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It very effectively challenges ministers to reflect on how they approach and use the gift of time. Each of the short 28 sessions offers considerable insight into the nature of time and encourages ministers to confront their current habits and develop new life-giving practices through which their ministry can thrive and they can flourish. Every minister should spend time not only reading Beyond Busyness but integrating its wisdom into their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eDr Jocelyn Bryan\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDirector of Postgraduate Studies, St John’s College, Durham University\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Cherry uses his own experience of getting the best from a busy life to create this accessible and challenging book. 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Today, Benedictine values continue to undergird our life as a Christian community in Durham . . . so I hope that this book will help people of all ages to understand more about this cherished aspect of our history and heritage, and that through its insights into the past, it will add to visitors’ enjoyment of the Cathedral and its precincts today.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the Foreword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Interior pages of Life in a Medieval Monastery\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/static.sacristy.co.uk\/images\/medieval-monastery-interior.jpg\" width=\"570\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published as \u003cem\u003eThe Monks of Durham\u003c\/em\u003e in 1975 by Cambridge University Press (reprinted 1977, 1984). Reissued as \u003cem\u003eLife in a Medieval Monastery\u003c\/em\u003e in 1987 by Cambridge University Press (reprinted 1987). This new edition published in 2013 by Sacristy Press, Durham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.sacristy.co.uk\/\/images\/DC-Logo.png\" alt=\"Durham Cathedral: The Shrine of St Cuthbert\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e           \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.sacristy.co.uk\/\/images\/IMEMS-logo.png\" alt=\"Durham University: Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55015542620536,"sku":"9781908381149","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55502493319544,"sku":"9781908381644","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55502502003064,"sku":"9781908381392","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781908381149-frontcover.jpg?v=1756117290"},{"product_id":"cuthberts-corpse","title":"St Cuthbert's Corpse: A Life After Death","description":"\u003cp class=\"highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 FOR 2! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSave £8.99 when you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/books\/lindisfarne-gospels\"\u003ebuy all three of our Lindisfarne Gospels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe miracle of St Cuthbert’s incorrupt corpse has been the subject of much fascination since his death over thirteen-hundred years ago, inspiring pilgrims, monks, and even the construction of Durham Cathedral itself. 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He is the author of a number of books including \u003cem\u003eMinistry in Three Dimensions\u003c\/em\u003e (DLT, second edition 2008), \u003cem\u003eJesus People What the Church Should Do Next \u003c\/em\u003e (CHP, 2009), and \u003cem\u003eThe Advent Calendar\u003c\/em\u003e (DLT, 2006), a novel for adults and children. He is also a co-author of \u003cem\u003ePilgrim: A Course for the Christian Journey\u003c\/em\u003e (CHP, 2013, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eDavid Goodhew\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Goodhew is Director of Ministerial Practice at Cranmer Hall, a theological college which is part of St John’s College, Durham. He is also director of the Centre for Church Growth Research, a research centre based in Durham. David edited \u003cem\u003eChurch Growth in Britain, 1980 to the Present\u003c\/em\u003e (Ashgate, 2012) and \u003cem\u003eTowards a Theology of Church Growth\u003c\/em\u003e (Ashgate, 2015). Prior to moving to Durham in 2008, David was vicar of two parishes in York.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eClaire Dawson\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eClaire Dawson has been priest in charge of St John and St James Church Bootle in the Liverpool Diocese since 2010; she initially joined the parish in 2008 as Urban Missioner. Claire was ordained in 2004 in Southwell and Nottingham Diocese having previously worked as social worker in Nottinghamshire and Derby City, where she set up a project for young people who were being exploited through prostitution. Her ministerial training took place at the East Midlands Ministerial Training Course alongside her work with young people. Claire is currently studying for a Doctor of Professional Studies in Practical Theology at Chester University; she is researching issues relating to urban theology and mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eJames Newcome\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he was born and brought up in the South of England, James has now worked in the North West for more than twenty years. After some time as Director of Ministry and Residentiary Canon in Chester Diocese he became Bishop of Penrith, and for the last six years has been Bishop of Carlisle. Carlisle Diocese has become the first “ecumenical county” where Anglicans are working closely with Methodists and the United Reformed Church in Mission Communities whose purpose is to “grow disciples of all ages.” James Newcome is married with four grown-up children, and is co-chairman of the Rose Castle Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eCatherine Pickford\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being born in Oxford, Catherine Pickford considers herself a committed Northerner. A vicar’s daughter, Catherine spent the first part of her childhood in Wath Upon Dearne, a South Yorkshire mining town, during the miners’ strike. When she was nine the family moved to inner-city Sheffield, just as the \u003cem\u003eFaith in the City\u003c\/em\u003e report came out. Both Wath and Sheffield had a significant influence on Catherine’s faith and vocation. For the last eleven years, Catherine has served first as Team Vicar and then Team Rector in Benwell in inner-city Newcastle. She is now Vicar of Stannington and CMD officer in the Diocese of Newcastle.