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  • 2024 Episcopal Church Revised Common Lectionary

    Church Publishing Inc 2024 Episcopal Church Revised Common Lectionary

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    Book SynopsisA twelve-month wall calendar featuring Revised Common Lectionary readings as used in the Episcopal Church.The 2024 Episcopal Church Revised Common Lectionary Lesson Calendar includes daily eucharistic and office readings according to the use of the Episcopal Church. An ideal resource for worship planning, the calendar also includes hymn suggestions from The Hymnal 1982 and other authorized hymnals.

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    £14.47

  • Planning Rites and Rituals: A Resource for

    Church Publishing Inc Planning Rites and Rituals: A Resource for

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    Book SynopsisThe indispensable guide to curating resources for worship in the Episcopal Church.Newly revised and reorganized, Planning for Rites and Rituals is a guide to liturgical planning in the Episcopal Church, organized around the seasons of the church year and the cycle of Sunday readings in the revised common lectionary. Structured as a series of three volumes—one for each year in the lectionary cycle—Planning for Rites and Rituals includes guidance for making seasonal choices among the church’s authorized worship resources, brief commentary on each Sunday’s readings, guidance is approaching the Prayers of the People, and suggestions for observing commemorations from the church’s calendar. New introductory material suggests approaches to curating liturgical resources.New editor Andrew Wright has applied his years of experience in planning liturgy at parishes across the Episcopal Church and mentoring clergy to this revision. Including contributions from throughout the church, this volume offers clergy and lay liturgical planners a framework for planning throughout the church year.

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    £38.69

  • Planning for Rites and Rituals

    Church Publishing Inc Planning for Rites and Rituals

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    Book SynopsisThe indispensable guide to curating resources for worship in the Episcopal Church.Newly revised and reorganized, this guide to liturgical planning in the Episcopal Church is organized around the seasons of the church year and the cycle of Sunday readings in the revised common lectionary. Structured as a series of three volumesone for each year in the lectionary cyclePlanning for Rites and Rituals includes guidance for making seasonal choices among the church's authorized worship resources, brief commentary on each Sunday's readings, guidance in approaching the Prayers of the People, and suggestions for observing commemorations from the church's calendar. New introductory material suggests approaches to curating liturgical resources.New editor Andrew Wright has applied his years of experience in planning liturgy at parishes across the Episcopal Church and mentoring clergy to this revision. Including contributions from throughout the church, this volume offers clergy and lay liturgical planners a framework for planning throughout the church year.

    1 in stock

    £38.69

  • Planning for Rites and Rituals

    Church Publishing Inc Planning for Rites and Rituals

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe indispensable guide to curating resources for worship in the Episcopal Church. Newly revised and reorganized, Planning for Rites and Rituals is a guide to liturgical planning in the Episcopal Church, organized around the seasons of the church year and the cycle of Sunday readings in the revised common lectionary. Structured as a series of three volumesone for each year in the lectionary cyclePlanning for Rites and Rituals includes guidance for making seasonal choices among the church's authorized worship resources, brief commentary on each Sunday's readings, guidance in approaching the Prayers of the People, and suggestions for observing commemorations from the church's calendar. New introductory material suggests approaches to curating liturgical resources. New editor Andrew Wright has applied his years of experience in planning liturgy at parishes across the Episcopal Church and mentoring clergy to this revision. Including contributions from throughout the church, this volume offers clergy and lay liturgical planners a framework for planning throughout the church year.

    1 in stock

    £38.69

  • Church Publishing Inc Wisdom Knowledge and Faith

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    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

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    £20.89

  • Church House Publishing Crockfords Clerical Directory 202627

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    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

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    £59.50

  • The Canterbury Church Book and Desk Diary 2024

    Canterbury Press Norwich The Canterbury Church Book and Desk Diary 2024

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    Book SynopsisThis sturdy hardback edition of the bestselling church desk diary provides a whole page per day and a double page spread for Sundays and major feast days, making it ideal for service planning as well as day-to-day working and notetaking. Readings from the Common Worship and BCP lectionaries are listed for each day and on Sundays, Holy Days and major saints’ days, the Common Worship collects, post communion prayers are printed in full. Its many extra features include extensive national and diocesan church information, lists of organisations, table of fees, accounts section, a two-year planner, sunrise and sunset times, plus ample space for recording personal information.

