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Imagining the Church; Keeping Faith in a Fragmented World
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-182-8Exploring 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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Joy and Felicity
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-176-7What 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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The Spring of Hope: Sermons for the Seasons of Faith
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-173-6Sermons 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.
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In Awesome Wonder: Bridging Faith and Science
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-148-4For many Christians there is still a gap between science and their faith. Exploring topics like cosmology, evolution and climate change, In Awesome Wonder shows how science and faith can mutually enrich each other and can be incorporated, confidently and healthily, into an orthodox Christian worldview.
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Using Vintage Hymns in Worship: Hidden Treasures Rediscovered for Today’s Church
Paperback £9.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-164-4Can hymn-singing continue as a flourishing tradition with old and new coexisting comfortably alongside each other? Gillian Warson invites us to see that vintage hymn texts should be lovingly preserved so that they can be enjoyed for generations to come.
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Made in the Image of God: Being Human in the Christian Tradition
Paperback £24.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-170-5A collection of essays on what it means to be human and made in the image of God from a wide range of theological and philosophical perspectives.
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Fuzzy Church: Gospel and Culture in the North of England
Paperback £16.99
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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And Did Those Feet: The Story and Character of the English Church AD 200-2020
Hardback £40.00
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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Busking the Gospel: Ordained Ministry in Secular Employment
Paperback £14.99
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: 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.
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Not of This Worldview: Poetry for the Kingdom Among Us
Paperback £9.99
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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Praying for the Earth: Remembering the Environment in our Prayers of Intercession
Paperback £8.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-135-4A resource for congregations and for individual Christians who believe that environmental concerns should be an integral part of the public and private prayers of all Christian people.
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Christian and Sikh: A Practical Theology of Multiple Religious Participation
Paperback £19.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-145-3A major contribution to the fields of interfaith practice and practical theology, in which John Barnett explores the challenges of faith practice as a Christian and as a Sikh.
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Priests in Secular Work: Participating in the “Missio Dei”
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-142-2A substantial theological exploration of priesthood in secular work and its significance for the future of the Church in the twenty-first century, in which Jenny Gage argues that priests in secular work (PSW) have a specific vocation, which is not to be subsumed under any church-based model of ordained ministry.
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Pilgrims: Pathways of Christian Life
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-132-3What is pilgrimage? What does it mean to Christians who undertake pilgrimage? Each chapter of this book focuses on a popular place of pilgrimage within Britain and Ireland, offering historical background and exploring why each has become such a powerful magnet for pilgrims over the ages.
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Sink or Swim: Catholicism in Sixties Britain through John Ryan's Cartoons
Paperback £12.99
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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Inspiring Service: Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and Latter-day Saint Traditions in Dialogue
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-129-3A celebration of the conversation and friendship between members of various Christian traditions (Roman Catholic, Methodist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Anglican) and a substantial contribution to a theological understanding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in dialogue with other Christian churches.
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Fierce Love: Music Leads a Lost Child Home
Hardback
£19.99£16.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-118-7Memoir of the musician Adrian Snell, known for ‘The Passion’, ‘The Cry’ and ‘Fierce Love’.
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A New Heaven and a New Earth: St Cuthbert and the Conquest of the North
Paperback £12.99
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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Knowing Christ: Christian Discipleship and the Eucharist
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-122-4The Eucharist is the central act of worship for many Christians. This accessible introduction will deepen the understanding and enrich the experience of all who partake.
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Resounding Body: Building Christlike Church Communities through Music
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-112-5Combining recent theological reflection with practical advice, Andy Thomas describes how, according to St Paul, individuals and communities are transformed into the body of Christ, and how music-making enables this process.
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Celtic Christianity and Climate Crisis: Twelve Keys for the Future of the Church
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-115-6Celtic Christianity is the key not only for the future of the Church but of the whole planet, argues Ray Simpson, Founding Guardian of the Community of Aidan and Hilda.
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So We Live, Forever Bidding Farewell: Theology & Assisted Dying
Paperback £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-109-5A re-evaluation of assisted dying from a theological perspective, relating theological issues to scientific, pastoral and practical concerns about the subject.
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Light in the Darkness: Exploring the Path of Christian Hope
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-78959-100-2A book exploring the Christian hope for today. Peter Sills shows that Christian hope is not merely a hope for the life to come, but also for the life here and now.