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eMatthew Porter\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Porter is Vicar of St Michael le Belfrey in York, a church with a vision to play their part in serving God’s transformation of the North. The Belfrey established St Cuthbert’s House of Prayer in 2014 as a prayer centre for York and the North. With strong northern roots, Matthew was brought up in Doncaster and has previously served in churches in Sheffield. He believes that nothing of lasting significance happens without prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eMark Powley\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMark Powley is Principal of Yorkshire Ministry Course, which works with St Barnabas Theological Centre to train ordinands for the Church of England. He was born in Bury, Manchester, and has studied Theology at the University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and Kings College London. He is the author of \u003cem\u003e4Life: God’s Values for Living\u003c\/em\u003e (Cell UK, 2006) and \u003cem\u003eConsumer Detox\u003c\/em\u003e (Zondervan, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eSu Reid\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSu Reid grew up in Nottingham, where her father was an Anglican Lay Reader, and then read English at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford. She lectured at Aberdeen University for seven years before moving with her husband, a sociologist, to Teesside University where she eventually became Dean of the School of Arts and Media. Su spent some years worshipping as a Quaker, but returned to Anglicanism after women were ordained as priests, and trained as a Lay Reader. She is now Sub-Warden of Readers in Stokesley Deanery in the Diocese of York.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eNigel Rooms\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eNigel Rooms is an Anglican priest, practical theologian, and missiologist. He oversees lay and clergy development as the Director of Ministry and Mission in the Diocese of Southwell \u0026amp; Nottingham, and serves in a voluntary capacity in the Local Ecumenical Partnership of Bestwood Park with Rise Park in North Nottingham. He holds a Master’s degree in theology from Nottingham University and a professional doctorate in missiology from the University of Birmingham. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Faith of the English\u003c\/em\u003e (SPCK, 2011) which explores the relationship between Christian faith and English culture. Born, brought up, and educated initially all in Yorkshire, he has been interested in contextual theology throughout his ministry beginning in Stoke-on-Trent and continuing in Tanzania before moving to the liminal East Midlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eMichael Sadgrove\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Sadgrove was Dean of Durham from 2003 to 2015. He was born in London and educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Ordained in 1975, he has been lecturer in Old Testament studies at Salisbury and Wells Theological College, Vicar of Alnwick, Northumberland, and Canon Precentor and Vice-Provost of Coventry Cathedral. In 1995 he became Provost, then Dean, of Sheffield. He has written on the Bible, Christian ministry, spirituality, and religious art and heritage. An edited collection of the sermons Michael preached during his time at Durham Cathedral has been published in \u003ca href=\"\/books\/theology\/michael-sadgrove-sermons\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrist in a Choppie Box: Sermons from North East England\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Sacristy Press, 2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eStephen Spencer\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Spencer began researching William Temple’s life and thought for his doctoral studies at the University of Oxford. Since then he has combined parish ministry and teaching on theological courses with ongoing research and writing. 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He is passionate about people coming to a full and life-giving faith in Jesus, helping the Church to serve with loving confidence in the darkest of places, and seeing Christians set free to worship and witness to the “glorious liberty” that is ours in Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eJohn Thomson\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Thomson is the Bishop of Selby. Before this he was Director of Ministry in Sheffield Diocese, a vicar in Doncaster, a theological educator in South Africa, and a youth chaplain in Sheffield. His published works include \u003cem\u003eThe Ecclesiology of Stanley Hauerwas: A Christian Theology of Liberation\u003c\/em\u003e (Ashgate, 2003), \u003cem\u003eChurch on Edge? 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Consistent with the narrative of the town of Bethlehem being unusually over-populated because of tax registration, I surmise that the spare room of Joseph’s relative was full, so the young couple were given space in the lower part of the house where the animals were kept at night and so, after the birth, Mary wrapped Jesus in bands of cloth and laid him in the most comfortable place she could find, in the hay-filled animal feeding trough. This, in turn, makes the visit of the wise men to a domestic environment, rather than a stable out-house or a house in Nazareth, much more credible; the price we pay is the loss of the villainous innkeeper and the pathos surrounding the birth of an outcast in an out-house—but Luke, the consummate story teller, is unlikely to have missed the opportunity to extract every last ounce of pathos from such a curious birth-place, instead of which he dismisses the apparent inconvenience in half a