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    £23.74

  • The End of the Church?: Conversations with the

    Sacristy Press The End of the Church?: Conversations with the

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    £22.50

  • Purposeful Sexuality: A Short Christian

    Inter-Varsity Press Purposeful Sexuality: A Short Christian

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    Book SynopsisIf God means for us to save sex for marriage, why doesn't he just zap us with sexuality on our wedding night? Why do most of us experience sexual feelings throughout our adult lives, not just in the safe confines of marriage? Is limiting marriage to the union of a man and a woman anything but outdated prejudice? What is our sexuality actually for? Today's culture overwhelmingly tells us that sex is essential for human flourishing. Far too often the church perpetuates the same message - as long as you are married. But far from being liberating, this idolising of sex leaves us even more sexually broken than before. With refreshing honesty and clarity, Ed Shaw calls on the church to rediscover its confidence in the Bible's teaching about our ability to experience or express sexual feelings. He points us to how God's word reveals that sexuality's ultimate purpose is to help us better know God and the full power of his passionate love. He shows us how this is surprisingly good news for all our joys and struggles with sexuality.Trade ReviewCompassionate, hopeful and biblical. This is a must-read for all Christians, and a great help as we navigate the vital issues around sexuality. -- Gavin Calver * CEO, Evangelical Alliance UK *A short, clear and often profound book on one of our generation’s most pressing subjects. Ed Shaw has served us superbly with Purposeful Sexuality. -- Andrew Wilson * Teaching Pastor, King's Church London *This wise, sensitive book has a great deal to offer all of us as we attend to the desires, questions and struggles arising from our nature as sexual beings. Its contemporary frame of reference, combined with careful reading of relevant biblical texts, makes it all the more valuable. -- Julian Hardyman * Senior Pastor, Eden Baptist Church Cambridge, author of Jesus Lover of My Soul: Fresh Pathways to Spiritual Intimacy *We live in times when things we know and values we hold are changing and in flux. From our humanity to our identity, everything seems up for re-definition. Perhaps it’s at the point of our sexuality that this is most vivid and complex. With brilliant clarity, grace-filled empathy, and biblical truth, Ed Shaw helps us understand the plan and purpose of our sexuality and wisely draws us back to the place of healing and redemption which we all truly need. -- Tope Koleoso * Lead Pastor, Jubilee Church, London *Whether you are confused or frustrated, scared or scarred, Ed Shaw's latest book will help you to find a renewed sense of joy and purpose for your God-given sexuality. Armed with a better understanding of God's purpose for our sexuality, Ed shows how we will be better equipped to navigate the trials and temptations of our sex-obsessed world. It's a book I will be recommending to people in all kinds of different situations. -- Ros Clarke * Associate Director, Church Society *In this compelling short read, Ed Shaw poses the question, "What is the purpose of our sexuality?" With courageous honesty, he mines deep into Scripture and brings some incredible gems to light. He unearths how our sexuality is the most graphic imagery for the passion and potency of God’s love. Sheer dynamite! -- Rt Revd Dr Jill Duff * Anglican Bishop of Lancaster *I am so thankful I am a sexual being! Ed's book is a much-needed hurricane of fresh air on the purpose of sexuality. As a single heterosexual woman, I am once more staggered by God's kindness in crafting me with sexual desire so that I may more tangibly appreciate his love for me. Ed's short book is beautifully biblical, richly pastoral and deeply evocative. A glorious vision of human flourishing is to be found within these pages. I am more for having read this. -- Kristi Mair * Research Fellow in Philosophy, Ethics and Apologetics at Oak Hill Theological College, author and speaker *How can such a short book pack such a punch? With humanity and great humility, Ed Shaw shows us why our sexuality is such a good thing. That God in his kindness has given us a way to feel the passion of his love for us and yearn for more of him. And that this for all of us, in all our mess, whether or not we’re married. -- Mark Ellis * Director of CU Ireland *‘Sex is life’ advertising slogans hit us constantly. But what kind of sex really is ‘life’? A colossal crisis in relationships and a profound loneliness seem to be the outcomes of this pansexual society. The so-called ‘sexual revolution’ has not brought the flourishing life it promised, but rather the opposite. In this concise and clear book Ed Shaw shows how the biblical vision for sexuality is indeed a source of life and fulfilment. The book provides a lucid and solid framework on sexuality for everyone, but especially for those who are frustrated, confused and tired of the ‘paradise’ promised by the secular views. -- Dr Pablo Martinez * psychiatrist, author and Bible teacher *For a contentedly single heterosexual woman, I seem to be reading a lot of books about sex and sexuality these days. It is a vital topic, and something I need to have a clear, biblical understanding of as someone involved in pastoral work - and indeed as someone involved in human life! Purposeful Sexuality is a brief but vital addition to the genre. In this excellent little book Ed reveals a deep understanding both of the questions surrounding sexuality and of the Bible's glorious, hopeful, life-giving answers. How is God's gift of sexuality good news for all of us, whatever our circumstances? Read this book to find out. -- Jennie Pollock * Associate Head of Public Policy, CMF, and author of If Only: Finding joyful contentment in the face of lack and longing *

