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January #BookOfTheMonth: Hope in Dark Places
January is often considered the most miserable month of the year: Christmas cheer is over (in the secular world, at least…) and there seems to be n...

The Jesus Prayer
GUEST BLOG: Western Christians may not be familiar with the Jesus Prayer, which developed within Eastern Christianity and is central to the spiritu...

Stephen Cottrell’s foreword to Dear Nicholas...
Photo: Stephen Cottrell speaking at the launch of Dear Nicholas... © Nick Robinson (used with permission).
Stephen Cottrell has been announc...

The Womb of Advent
GUEST BLOG: The season of Advent is a particular gift in the northern hemisphere, even more so the further north you travel. The darkness of the se...

Out of the Whirlwind: The Inspiration behind the Book
GUEST BLOG: Author Adrian Roberts describes the circumstances that led him to write his new book, Out of the Whirlwind.
I suppose the idea for w...

December #BookOfTheMonth: The Divine Heart of Darkness
As we enter the darkest month of the year (for our northern hemisphere readers, at least...), check out our December #BookOfTheMonth, The Divine He...

Where Does Dear Nicholas… Come From?
GUEST BLOG: The book Dear Nicholas… wasn't really intended as a book at all. Nicholas Henshall, the original recipient of the letter and now Dean o...

The Phenomenon of Man: Reconciling Theology and Evolution
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
GUEST BLOG: How can theories of creation and evolution be reconciled? David O. Brown explores how one thinker’s e...

A Parish Nativity Play for Adults
GUEST BLOG: How can we reinvigorate the Christmas story in today’s world and incorporate adults into the increasingly popular ‘nativity play’ forma...

Culture and Society
GUEST BLOG: Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford, explains why his father’s letter written 30 years ago remains absolutely relevant for ministers ...

Top Tips for Advent and Christmas 2019
Whether you’re after the perfect Christmas stocking-filler, a coffee table book to impress, or you just want a steer for your Advent reading, read ...

November #BookOfTheMonth: Parish Nativity Play
Our November #BookOfTheMonth is Parish Nativity Play. Bring the Christmas narrative to life with Kevin Carey’s moving interpretation, suitable for ...

Liturgy Animated!
GUEST BLOG: Ever wondered why church services take the form they do? #BookOfTheMonth author Stephen Platten gives us a behind-the-scenes look at so...

Has There Ever Been a “Golden Age” for the Church?
GUEST BLOG: Michael Chandler, author of Queen Victoria’s Archbishops of Canterbury, explores this question and gives us a sneak preview of the arch...

The Captain’s Grandson
GUEST BLOG: When researching a book like Captain Gray’s Houses, all sorts of byways present themselves which, although secondary to the task at han...

How We Accidentally Founded Durham Book Festival's Fringe
Five years ago, when Sacristy Press was still finding its feet in the big wide world of publishing, we unexpectedly found ourselves sowing the seed...

October #BookOfTheMonth: Animating Liturgy
Our October #BookOfTheMonth is Animating Liturgy, a book that invites you to consider the liturgical offering which stands at the heart of the Chri...

Empire, Climate Change and Political Populism
GUEST BLOG: #BookOfTheMonth author Graham Turner tries to make sense of today’s world by learning some lessons from the Old Testament.
It seems ...

The Passion behind the Book: God's People and the Seduction of Empire
GUEST BLOG: For over thirty years, Graham Turner has served in a variety of parishes, mostly in urban neighbourhoods. Through community enterprises...

An Armchair Pilgrimage through the Holy Land
GUEST BLOG: Stephen W. Need, author of Following Jesus in the Holy Land, describes how his own experience of visiting the Holy Land inspired him to...