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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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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
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Imagining the Church: Keeping Faith in a Fragmented World
Paperback £9.99
Exploring the ways in which the church is imagined in contemporary society, drawing threads of history, present and future together through poetry, art, literature and theology.
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The Spring of Hope: Sermons for the Seasons of Faith
Paperback £12.99
Sermons for many occasions throughout the Christian year which can be a source of comfort and strength for those alone on their Christian journey or inspiration for preachers.
History
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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.
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Saints and Holy Places of Yorkshire: A Pilgrims' Guide to God's Own County
Paperback £9.99
A 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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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.
What Have We Learned While We Couldn't Sing?
GUEST BLOG: As part of our September #ThemeOfTheMonth Gillian Warson, author of Using Vintage Hymns in Worship, asks what we can take away from this period of going without hymn singing in churches. Does engaging with a hymn always have to involve singing it? My friend Janet, also an …
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September #ThemeOfTheMonth: Music as Worship
How does music inform Christian worship? How important is music to the life of the Church? Find out what two of our authors have to say about this during the course of September as part of our #ThemeOfTheMonth. Gillian Warson, author of Using Vintage Hymns in Worship, reflects on what…
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Good News For Animals?
GUEST BLOG: As part of our August #ThemeOfTheMonth Rob Kelsey author of Praying for the Earth muses on the place of animals in God’s kingdom and invites us to reflect upon Christians’ responsibility to care for the smallest and most vulnerable of God’s creations. Our…
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