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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! Like There's No Tomorrow: Climate Crisis, Eco-Anxiety and God
Paperback £12.99 Special pre-order price!
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-088-3Christians often don't know how to respond to the climate crisis and messages of possible destruction caused by human activity. Frances Ward shows how Christians can live and act with hope and faith in God in the face of eco-anxiety.
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A New Lease of Life?: Anglican Clergy Reflect on Retirement
Paperback
£19.99£16.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-085-2What does retirement mean for Church of England clergy? Fourteen retired clergy reflect on their experiences in retirement and discuss the challenges and opportunities of this new stage of life.
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Keeping Watch for Kingfishers: God Stories
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-073-9A collection of sermons that explore how we can learn to hear the voice of God in prayer, in the life of Jesus and in the human voice.
History
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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.
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Queen Victoria’s Archbishops of Canterbury
Paperback
£19.99£12.49
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-056-2Six pen portraits of the Archbishops of Canterbury during Queen Victoria's reign show how the Church of England and the Anglican Communion became what they are today.
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Captain Gray's Houses: A History of Sion Row, Twickenham
Hardback (full colour) £60.00
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.
Fiction & Poetry
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Place of Repose: St Cuthbert’s Last Journey
Paperback
£12.99£9.99
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.
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Searching for a Silent God
Paperback £8.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-038-8A thoughtful and engaging companion for all who experience times of spiritual crisis. Sarah Parkinson describes her experience of a time when God, on whose presence she had always relied, suddenly seemed to be absent from her life.
New Hymn: Christ the Saviour
GUEST BLOG: Author Ian Black shares a new hymn he has written based on Follow Me: Living the Sayings of Jesus, our February #BookOfTheMonth. When we want to know what life should look like if we try to live the sayings of Jesus, the obvious place to start is the Gospels. In them we fi…
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Reflecting on Retirement: A New Lease of Life?
GUEST BLOG: What does ‘retirement’ mean for clergy who have made a life-long commitment to their vocation? Leslie J. Francis explores the motivation and inspiration behind the book A New Lease of Life?. I was ordained deacon in 1973, already with firm commitments both to rural minis…
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Honorary Doctorate Awarded to Kevin Carey
We are delighted to hear that Kevin Carey, author of multiple books with Sacristy Press, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York. Kevin’s wife Margaret writes: Kevin has been awarded his honorary doctorate in recognition of his service to disabled peop…
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