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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. He published \u003cem\u003eWilliam Temple: A Calling to Prophecy \u003c\/em\u003e(SPCK, 2001). He has just published a set of extracts from Temple’s writings: \u003cem\u003eChrist in All Things: William Temple and His Writings \u003c\/em\u003e(Canterbury Press, 2015). He is currently Vice Principal of the Yorkshire Ministry Course based at Mirfield in West Yorkshire, and is engaged in research for a history of Anglican social theology from F. D. Maurice to Rowan Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eMark Tanner\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMark Tanner is based in Durham where he serves as Warden of Cranmer Hall, training people for mission and ministry. Previously he has lead parishes in North and South Yorkshire, worked with the Army, with New Wine, and served as Area Dean of Ripon. 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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Although brought up in the South of England, he has happily spent most of his adult life in the North, seeking to contribute to the mission of the Church in this context. Among his publications are\u003cem\u003e Alexander Boddy: Pentecostal Anglican Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e (Authentic Media, 2007), a biography of an unusual and influential vicar in Sunderland, and \u003cem\u003eHoly People, Holy Places\u003c\/em\u003e (Lion Hudson, 2008), a book for pilgrimage set in the North East.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eJohn Wigfield\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Wigfield was born and educated in West Yorkshire, and has taught Modern Foreign Languages, mainly in northern towns, and English in Zimbabwe. Having served as Theological Consultant with the South American Mission Society in several countries in Latin America, he is currently Director of Pioneering Ministry at the Yorkshire Ministry Course, with responsibility for the Contextual Pathway. 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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":"song-of-hild","title":"The Song of Hild","description":"\u003cp class=\"highlight\" style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e#1 DANISH BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“a bestseller of great literary quality”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEkstra Bladet\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e(from a review of the original Danish edition)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAbbess Hild of Whitby was an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times. 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This is no nostalgic indulgence in ‘heritage’, but a vital exploration of the power of place and prayer for us now. Each poem, drawn from that well offers a glimpse, a clarification, a little cup of the water of life, offered from one thirsty soul to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eMalcolm Guite, poet\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor nearly 30 years I have shared my love of Durham Cathedral and its Saints with visitors from across the globe. David’s poems make me look afresh at what I know so well. As well as reflecting on places, he explores the life of the Cathedral throughout the year. He points us back from history and architecture to what really matters in the Holy\/this thin place. 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You will want to walk that coast, breathe that air.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eVibeke Vasbo, Author of \u003ca href=\"\/books\/fiction\/song-of-hild\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Song of Hild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTiernan has a flair for psychological insight and an imagination that fills in the gaps in the historical record without ever doing violence to what is likely. She is also possessed of a vivid visual imagination, and an illuminator’s eye for small details. This is a highly pleasurable and intelligent piece of historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eFiona Hook, \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\u003eWhether you are looking for an exciting historical novel or are interested in the northern saints, this is the book for you. The author has researched the writings of both Bede and that of the anonymous monk who wrote a life of Cuthbert shortly after his death. The book known as \u003cem\u003eThe Anonymous Life\u003c\/em\u003e tells more about the young Cuthbert than does Bede. It is from this that we learn Cuthbert, far from being a poor shepherd boy, actually came from a well-to-do background and, like all boys of his station in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria, was expected to be a warrior and took part in at least one battle. Katharine Tiernan uses this material to tell us more about the childhood of Cuthbert and imagines how he came to turn from this to the life of the much-loved monk.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I particularly enjoyed about this book is that it is fast-moving but that, when the author uses her imagination to bring to life parts of the story which do not come from historical sources, she has taken no liberties with the characters or the situations in which they found themselves. She makes clear the political background to the Synod of Whitby: we meet the young Wilfred and understand more about his conflict with the Irish Church; we also meet Eata, Boisil, Hild and also the political leaders of the time, and they all behave in the manner which Bede leads us to expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eI have recommended this book to all the guides in Durham Cathedral, but it is worthy of a much wider audience. 