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    £8.54

  • True Evangelical

    Collective Ink True Evangelical

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    Book SynopsisDo Evangelicals still have an important contribution to make to the Anglican Church?

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    £16.14

  • EnvelopeBooks A Sin of Omission

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    Book SynopsisWinner of The Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards. Shortlisted for the Walter Scott PrizeTorn from his parents and tribe as a boy in the 1870s, Stephen Mzamane is picked by the Anglican church to train at the Missionary College in Canterbury to be a rural preacher in Southern Africa’s Cape Colony.He is a brilliant success but troubles stalk him: his unresolved relationship with his family and people, the condescension of church leaders towards their own native pastors, and That Woman—seen once in a photograph and never forgotten.And now he has to find his mother and take her a message that will break her heart.In this raw and compelling story, Marguerite Poland employs her considerable experience as a writer and specialist in South African languages to recreate the polarised, duplicitous world of Victorian colonialism and its betrayal of the very people it claimed to be enlightening.Trade ReviewThe Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, 2020: It's a rare book that punishes the sins of the past with beauty, but Marguerite Poland knows the power of doing just that. Quietly, implacably, in writing that cuts to the heart of the matter, she draws us into the life of Stephen Mzamane, a young South African trained for Christian missionary work, eager to serve both God and his own people but hampered by conflicted loyalties and the entrenched prejudices of both society and the Anglican Church. Set in the late nineteenth century, the bells of Canterbury and the bells of Africa ring out a story of what was, what might have been, and what in some places, shamefully, still is. An important story, then, and a difficult one, but in the hands of Marguerite Poland, a story luminously told. +++++ The Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards, South Africa, 2021 Book of the Year: A wrenching, deeply felt story about Stephen Malusi Mzamane, a young Anglican priest, trained in England but now marooned in a rundown mission in Fort Beaufort ... battling the prejudices of colonial society, and the church itself. +++++ John Mbangyeno, Africa Now: An emotional rollercoaster-the astonishing love story of a man for a church, an ideal and a woman. Heart-wrenching. +++++ Reverend Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town: Marguerite Poland, as always, is able to use words to paint reality. She has written an incredibly moving and compassionate yet piercing historical account which both demands apologies for the sins of the past yet is also redemptive. +++++ Dr Sindiwe Magona, writer: I love the book and admire its courage, to say nothing of its skilfulness. The subject is painful. Reading the manuscript, I was driven to tears more times than I care to remember. I couldn't stop thinking: if this is what priests thought, why do we wonder Apartheid happened? It is horrifying but also humbling to see how, with the best intentions, we err and betray the very values we preach. Marguerite Poland is to be commended for writing such a revelatory account of societal attitudes. The book is fiction but is based on church history and bigotry parading as decency. This is a painful and humbling reminder that none of us is above erroneous judgment. +++++ Mark Gevisser, novelist and critic: "Poland is a worthy descendant of Olive Schreiner in her heritage and passions.

