Theology & Religion

Stimulating and engaging theological and religious books to suit all interests and religious backgrounds.

• The Well of Life: More Sermons for the Seasons of Faith

  by Douglas Dales

  Paperback £14.99
  

  A selection of sermons following the structure of the Eucharist as the framework for Christian life, thought and prayer.

  

• iJesus: The Culture of God in a Digital World

  by Nadim Nassar ★★★

  Paperback £12.99
  

  iJesus explores the relationship between the culture of God as Trinity in relation to our highly complex digital cultures and reflects on how followers and disciples of Jesus Christ can live in a world shaped by digital communication, connectivity and artificial intelligence.

  

• Morning Prayer in Urumqi: Preparing petitions when praying for the world

  by David Goodacre

  Paperback £16.99
  

  An invaluable resource for anyone who regularly prepares prayers for public worship, guiding intercessors around the globe and helping them find the words to pray for the wider world.

  

• Living for Love: The essence of Christianity, and humanity's only hope

  by David R. Tomlinson ★★★★★

  Paperback £14.99
  

  In a world in crisis, only people and communities dedicated to love will give us a just and sustainable future. David R. Tomlinson aims to inspire readers to “live for love”.

  

• The End of the Church?: Conversations with the Work of David Jasper

  by Bridget Nichols and Nicholas Taylor (editors)

  Hardback £30.00
  

  These 14 essays by scholars who have worked with David Jasper in both church and academy develop original discussions of themes emerging from his writings on literature, theology and hermeneutics. The arts, institutions, literature and liturgy are among the subject areas they cover.

  

• Henry Beeching: Professor, Poet, Priest

  by Peter Fanning

  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.

  

• Preaching the Passion: Interpreting the Evangelists

  by Gregory Dunstan

  Paperback £14.99
  

  Sermons for Holy Week and Easter, written for a parish congregation, exploring the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection as told by the four Evangelists each with his distinctive perspective and interpretation.

  

• Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Re-shaping the Church for a Changed World

  by John Marsh

  Paperback £14.99
  

  ​​Drawing on a lifetime of experience in the Church's mission and ministry, John Marsh explores how churches can recover their vision for sharing the gospel following the exile experience of the pandemic.

  

• Waking Up to God: Rediscovering Faith in Post-pandemic Times

  by Neil Richardson

  Paperback £14.99
  

  Neil Richardson offers a “new look” Christian faith, drawing from the Bible and from Christian tradition, but showing how much we have missed in the Bible, and how much some traditional beliefs have been misunderstood.

  

• Consecrated Celibacy: A Fresh Look at an Ancient Calling

  by Christine Barnabas ★★★★★

  Paperback £14.99
  

  A unique and engaging resource for all who feel drawn to explore a calling to consecrated celibacy and know that life in a traditional religious order is not for them.

  

• Living Culture, Living Christ: On Becoming Fully Human

  by Alan M. Suggate

  Paperback £14.99
  

  Alan M. Suggate offers a diagnosis of the root failings of our culture and commends a humanism centred on persons and grounded in an integralist approach to the Christian faith.

  

• Keeping Time: Time, Liturgy and Christian Discipleship

  by Timothy Gorringe

  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.

  

• Where Two Rivers Meet: Russian Windows on the Gospel

  by Nicola Vidamour and Pádraig Ó Tuama (foreword) ★★★★★

  Paperback £12.99
  

  A unique exploration of the Christian faith through an encounter with Russian Christianity and culture.

  

• Alfred Hope Patten and the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham

  by Michael Yelton ★★★★

  Paperback £19.99
  

  The definitive history of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and its founder Alfred Hope Patten

  

• Peace is a Doing Word: Prayer Patterns for Peacemakers

  by ​Barbara Glasson

  Paperback £16.99
  

  Peace is a Doing Word, uses poetry, story and prayers to reflect on what practicing peace means in every moment of our daily lives. The book offers insights throughout the course of the day, from ‘waking’ to ‘resting’ and concludes each section with a blessing.

  

• Writing the Wisdom: Creative writing as healing from childhood trauma

  by ​Barbara Glasson and Penny Johnson

  Paperback £14.99
  

  Writing the Wisdom explores the emotional impact of childhood sexual abuse in an informative and accessible way whilst also giving a rare insight through writing, into the lived experience of survivors.

  

• The Roman Catholic Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle

  by Paul Severn

  Paperback £16.99
  

  A chronological survey of the Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle from 1850 to the present day.

  

• Creating Space: Story, Reflection and Practice in Healthcare Chaplaincy

  by Sacha Pearce and Jan Collis ★★★★★

  Paperback £16.99
  

  Creating Space tells a professional and personal story of healthcare chaplaincy and models the way in which practice development emerges from reflecting on the human story.

  

• A Very Byzantine Journey: Discovering the New Testament Story through Icons and Pilgrimage

  by J. Richard Smith

  Paperback (full colour) £16.99
  

  ​​Part travelogue, part exploration of religious images and pilgrimage, J. Richard Smith tells the story of icons and the places where the New Testament story really happened.

  

• Posting the Word: Chris Harris and the Story of Life Light Home Study Courses

  by Chris Harris

  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.

  

• Birthpangs and Blessings: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis

  by Clare Amos ★★★★★

  Paperback £19.99
  

  Birthpangs and Blessings is an invitation to listen in on, and perhaps join in, the voyage of mutual discovery between God and humanity which is the central thread of the book of Genesis.

  

• A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE

  by Luke Miller

  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.

  

• Tuscany's Noble Treasures: Conceptualizing Female Religious Life in Medieval Italy

  by Paula Clifford

  Paperback £19.99
  

  A comprehensive study of female religious life in medieval Tuscany and the development of new categories of religious women

  

• Wicked Weather for Walking: A Passiontide Progress

  by Stephen Platten

  Paperback £9.99
  

  A short guide through Holy Week, linking the story of Jesus' way to the cross with themes of pilgrimage and Christian discipleship in the twenty-first century