Author Blog

Where can hope be found in the suffering and affliction of the Middle East?
How can hope be found in the midst of such suffering and affliction? Professor Rosemary Radford Ruether delves into Mary C. Grey’s latest book for...

St Cuthbert’s Pupils Build LEGO Shrine – Sponsored by Sacristy Press!
Pupils from St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School in Chester-le-Street have been selected to build St Cuthbert’s Shrine on th...

London Book Fair 2015
Come and meet the Sacristy Press team at the London Book Fair, 14–16 April 2015 at Olympia, London.
You can find us on stand 6E10, which we share ...

Book Launch: Spirit of peace in the Middle East
PRESS RELEASE: Durham-based Sacristy Press has published a challenging book looking at the turbulent situation in the Middle East. The Spirit of Pe...

New book puts writing on the wall for Bible references
PRESS RELEASE: Book explains Bible’s impact on everyday language.
Everyone knows that pride comes before a fall, and that you’ll be at your wits’ ...

Author returns to historic hotel that inspired her novel
PRESS RELEASE: A historic North East hotel will host an author’s talk with a difference on Thursday February 26 - because it was an inscription on ...

10 easy ways to avoid work stress and be more efficient
To help us give up busyness this Lent and regain control of our schedules and lives, anthropologist Alan Macfarlane has written ten easy tips to av...

Two fabulous author events in two stunning locations!
We have two wonderful authors talking about their books in the coming weeks, one at Sarum College Bookshop in Salisbury, and the other at a Sunday ...

Review of Gospel for the Outsider
“Immensely helpful and refreshing” is what ReSource magazine says about Patrick Whitworth’s latest book, Gospel for the Outsider. Here is the book ...

Is the Autumn Statement “just”? A Theonomic perspective
A guest blog post by Peter Sills, editor of Theonomics.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered his Autumn Statement yest...

PRESS RELEASE: Black Friday - Retail Madness - A Theonomics Perspective
The editor of a book published recently by a North East publisher has voiced his opinions on the greed behind Black Friday.
Theonomics, published ...

Avarice at Advent: A Theonomic perspective on Black Friday. Aren’t some things worth waiting for?
A guest blog post by Andrew Lightbown, editor of Theonomics.
Today the world seems to have gone retail mad! The message of Black Friday is: ...

Book Launch of Theonomics at Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral will host the launch of Theonomics: Reconnecting Economics with Virtue and Integrity on Sunday 23rd November at 6pm. FREE ADMISSIO...

PRESS RELEASE: Godly Thinking for Corporations
A new book released by a Durham publisher argues that Christian theology can inform and shape the world of finance and economics, and that the chur...

PRESS RELEASE: Author says the church’s obsession with sex is “nothing short of scandalous”
The Church has an unhealthy obsession with sex which has distracted from its real mission of tackling poverty and justice – that is the suggestion ...

PRESS RELEASE: Durham Press delighted to be hosted by Cathedral
A Durham-based publishing house says it is proud to be the only local press showcasing its authors in Durham Cathedral as part of this year’s Durha...

Author Events at Durham Book Festival
Sacristy Press and Durham Cathedral are hosting three “fringe” events as part of the 2014 Durham Book Festival.
Come and quiz our authors and list...

The Judas Church: An Obsession With Sex
Thanks to Tim Moulds for sending us this insightful review of Kevin Carey’s controversial book, The Judas Church.
Kevin Carey has given us a caref...

Heroes of the The Blue Pencil: Claud Cockburn
In the forth of a series of insights into David Lowther’s thrilling wartime novel The Blue Pencil, we are introduced to one of the most controversi...

Mark Silversides to talk about science and religion at ECG conference
Sacristy Press author Mark Silversides will be appearing at the ECG conference in Scarborough (1st to 5th May 2014) to talk about the relationship ...