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    £999.99

  • Common Praise

    Canterbury Press Norwich Common Praise

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    Book SynopsisSince it was first introduced in the Summer of 2000, Common Praise the new Hymns Ancient & Modern has sold over one hundred thousand copies, and been adopted by parishes in every diocese in England and Wales including eight English cathedrals and in five of the seven dioceses in Scotland. It is also used in numerous schools, colleges, hospitals, residential homes, retreat houses, religious communities, crematoria, missions and military garrison chapels.

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    £16.41

  • The Old Testament: The Authorized or King James

    Everyman The Old Testament: The Authorized or King James

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    Book SynopsisThe King James Bible of 1611 has been one of the richest sources for English language and literature for nearly four centuries and is itself a work of the greatest poetic beauty. This beautifully designed edition is for the general reader, uncluttered by footnotes and set in full pages rather than the usual narrow columns. George Steiner's introduction illuminates the Bible's profound effect on the history of English literature and includes a moving personal reading of the greatest of texts. It also places the Bible within the history and development of Judaeo-Christian thought.

    2 in stock

    £22.50

  • Historic Churches of Scotland

    Umbria Press Historic Churches of Scotland

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    £12.34

  • Dean Dwelly of Liverpool: Liturgical Genius

    Carnegie Publishing Ltd Dean Dwelly of Liverpool: Liturgical Genius

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    Book SynopsisThis unique new book records and celebrates the extraordinary wisdom and genius of Frederick William Dwelly, the first Dean of Liverpool. His creativity in the use of poetry, of music, of the commissioning of art, and in the use of the Great Space of Liverpool Cathedral set him apart from his peers and won huge admiration from all quarters. Above all, his liturgy was always centred around the value of the human being and he fostered worship that was dignified, imaginative and relevant for the thousands of people who attended services. Peter Kennerley's lively account of the work of a true master of liturgy is set in the context of the story of the cathedral itself, to create this highly readable, beautifully illustrated and fascinating volume.Trade Review"I strongly commend the book as material for reflection" Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyTable of ContentsForeword by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury vii Apologia ix 1 The establishment of a new cathedral in Liverpool 1 2 The development of a priest 35 3 Consecration 61 4 Canon Dwelly 89 5 The establishment of the deanery 121 6 Controversy 151 7 The liturgical artist 167 8 "The first human milestone" 203 9 Dwelly tradition: death mask or spirit 231 10 Cathedrals are the success story of the Church of England 257 Postscript by Simon Macaulay 283 Notes 289 Bibliography 301

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    £21.25

  • Edgewise?: Experiences of some Anglican lay women

    Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd Edgewise?: Experiences of some Anglican lay women

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    Book SynopsisThree decades after the decision to allow the ordination of women to the priesthood, nine lay women in the Church of England have written their thoughts on what it means to be committed to being 'lay' in the contemporary church and world. For more than twenty years the writers have been part of an Anglican lay women's group, meeting, sharing and reflecting together. Edgewise? collects their individual perspectives on being a lay woman in the church since the opportunity for ordination became a reality, with some threads and themes in common and others unique. The result is a fascinating, thoughtful snapshot of several lives and diverse experiences which presents rich material for reflection by all in the twenty-first-century Church of England and beyond.