line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the wise men visit the new-born Jesus in Bethlehem, the traditional 6 January date is not beyond credibility, as Jesus would not have had to return to his family home in Nazareth to be circumcised; this, in turn, allows Jesus to be presented some forty days after his birth before Joseph receives a warning to flee into Egypt. At the end of Matthew’s account the knotty Bethlehem\/Nazareth problem is solved by Joseph fearing to return to his native city and opting to settle in Nazareth instead but, of course, this throws the Lucan tax registration scenario into doubt as, if Joseph lived in Bethlehem, he would not have had to travel there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have used material from Sura 19 of the Qu’ran in Act 2 Scene 2, and acknowledge its proper status as believed by hundreds of millions to be sacredly inspired Scripture; where it contradicts the New Testament, over the nature of the child, for example, I have taken a Christian standpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn all other respects I have allowed the text, particularly from Luke, to speak for itself. In spite of quite proper doubts about the notion of a census of tax payers and the known dates of Quirinius’s rule (Luke 2.1–2), I have let these and other similar events stand as this, except in respect of the two instances above, is largely a traditional play on the basis that it is theology and not consistency that is crucial, and that unnecessary disturbance would cause unnecessary distraction from my central purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is not to say that a traditional play must adopt the traditions of later ages. I do not accept, for example, that Jesus was born “In The Bleak Midwinter”, as Christina Rosetti would have it, still experiencing the Little Ice Age whose conclusion some scholars date as late as 1870, and when the Victorians were adopting Germanic Midwinter Solstice customs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the purpose of the play is primarily theological, it would be impossible to follow the Jewish custom of not citing the name of God and so there are, if you like, theological anachronisms. Likewise, the Prologue delivered by God and the Epilogue delivered by the Holy Spirit paradoxically advance somewhat complex theological arguments by being somewhat anthropomorphic in the spirit of medieval mystery plays and, indeed, my mind, particularly in writing humorous passages, was never very far from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI should also say a word about the use of the term “Jeshua” for the Messiah, which caused some disquiet when I used it in my companion Parish Passion Play. This is not an attempt to be idiosyncratic for the sake of it; apart from the fact that Jeshua is what his contemporaries would have called him, the word provides more flexibility in writing blank verse than “Jesus”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dates at the beginning of each scene are not supposed to be scientifically precise but indicate a credible chronology except, of course, when appearing at the head of the Prologue and Epilogue when they might pass as a mild joke. I follow the Jewish custom of calendar dating from sunset to sunset which explains the birth of Jesus on the 25th on the evening of the natural day when the sun rose on the 24th. I am aware of the scholarship which dates the birth of Jesus to 4 BC but this hardly works in a traditional play! It would make a very clumsy play if dates were somehow to be inserted into the dialogue so it will help audiences if they are included in the performance programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play can either be read by participants sitting in a horseshoe and rising to read their lines as indicated, or it can be acted. The text is written so that a reading without actions makes sense and this accounts for the absence of stage directions; for example, when a shepherd touches the new-born child it can be assumed that he is either bending low or kneeling, according to the preference of the director; but he is certainly not standing up straight. The play is written in traditional blank verse because, in my experience, and perhaps counter-intuitively, this form forces the reader subconsciously to place emphasis on the words that require it whereas prose demands a great deal more rehearsal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe characters of God, Jeshua and the Holy Spirit speak in three-line stanzas, or terces, which symbolise their mutual membership of the Trinity. This form of verse is not easy to deliver and, alone in the play, requires an experienced reader of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the term “severally” is used in directions it means that the speakers should select some of the text offered and say it but not in unison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy intention is that a performance should only require one rehearsal, largely to check the sound system, if one is being used, and to accustom readers to the tempo. 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That is why tourists and pilgrims will continue to enter the doors, to look at what is contained within the walls, but also to fall down and worship.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eThe Very Revd Andrew Nunn (Dean of Southwark), \u003cem\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA ringing and expert endorsement of the comprehensive nature of cathedral ministry. From physical presence to visitor welcome, as a former Dean and Bishop, Platten speaks from a point of full understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the particular types of ministry found in cathedrals. … One of this book’s greatest strengths is that it provides ammunition for those making the argument that the contribution of cathedrals to the social and economic life of the nation makes them worthy of significant public support.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eBecky Clark, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/callingoncathedrals.