Church History
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Thomas Henry Lyon: Architect and aesthete – his life and work
Hardback £60.00
The first ever description of the life and work of Thomas Henry Lyon (1869–1953), an important but neglected twentieth-century architect.
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With Bridget in the Holy Land
Paperback £16.99
Discover the dramatic and eventful pilgrimage of a medieval women – St Bridge of Sweden – from Rome to Jerusalem in 1371-73.
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Mamerto Gueritz: A Country Catholic 1823–1912
Hardback £30.00
The life of Mamerto Gueritz, an Anglo-Catholic priest in the West Country during the ritualist controversy in the late 19th century.
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The Roman Catholic Bishops of Lancaster: Celebrating the Centenary 1924–2024
Paperback £16.99
In a series of biographical portraits Paul Severn tells the story of the seven diocesan and one auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic diocese of Lancaster.
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Breathers of an Ampler Day: Victorian Views of Heaven
Paperback £14.99
As death comes out of the closet in contemporary society, this book presents the views on heaven and the afterlife of a number of well-known Victorians, and others not so well known, in the belief that they may help us today.
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Anglo-Catholic Church Planting: Can it work?
Paperback £16.99
A comparison of contemporary church planting in the Anglo-Catholic tradition with how Victorian Anglo-Catholics started new churches.
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Defining God: Athanasius, Nicaea and the Trinitarian Controversy of the Fourth Century
Paperback £16.99
A vivid account of the fourth-century dispute surrounding the divine status of Christ and the Holy Spirit. This is the story of that controversy: its protagonists, the involvement of imperial power, its theological twists and turns, and the many creeds and councils of this period.
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Henry Beeching: Professor, Poet, Priest
Hardback £25.00
Henry Beeching (1859–1919), Dean of Norwich, was a popular preacher, celebrated man of letters and journalist. This is the first full-length biography of this popular poet, professor of English, and a much loved priest.
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Keeping Time: Time, Liturgy and Christian Discipleship
Paperback £16.99
Aimed at clergy and laypeople, Keeping Time gives a fresh account of the liturgical year and how it shapes our lives as Christian disciples.
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Alfred Hope Patten and the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham
Paperback £19.99
The definitive history of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and its founder Alfred Hope Patten
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Where Two Rivers Meet: Russian Windows on the Gospel
Paperback £12.99
A unique exploration of the Christian faith through an encounter with Russian Christianity and culture.
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The Roman Catholic Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle
Paperback £16.99
A chronological survey of the Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle from 1850 to the present day.
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Posting the Word: Chris Harris and the Story of Life Light Home Study Courses
Paperback £16.99
Posting the Word recounts the origins of Life Light Home Study Courses – a distance learning organization for biblical and theological study for Catholic lay people.
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A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE
Hardback £25.00
A biography of George Congreve showing his contribution to SSJE and the Church of England by describing his teaching and quoting much of his unpublished or out-of-print writing.
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Tuscany's Noble Treasures: Conceptualizing Female Religious Life in Medieval Italy
Paperback £19.99
A comprehensive study of female religious life in medieval Tuscany and the development of new categories of religious women
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Literature and Devotion in Later Medieval England: A selection of manuscripts from Durham University Library
Paperback £16.99
Embracing poetic and prose writings on philosophy, contemplation and bibliophily, key service books for the clergy, and devotional texts for the laity, this book explores the interrelated themes of literature and devotion in England from the Black Death to the Reformation as seen through the lens of twenty-six precious manuscripts in Durham University Library.
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And Did Those Feet: The Story and Character of the English Church AD 200-2020
Hardback
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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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Inspiring Service: Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and Latter-day Saint Traditions in Dialogue
Paperback £16.99
A 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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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 £12.99
A unique guide for visitors to the many pilgrimage sites in Yorkshire and the holy people who have been associated with these places.
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Artistic Duplicity: The Fiction and Poetry of Juliana Horatia Ewing
Hardback £45.00
A new appraisal of the life and work of Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885) as a writer of fiction and poetry for both children and adults.
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To Call on His Name: Perspectives on the Jesus Prayer
Paperback £16.99
The first comprehensive study of the Jesus Prayer, and its origins and use, providing an overview of this ancient mystical prayer practice from the Christian East which is now also widely used in the Western Church.
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Queen Victoria’s Archbishops of Canterbury
Paperback £19.99
Six pen portraits of the Archbishops of Canterbury during Queen Victoria's reign show how the Church of England and the Anglican Communion became what they are today.
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Seeing Light: A Critical Enquiry into the Origins of Resurrection Faith
Paperback £19.99
Based on a close reading of a wide range of Jewish and early Christian sources, the author explores how faith in the resurrection developed in the Early Church and what believing in the resurrection might mean for twenty-first-century people.