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    £11.69

  • William Palmer: The Oxford Movement and a Quest

    Holy Trinity Publications William Palmer: The Oxford Movement and a Quest

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    Book SynopsisThe Oxford Movement within the Anglican communion sought changes to the Church of England in its articulation of theology and performance of liturgy that would more clearly demonstrate what the movement's members believed was the place of their Church within the wider universal and ancient Church. In this regard they mostly looked to the Roman Catholic Church, but one of their most prominent members thought their goals would be better served by seeking recognition from the Orthodox Church.This book charts the eccentric career of that member, William Palmer, a fellow of Magdalen College and deacon of the Anglican Church. Seemingly destined for a conventional life as a classics don at Oxford, in 1840 and 1842 he travelled to Russia to seek communion from the Russian Orthodox Church. He sought their affirmation that the Anglican Church was part of the ancient Catholic and Apostolic Church world-wide. Despite their personal regard for him, the Russians remained unconvinced by his arguments, not least because of the actions of the Anglican hierarchy in forming alliances with other Protestant bodies. Palmer in turn wrestled with what he saw as the logical inconsistencies in the claim of the Orthodox to be the one true church, such as the differing views he encountered on the manner of reception of converts into the Church by either baptism and chrismation or the latter alone.Increasingly disillusioned with the Church of England, and finding himself without support from the Scottish Episcopal Church, Palmer closest Russian friends such as Mouravieff and Khomiakoff urged him to cast aside his reservations and to convert Orthodoxy. Ultimately he baulked at making what he saw as the cultural leap from West to East, and after some years in ecclesiastical limbo, he followed the example of his Oxford friends such as John Henry Newman, and was received into the Roman Catholic Church in Rome in 1855. He lived in Rome as a Catholic layman until his death in 1879.This is a fascinating account of a failed "journey to Orthodoxy" that should provide food for thought to all who may follow this path in the future and offer grounds for reflection to Orthodox believers on how to remove unnecessary stumbling blocks that can arise on the path to their Church.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter One: Childhood, Rugby and Oxford Chapter Two: France and Durham Chapter Three: Return to Oxford Chapter Four: Russia, 1840-1841 Chapter Five: The Cursing Deacon Chapter Six: The Galitsin Affair Chapter Seven: Return to Russia Chapter Eight: Struggle for a Soul Chapter Nine: Pearls before Swine Chapter Ten: The Struggle Continues Chapter Eleven: Passing into Oblivion Chapter Twelve: The Correspondence with Khomiakoff Chapter Thirteen: In the Levant Chapter Fourteen: Leaving the East Chapter Fifteen: In Limbo Chapter Sixteen: Rome at Last Chapter Seventeen: Life in Rome Chapter Eighteen: Death in Rome Epilogue Acknowledgements Abbreviations Endnotes Bibliography Index

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    £34.19

  • Alternative Pastarol Prayer Words E Hymn Book

    Canterbury Press Norwich Alternative Pastarol Prayer Words E Hymn Book

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisIncludes general hymns; hymns for feasts, seasons and saints' days; office hymns for the liturgical year; an enlarged eucharistic section; responsorial psalms, and a new English folk mass setting.

    3 in stock

    £16.29

  • Hymns for Prayer and Praise

    Canterbury Press Norwich Hymns for Prayer and Praise

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    Book SynopsisA new edition of the popular ‘office’ hymn book, Hymns for Prayer and Praise provides carefully-selected hymns for the daily monastic office, the Calendar of Saints and the seasons of the Christian year. First published in 1996, this new edition has been updated in light of Common Worship: Daily Prayer. A ‘chant’ and ‘melody’ form are provided for each hymn, allowing the material to be used in both community and congregational contexts. Available in both Full Music and Melody editions, Hymns for Prayer and Praise draws on ancient patterns of worship to meet present day needs.

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    £25.26

  • The Book of Common Prayer as Proposed in 1928:

    Canterbury Press Norwich The Book of Common Prayer as Proposed in 1928:

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    Book SynopsisIn the late 1920s, the Church of England was stunned when its first new prayer book since 1662 - a book that had received overwhelming support from bishops, clergy and laity alike - was rejected by the House of Commons. It was almost another sixty years before a new prayer book was attempted and although many of its rites went on to appear in the 1984 Alternative Services Book (and continue today in Common Worship), to many Anglican minds, the 1928 Prayer Book is unsurpassed and it continues in demand, especially among Anglo-Catholics. This facsimile edition will make available to students of liturgy and worship one of the finest written treasures of the Church of England. Although unauthorized for use, this is a resource that many clergy will be glad to have. This is not to be confused with the 1928 US Book of Common Prayer - the authorized prayer book of the Episcopal Church in America for over 50 years.