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This unique guidebook takes us to meet some of the people and places that formed Yorkshire’s Christian heritage, from St Hilda of Whitby through to William Wilberforce. This is both a practical and spiritual guidebook to the many holy places in God’s Own County. A seven-day route takes in many popular—and some less well-known—places in Yorkshire’s unique landscape. Explore the sites where some of the key characters from different periods of Christian history lived and worked. Discover the fascinating history of the people and places, with historical notes, practical information and prayers for both visitors and armchair pilgrims alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaints and Holy Places of Yorkshire\u003c\/em\u003e enables visitors to the many holy places in God’s Own County to understand more fully the lives of the Christians who are responsible for the pilgrimage connection. The intention is to help the reader develop their spiritual life through reflection on the lives of familiar and less familiar figures from the Christian story in Yorkshire. Each Day has four elements—People, Place, Prayer, and Practicalities—and brief information about other places with spiritual significance to visit in the vicinity.​\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGavin Wakefield has given us a delightful, devotional travel guide to Yorkshire. Packed full of fascinating anecdotes and stories, it inspires and challenges in equal measure. Written in bite-sized chunks, it’s a great companion to one’s daily prayers and a lovely gift to be shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eThe Bishop of Selby, The Rt Revd Dr John Thomson\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e[Gavin Wakefield is] well informed about the history and heritage of the county and in this book he shares his affection and knowledge in an engaging and informative way. … I was particularly taken by the prayers which are well thought out and do real justice both to the places and the theological reflection which might result. They are accessible and might form the basis of a Yorkshire collection of prayers in their own right. … For those engaged upon [a pilgrimage] in the holy land of Yorkshire, this will be a fascinating and informative guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eJohn Holdsworth, \u003cem\u003eRural Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor the novice, Gavin Wakefield’s book would be an ideal accompaniment to their visit, and would transform it from a tourist endeavour into a mini-pilgrimage, with space to absorb the diverse history and geography of the largest county in England, and reflect on matters pertinent to faith today.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWakefield’s personality comes across aplenty in the book. This is endearing as one gains an insight into a Christian believer for whom the ordinary is important, and who wants to share his faith for the benefit of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not an historical work, yet it paints a picture of a diverse county which inspires love, devotion and pride, and could act as a gateway to further exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eChristopher Johnson, \u003cem\u003eNew Directions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCharming and entertaining. … Using the book as an actual pilgrim guide would be both educational and spiritually refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eAdrian Roberts, \u003cem\u003eTransforming Ministry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe route suggested in the book goes from the north and east of the county to the west and south. Beginning at Whitby with St Hilda makes sense geographically—the north-east corner of Yorkshire—and historically as it is one of the earliest Christian sites in the county. After a day on the North York Moors, the second day takes in the Wolds and southern coast, a prosperous area in the medieval period and with a rich legacy from God’s people, in lives changed and impressive buildings. It's not only medieval, for this is where the social reformer William Wilberforce was brought up in the eighteenth century and had his family roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eYork has two days allocated, reflecting its significance as the second city in England for many years. Its Christian history goes back to at least the fourth century: York Minster is one of the great buildings of Europe, not just England; there was a troubled history at the Reformation; and it still has many vibrant Christian communities in diverse churches. The fifth day is focused in the Yorkshire Dales and some of the great monastic sites, including Fountains Abbey, Jervaulx and Ripon. Some of these were initially supported from York but they went on to have their own strong communities for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFurther west and south communities grew much larger as the Industrial Revolution progressed and their Christian roots reveal a different history to other parts of the county. God’s people responded to these changes in a variety of ways, extending the social range of historic churches and leading to the formation of new types of church and ways of living the Christian faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe main focus is on the people who have made the places holy and important. We have stories of famous and not-so-famous people and what they achieved in their own day and how they speak to us today. 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