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/16\/book-review-holy-ground-cathedrals-in-the-twenty-first-century\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e‘Building for Mission’ blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume of essays is a timely reminder of the richness of cathedral ministry and mission. With the current national spotlight shining on the governance and management of English cathedrals, Stephen Platten is to be thanked for broadening the debate on the place of cathedrals in contemporary British life. […]\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something special in the air when a cathedral offers hospitality to a particular service, event or occasion of spiritual significance or remembrance. Cathedrals can and have facilitated the Church’s learning in areas of theological and liturgical debate. They hold the past while having the potential to step beyond this security to meet an increasingly pluralistic world view. They bring a prophetic ministry that the Church at large lacks. They are so much more than large churches, although a comparative study with the greater churches would provide significant insights for both. The gift of cathedrals to the Church is often misunderstood, and this collection of essays is an accessible read for anyone wanting to explore the insights cathedrals uncover for mission in local churches too.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eThe Revd Canon Lynda Barley (Truro Cathedral), \u003cem\u003eTheology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Platten\u003c\/strong\u003e (editor) is an Assistant Bishop in the Dioceses of London, Southwark, and Newcastle, and chairman of Hymns Ancient and Modern and of the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome. He was formerly the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs, Dean of Norwich, and Bishop of Wakefield. He was a member of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England from 2006 to 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Atkinson\u003c\/strong\u003e has been Dean of Worcester since 2007, having previously been a residentiary canon of Chichester, Principal of Chichester Theological College, and a parish priest in south London, Surrey, Bath, and Sussex. He is the author of two books, Friendship and the Body of Christ (2004) and The Lion Encyclopaedia of the Bible (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Field\u003c\/strong\u003e has been the Labour MP for Birkenhead since 1979. He chaired the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England from 2005 to 2015 and founded the Cathedral Academies Trust in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Henshall\u003c\/strong\u003e has been Dean of Chelmsford since 2014. He served as a parish priest for fourteen years in inner-city Newcastle, followed by six years as Canon Precentor of Derby Cathedral, and five as vicar of Christ Church, Harrogate. He worked for BBC local radio for six years and writes regularly for the Roman Catholic international weekly, The Tablet.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hoyle\u003c\/strong\u003e has been Dean of Bristol since 2010. Before that he had been a parish priest and more recently Canon Residentiary of Gloucester Cathedral and Secretary to the Theological Group of the House of Bishops. He is a published historian and the author of The Pattern of Our Calling (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Irvine\u003c\/strong\u003e is Canon Librarian and Director of Education at Canterbury Cathedral, and was formerly the Principal of the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He is a trustee of Art and Christianity Enquiry, and continues to teach Liturgical Studies. His previous publications include The Use of Symbols in Worship (2007) and The Cross and Creation in Christian Liturgy and Art (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e is architect to Ely, Newcastle, and Christ Church (Oxford) cathedrals and is also working with several Roman Catholic cathedrals. She is a senior partner at Purcell and is currently leading a team which is repairing, adapting, and extending Auckland Castle in County Durham to be a museum of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e is Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University and Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral, having been on the faculty at Lampeter and then Associate Professor in the University of Nottingham. He specializes in systematic theology and philosophy. His most recent book is Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennie Page\u003c\/strong\u003e was for ten years (2006–2016) Vice Chair of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, having been Chief Executive of English Heritage from 1989 to 1995. She is currently Vice Chair of the Church Buildings Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Shephard\u003c\/strong\u003e was a member of Baroness Howe’s Cathedrals Commission, whose report formed the basis of the 1999 Cathedrals Measure. Most recently he has been Director of the York Minster Trust and before that was Headmaster of the Minster School in York. He is a prolific composer of sacred music.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55015546257784,"sku":"9781910519738","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":55015546290552,"sku":"9781910519769","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55502494564728,"sku":"9781910519752","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55502504067448,"sku":"9781910519745","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781910519738-frontcover.jpg?v=1745602042"},{"product_id":"divine-heart-of-darkness","title":"The Divine Heart of Darkness: Finding God in the Shadows","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A fascinating read ... intelligent and accessible”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/reviews\/catherine-bird-the-divine-heart-of-darkness-book-review-a8345816.