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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Alternative Collects: Prayers to a Disruptive & Compassionate God
Paperback
£8.99£7.99
ISBN: ISBN: 9781910519806These radical prayers break the mould of the “collect” prayers that are so familiar to millions of Christians worldwide. They are the result of the author’s struggle with the blandness and predictability of so many of the church’s traditional prayers. Useful for both personal and liturgical devotion, these prayers will both challenge and nourish.
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Cross Purposes: Reflections for Good Friday
Paperback
£12.99£10.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-908381-11-8A collection of thought-provoking reflections inviting us to contemplate the events of Good Friday in new ways. The reflections are diverse, from Peter’s clumsy fear to the Seven Last Words.
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Mission From Below: Growing a Kingdom Community
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-77-6A radical and controversial challenge to the top-down leadership models that are so widespread in the church, instead making the case for a new model of people-driven servant leadership, guided by the Holy Spirit towards kingdom growth rather than church growth.
History
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The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage
Hardback
£34.99£29.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-51-6A “humdinging page-turner of a book” (The Spectator) that will “give great pleasure” (Country Life). The Old Rectory examines the history of the English parsonage through the centuries, and their many and varied styles of architecture. Explore the lives of famous inhabitants and discover the scandals of neglect.
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A Brief History of End Time: Prophecy and Apocalypse, then and now
Paperback
£11.99£9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-37-0Why has the end of time exercised such strong fascination over the human imagination? In this entertaining and thorough exploration of end-time ideas and beliefs, Dr Paula Clifford reaches some thoughtful and surprising conclusions about the apocalypse and the end of the world.
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Sacred Ibis: The Ornithology of Canon Henry Baker Tristram, DD, FRS
Hardback (with colour plates) £55.00
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-13-4The ornithological exploits of a remarkable Victorian priest and explorer, Canon Henry Baker Tristram. As a founding member of the BOU, his nickname was “Sacred Ibis”.
Fiction & Poetry
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The Paradise Tree: Personal Prayer through Poetry
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-64-6A beautiful devotional companion about the experience of God and giving expression to our inner spirituality. Creatively mixing poetry, prose and scripture, this book will challenge preconceptions about the nature of God, heaven, hell, intercessory prayer, and the relevance of human existence within the vastness of an unfathomable universe.
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Hope in Dark Places: Poems about Depression and the Christian
Paperback
£7.99£6.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-67-7Raw and deeply moving poetry about living with depression as a Christian.
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The Summer of ’39
Paperback
£9.99£6.99
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-910519-70-7A tale of spies, terrorists and blossoming young love—an epic adventure set in the final months of peace before WWII. Britain is under attack on two fronts. The IRA is mounting a bombing campaign on the mainland, and agents of the German Secret Service are collecting vital information to help them if war breaks out.
The Inside Story on Alternative Collects
GUEST BLOG: Graham Turner reveals the story behind his radical new prayers, which will both challenge and nourish. The most important things in life are often messy and require our attention. Sadly, we do not always give these the time they deserve. I find that prayer is just like this; it a mess…
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Rectories: a story waiting to be told
GUEST BLOG: Anthony Jennings tells the story behind his “humdinging page-turner of a book” (The Spectator). More than ten years ago now my wife waved a copy of the Historic Houses Association magazine at me, tapping a small advert for someone to take over as Director of Save Our Pars…
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A trip to the beautiful countryside (in central London...)
BOOK LAUNCH: Join us at Church House Bookshop for a trip to the countryside as we launch The Old Rectory by Anthony Jennings. 6 June 2018 at Church House Bookshop, Westminster31 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BN RSVP to bookshop@chbookshop.co.uk or 020 7799 4064.
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