where oth…
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