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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! Literature and Devotion in Later Medieval England: A selection of manuscripts from Durham University Library
Paperback £14.99 Special pre-order price!
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.
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Prayers for Living: 500 Prayers for Public and Private Worship
Paperback £19.99
Prayers for Living offers 500 new accessible, contemporary and wide-ranging intercessory prayers suitable for public worship or private devotion.
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Gospel of the Kingdom: Exploring the Gospel of Mark
Paperback £9.99
A short accessible guide to the Gospel of Mark for individuals and groups
History
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Pre-order now! Literature and Devotion in Later Medieval England: A selection of manuscripts from Durham University Library
Paperback £14.99 Special pre-order price!
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.
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And Did Those Feet: The Story and Character of the English Church AD 200-2020
Hardback £40.00
Patrick Whitworth charts both the contribution and shortcomings of the English Church. An extraordinary story well told, this will remain the standard work on the Church in England for many years to come.
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Sink or Swim: Catholicism in Sixties Britain through John Ryan's Cartoons
Paperback £12.99
Cartoons 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.
Fiction & Poetry
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Joy and Felicity
Paperback £12.99
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
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.
Creative & Exciting Prayer
GUEST BLOG: Rosalind Brown, author of our latest release Prayers for Living, reflects on drawing inspiration for prayer from daily life and world events and ponders the place of public prayer in helping us to collectively and individually process complex emotions and events. I will never f…
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Fear In One Hand, Faith In the Other
GUEST BLOG: As part of our October #ThemeOfTheMonth poet Hilary Jane Hughes encourages us to explore the connection between suffering and fear and draw hope from the ways our life can improve when we meet fear with love, faith, and creativity. As we turn to Autumn, and all that may unfold …
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October #ThemeOfTheMonth: Responses to Suffering
In a world filled with so much suffering, how do we respond to our own pain? To that of others? Find out what two of our authors have to say about this during the course of October as part of our #ThemeOfTheMonth Hilary Jane Hughes, the poet behind GASP!, invites us to contemplate the…
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