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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Pre-order now! Fuzzy Church: Gospel and Culture in the North of England
Paperback £16.99 Special pre-order price!
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-167-5Rooms and Wort analyse what the North actually is, and why we need to study our context if we want to understand more about God and God’s ways.
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Busking the Gospel: Ordained Ministry in Secular Employment
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-155-2An in-depth theological reflection on Ministry in Secular Employment, offering practical help to enable such clergy (and the Church generally) to grow in the awareness of the creative scope and potential of this ministry.
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Honest Sadness: Lament in a Pandemic Age
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-161-3A book examining lament as a means of articulating faithful incomprehension, and as a resource for what have been called communities of honest sadness.
History
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And Did Those Feet: The Story and Character of the English Church AD 200-2020
Hardback £40.00
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-152-1Patrick 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
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-138-5Cartoons 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.
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Saints and Holy Places of Yorkshire: A Pilgrims' Guide to God's Own County
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-103-3A unique guide for visitors to the many pilgrimage sites in Yorkshire and the holy people who have been associated with these places.
Fiction & Poetry
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Not of This Worldview: Poetry for the Kingdom Among Us
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-158-3In 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
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78959-125-5Caught 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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Place of Repose: St Cuthbert’s Last Journey
Paperback £12.99
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.
Taking Back Control?
GUEST BLOG: #BookOfTheMonth author David Newman takes stock of what we have learned from a year of pandemic, and explores aspects of life in lockdown that he hopes will continue into the future. As spring has begun to show its colours of late, it has been impossible not to journey back a year a…
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Busking the Gospel in Secular Employment
GUEST BLOG: Self-supporting ministry is not a new phenomenon, but it has experienced renewed interest of late. Is this the model for twenty-first-century ministry? James M. M. Francis explores some of the issues. Busking the Gospel is a book on non-stipendiary or (as a now preferable term)…
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April #BookOfTheMonth: Growing Up into the Children of God
What does it mean for Christians to grow to be mature members of the body of Christ? Find out in our April #BookOfTheMonth, Growing Up into the Children of God. A strong, mature faith is vital for Christians and for the life of the Church. Written out of the experience of his personal faith …
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