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a universal assumption that associates darkness with fear and evil. \u003cspan\u003eWhy is it that light has come to be exalted, venerated—worshipped even—whilst darkness has become demonised and feared? As a devoted lover of the dark, Catherine Bird seeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto ask how we can use the experience of darkness to lift our spirits, challenge our hearts and minds, and draw us closer into the heart of God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on material not only from Biblical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand religious studies, but also from anthropology, biology,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esociology and the creative arts, \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Heart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e offers a new way of understanding darkness and invites you to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenter a new realm in which light and darkness co-exist and complement each other, both with beautiful and life-affirming qualities, and both with challenging and negative qualities—not reflecting a dichotomy of good and evil, but rather a balanced universe in which God’s nature is revealed in all things which are healing and affirming of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDemonised and feared, darkness has long been associated with evil and despair, while light has come to be venerated, worshipped even. With her new book, author Catherine Bird seeks to challenge those long held assumptions. … A fascinating read … intelligent and accessible … excellently written and the reader is left both entertained and informed. \u003ccite\u003eHenry Austin, \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA personal and betrothed narrative, conveying the beauty, wellbeing, benevolence, inner warmth and inspiration that darkness can and should bring.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003eKim Holmén, International Director, Norwegian Polar Institute\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine Bird redefines darkness as a liberative concept with transformative effects for liturgy, spirituality and mission.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003eProfessor Robert Beckford, Canterbury Christ Church University\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis close but accessible study asks readers to think about darkness in ways that have been seldom explored. I warmly recommend it to all who are willing to question their assumptions, and to look at familiar day and night experiences in a new way.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Revd Graeme Watson, author of Strike the Cloud\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePowerfully inverts our customary imagery surrounding light and dark … Projects such as this serve to challenge the complacency of cultural thinking and lazy theology that stigmatises an essential ingredient of God’s purposes for creation. \u003ccite\u003eThe Revd Richard Greatrex, \u003cem\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCathy Bird is in love with darkness! She can’t wait to put the clocks back in October and leave behind the long summer days in order to embrace the gifts of the night. … Cathy is not trying to turn the light off completely, but rather to question the commonly held understanding that light is good and darkness is bad – and to open our eyes to the presence of God in the darkness. … I found this book deeply moving, beautifully written and – even though this seems like the wrong metaphor – illuminating! It has encouraged me to treasure the darkness and has also stimulated some thinking about her sister, silence, and how we need to give more space to her amidst all our words and music.\u003ccite\u003eThe Revd Nicola Vidamour, \u003cem\u003eThe Methodist Recorder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/divineheartofdarkness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore resources\u003c\/a\u003e for The Divine Heart of Darkness on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/divineheartofdarkness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eauthor’s website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55015546388856,"sku":"9781910519585","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55502494400888,"sku":"9781910519608","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55502503903608,"sku":"9781910519592","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781910519585-frontcover.jpg?v=1745602042"},{"product_id":"poetry-mental-health","title":"Hope in Dark Places: Poems about Depression and the Christian","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe deeper darkness,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003ethat smear you only just see out of the corner of your mind’s eye as \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eyou contemplate ending it all,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003ethat not-so-much-no-go area\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eas a darkness-he’s-gone-further-into-than-anyone-else,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eis where Christ is.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope in Dark Places\u003c\/em\u003e explores the depths of depression through the poetry of David Grieve. You will be moved to tears and laugh unexpectedly. You will feel the raw reality of suffering and feel Christ’s presence in its midst.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection David Grieve bravely offers fresh light on an age-old experience. These moving and perceptive poems will help those both inside and outside the darkness they so eloquently describe.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003eJohn Pritchard, former Bishop of Oxford\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavid expresses in these poems not only how the human mind can feel totally ravaged by depression, but also how such authentic creativity and spirituality can be born from the sufferer’s despair.  This poetry is brave and raw—it often makes for uncomfortable reading but is all the more important for this.