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    £42.75

  • University of Wales Press The Anglican Episcopate 1689-1800

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    Book SynopsisThe eighteenth-century bishops of the Church of England and its sister communions had immense status and authority in both secular society and the Church. They fully merit fresh examination in the light of recent scholarship, and in this volume leading experts offer a comprehensive survey and assessment of all things episcopal between the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 and the early nineteenth-century. These were centuries when the Anglican Church enjoyed exclusive establishment privileges across the British Isles (apart from Scotland). The essays collected here consider the appointment and promotion of bishops, as well as their duties towards the monarch and in Parliament. All were expected to display administrative skills, some were scholarly, others were interested in the fine arts, most were married with families. All of these themes are discussed, and Wales, Ireland, Scotland and the American colonies receive specific examination.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction –Nigel Aston & William Gibson THE POLITICS OF CHURCH AND STATE 1. Securing the Mitre: the promotion and progress of a Bishop, Nigel Aston, University of Leicester 2. Lord Bishops: the episcopate in national politics, Ruth Paley, History of Parliament 3. Bishops and the monarchy, Grayson Ditchfield, University of Kent PERFORMANCE 4. Pastors of their flock: visitation, ordination, confirmation, Colin Haydon, University of Winchester 5. Authority, conflict, and consensus: bishops, their clergy, and diocesan government, William Gibson, Oxford Brookes University 6. Bishops and patronage, Daniel Reed, Oxford Brookes University CULTURES 7. Wives and families: the domestic life of bishops, Nigel Aston, University of Leicester & William Gibson Oxford Brookes University 8. Bishops and eighteenth-century intellectual life, Robert Ingram, University of Ohio 9. Bishops, taste and culture, Matthew Craske, Oxford Brookes University BEYOND ENGLAND 10. Anglican bishops in Wales, John Morgan-Guy, University of Wales: Trinity St David. 11. The other establishment: bishops in the Church of Ireland, Toby Barnard, University of Oxford. 12. Episcopacy in Scotland, Rowan Strong, Murdoch University 13. Anglican Bishops, the wider world and the other Christian churches, Ted Campbell, Southern Methodist University Appendix: Episcopal Incomes by Ruth Paley

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    £66.50

  • Thomas Cranmer Theologian

    James Clarke & Co. Ltd Thomas Cranmer Theologian

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    Book SynopsisA masterful summary of the theological genius behind the foundations of Anglican liturgy and doctrineTrade Review"Here in successive chapters the author summarizes Cranmer's views on those theological issues which were sharply to the fore in sixteenth-century controversy. . . . As a student's introduction to a study of Cranmer's thought the book deserves wide use" - P.M. Dawley, in Church History 28Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Reformer 1. The Scholar 2. Scripture and Tradition 3. Justification 4. The Church and Ministry 5. Holy Baptism 6. The Eucharistic Presence 7. The Eucharistic Work Concluding Estimate Select Bibliography Index of Subjects Index of Names

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    £23.50

  • Intercessions for Years A B and C

    SPCK Publishing Intercessions for Years A B and C

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    Book SynopsisA collection of intercessions to accompany the Church of England Common Worship Lectionary, years A, B and C.Trade ReviewWith a bidding and response for each set of intercessions even the most diffident intercessor should find the confidence to lead the prayers. * thegoodbookstall *

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    £11.39

  • Common Worship Lectionary 2021

    SPCK Publishing Common Worship Lectionary 2021

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    Book SynopsisThe SPCK Lectionary provides a clearly laid-out presentation of the Common Worship calendar and lectionary, with BCP readings on the same page. Sundays and major festivals are covered, as well as weekday services. An essential purchase for any church using the Common Worship or Book of Common Prayer services.