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003eJon Grogan, author of \u003ca href=\"\/books\/theology\/surviving-breakdown-depression\"\u003eFrom Over the Edge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn these brave poems, David, deeply conscious that he is a loved child of God, never flinches from, nor spares us from, the reality of the Depression that he lives with and in so doing he leads us all into a deeper awareness both of the experience of Depression and how, for him, Christ is found as a companion within it. These are poems to be taken slowly and lived with. They will be a real gift to many of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eMark \u003cspan\u003eBryant\u003c\/span\u003e, Bishop of Jarrow\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCareful reading (Philip Larkin, Exodus, the Psalms) and looking — a pietà in Durham Cathedral — inform Grieve’s work, alongside the domestic. Humour energises word-play, as when both he and the cat have ‘lost our marbles’ under the sofa, and he remembers ‘God is good at shifting furniture.’ Like the best hymn-writing, this is poetry that does not disown either the craft of its making or the faith that ultimately informs it, and keeps it buoyant. \u003ccite\u003eMartyn Halsall, \u003cem\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Grieve is an Anglican priest, married with three grown-up children, who retired in 1989 at the age of 37 due to a breakdown. He writes poetry as both therapy and vocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Preface\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems, which are not about curing Depression, but about the companionship of Christ within it, have been written over a thirty-year period, some during and some after illness or respite.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThey are arranged in alphabetical title order and this seems to convey the changeability of my experience of Depression. I hope that they will be a resource that readers may dip in and out of whenever it is helpful.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eI dedicate and offer them to all who like me are Depressives, whether or not they are currently ill, sometimes ill, or in remission.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eChrist has blessed me in my many illnesses with his presence and the help of so many loved ones and health professionals, and I hope that this will be also the reader’s experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55015546487160,"sku":"9781910519677","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55502494499192,"sku":"9781910519691","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55502504001912,"sku":"9781910519684","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781910519677-frontcover.jpg?v=1745602043"},{"product_id":"learning-to-pray","title":"Living Prayer: Learning to Pray in Daily Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrayer can seem like a formidable challenge. 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I was privileged to work with Janet Hodgson in the Diocese of Durham where she taught me so much about the need to contextualise the Gospel so that our proclamation is based on deep understanding of the needs and aspirations of local people. By focusing on a small religious community who located themselves in Port Clarence, then an all but forgotten and highly deprived corner of Teeside, Janet finds a powerful demonstration of the key emphases of her work. In an age when we are in danger of opting for style over substance in our missional approaches, this is a book that needs to be taken very seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003ePhilip North, Bishop of Burnley\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her vast experience, Janet Hodgson has produced a thrilling book which bridges the often neglected gap between narrative and reflection. Here is a true and compelling story of mission on the front line. But the author has the theological skill to draw out of the story some timely and challenging lessons for the modern church. The book is a very readable sketch of God’s great and continuing enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eMichael Turnbull, Bishop of Durham (1994–2003)\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSister Imelda Poole and Sister Philippa Green did wonderful work whilst in Port Clarence.  They reached out to people on the margins building the community up.  They always had an open door where everybody was welcome.  They both gave a listening ear and offered words of comfort and consolation, empowering people in the local community.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eSeamus Cunningham, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHodgson bewail[s] the C of E’s wrong-footed expression of mission: its failure to see mission as community growth, becoming too religious, and, as a result, losing touch with the very material world that Jesus came to love and save. \u003ccite\u003eAnn Morisy, \u003cem\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55015546683768,"sku":"9781910519776","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55502494597496,"sku":"9781910519790","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55502504100216,"sku":"9781910519783","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781910519776-frontcover.jpg?v=1745602043"},{"product_id":"good-friday-reflections","title":"Cross Purposes: Reflections for Good Friday","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of thought-provoking reflections inviting us to contemplate the events of Good Friday in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt is all-too-easy to become so wrapped up in the celebration of Easter Day that the preceding days are forgotten. \u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px\"\u003ereflections are diverse, from Peter’s clumsy fear to the Seven \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px\"\u003eLast Words, and are based on a series of addresses given \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px\"\u003eduring the two hours at the foot of the cross on Good Friday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Passion and death of our Lord are not only God’s business but ours too. The real paradox is that we stand in horror at the foot of the Cross while something else in us is busy hammering in the nails.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe mistake of the Reformation was, I believe, to forsake its own rhetoric and rationalise the death of Jesus instead of simply being awestruck by the degree of God’s solidarity with us in our created imperfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eKevin Carey\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a very rich and intelligent series of reflections and meditations that come from a sense of dissatisfaction with the kind of Christianity which just settles for what it can get from (Easter) Sunday morning. Carey has specially come to regret the neglect, as he sees it, of Good Friday; and this book is the fruit of years of Good Friday addresses and reflections. … [A] very fine volume of meditations for Holy Week. There is plenty of material here for the hard-pressed preacher and pastor to ponder, and lots of meat on the bone for anyone else. \u003ccite\u003eThe Revd Peter McGeary, \u003cem\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55015546847608,"sku":"9781908381118","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55502493188472,"sku":"9781908381613","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55502501904760,"sku":"9781908381361","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781908381118-frontcover.jpg?v=1745602043"},{"product_id":"the-paradise-tree","title":"The Paradise Tree: Personal Prayer through Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Paradise Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful devotional companion about the experience of God and giving expression to our inner spirituality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA creative mixture of poetry, prose and scripture, this book will challenge preconceptions about the nature of God, heaven, hell, intercessory prayer, and the relevance of human existence within the vastness of an unfathomable universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is about personal discipleship and giving witness to the presence of God to the world around us. It is about finding within our inner being the meaning of life itself and about our future destiny. To do this we need to reflect upon the life and witness of a man who lived two thousand years ago and who, by his life of personal sacrifice to the needs of others in the name of love, gave visible expression to the reality and being of God, in the everyday life of humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eGod is not someone somewhere out there in the vast expanse of the universe, but far closer to home; he is in our very heart and innermost being.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo Jesus Christ the key was given to open the portal to the secret garden of our longing, and that key was love. 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They combine many coveted qualities: their fine architecture, their air of civilisation, their charm and character, the traditional values and the essential “Englishness” they evoke, their large gardens and often splendidly rural locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is about these fine houses, their place in English history and the history of the Church, their architecture, their architects, their contribution to our culture, and their sometimes eccentric occupants—both clerical and secular.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been significantly revised, and includes additional material and 68 plates (most of which are in full colour).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Old” is not a word that the twenty-first century much cares for. People shrink from it, going to painful lengths to preserve the appearance of youth and acting as though they had never grown up. But bracket “Old” with “Rectory” and the response is entirely different. Together, the words conjure up a vision of the most desirable of house types for affluent living . . .\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003eClive Aslet, Editor-at-Large of \u003cem\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cspan\u003efrom the foreword)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike so many architectural surveys, Pevsner included, it transcends the merely material to leaven the lump with tasty historical and personal details of the people involved in the construction and habitation. … Jennings is the go-to book for detail and across the board referencing of church history, architecture (and architects) – all linked to the ‘story’ of the English parish and its clergy. \u003ccite\u003eDavid Shacklock, \u003cem\u003eThe Georgian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a book that can take pride of place, resting on the coffee table in the drawing room or nestling on the dresser in the guest bedroom, of those many English parsonages now in private hands and hosting a prized lifestyle. However, it would be a mistake to see The Old Rectory as little more than a nostalgic decoration for the coffee table or the guest room dresser. Between these elegant covers Jennings offers a shrewd analysis of the connection between parsonages and ecclesiology and a thoughtful questioning of the unarticulated and untested assumptions underpinning ‘the great twentieth-century sell-off’. \u003ccite\u003eLeslie Francis, \u003cem\u003eRural Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnthony Jennings is Director of Save Our Parsonages, and on the council of the English Clergy Association and the committee of the Patrons Group. 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This book will undoubtedly establish itself as a classic of biblical interpretation that is both scholarly and deeply imaginative.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eRowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA gem of OT introduction. This remarkably effortless read crystallizes decades of deep engagement, both with the shifting hypotheses of biblical scholarship and with the profound pastoral needs of doubting believers amid inexplicable suffering. It is hard to image a better entry point into academic study of the HB for undergraduates.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eJames E. 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