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    £5.69

  • SCM Press Hanging in Judgement

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisComprehensive history of capital punishment in England which shows how and why the Church of England repeatedly fought against its abolition.

    15 in stock

    £31.56

  • SCM Press Mindful Ministry Creative Theological and

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    Book SynopsisMinistry, the authors contend, is a range of energies freely bestowed by the Spirit. Our task is to channel it mindfully and reflectively. Through the use of imaginative exercises based on scripture, focusing exercises directed at practical situations, and theological reflection that is rooted in the authors'' own experience of ministry as Anglican priests, the following ''colours'' of the ministerial rainbow are explored: The Apostle: Mindful Representing, the Christlike shape of ministry.The Holy One: Mindful Praying, the still centre of ministry.The Pastor: Mindful Serving, the hard-working body of ministry.The Teacher: Mindful Nurture, the wise soul of ministryThe Leader: Mindful Organising, the overseeing mind of ministry.The Go-Between: Mindful Collaboration, Conviviality and Communication, the interlinking and encouraging hands of ministry.The Herald of Good Tidings: Mindful Evangelism, the swift, urgent feet of ministry.The Liberator: Mindful Subversion, the courageous heart ofTrade ReviewMindful Ministry is full of thought-provoking resources for anyone seeking to develop prayerful self-awareness and a deeper sense of reflective practice in their ministry. For those in mid-ministry, the different models - rooted in practical experience and enriched by scriptural reflection - provide a creative framework for refreshing vision and re-imagining vocation in context. -- Liz Griffiths

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    £999.99

  • Straw for the Bricks Theological Reflection in

    SCM Press Straw for the Bricks Theological Reflection in

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    Book SynopsisStraw for the Bricks explores theological reflection as a tool for ministerial training and development.The book offers a new resource for theological conversation at the beginning of the 21st century: it breaks new ground in exploring how a model of conversation can be used to lay a foundation for learning which provides a new architecture for both academic curriculum and personal formation.In addition, this book offers a practical guide to good practice supported by the lived experience of educators from All Saints Centre for Mission and Ministry working across several disciplines. No other such detailed practical guide is currently in print.This will become an important resource for those within theological education institutions, adult theological educators; those with responsibility for continuing ministerial development, mentoring and discipleship; and any lay person who seeks to live a life of faith in conversation with culture and the Judaeo-Christian tradition.Trade Review“This book is a useful contribution to the field of Practical Theology, informed by the authors’ extensive experience of enabling people to engage with the transformative potential of theological reflection. It advocates for a conversational, four-source method and gives detailed guidance on how to use the model within the context of group reflections. Especially helpful are the discussions of how the method can inform biblical studies, preaching and reflective practice, and will be of relevance both for ministers-in-training and established ministerial practitioners.” -- Helen Collins, Trinity College, BristolThis book is a banqueting table groaning with goodies. Like any good meal, or effective theological reflection, this is a rich shared experience, so pull up a chair. This will nourish practical theologians, preachers and teachers as we refine our various approaches. It will feed poets, enable facilitators of parish debate, and offer sustenance to all who seek God in the earth of the everyday. It offers dishes flavoured with thought, practicality and wisdom; a nourishing feast. -- Revd Dr Kate Bruce, Visiting Fellow, St Johns College, Durham and RAF chaplainI particularly appreciate O’Neill’s insistence on asking the right interrogatory questions during the Theological Reflection process, and honing them until they evoke the sort of response that will deliver ever more depth, insight and therefore action in daily Christian living. Whether a newcomer to the skills, or an old hand at the process of Theological Reflection, O’Neill’s approach invites us to take time to draw deeply from the Four Sources of Tradition, Culture, Action and Position in a way that will challenge and enrich individuals and groups alike. Shercliff’s drawing on her own extensive preaching and teaching experience illustrate the richness of the fresh approach outlined in “Straw for Bricks”. This is a book as much for EFM ‘junkies’ like me, as for those looking for something that will add value to the skills and techniques of sermon preparation, small group leading, and anyone attempting to drill more deeply into biblical texts and themes in a way that speaks into today’s world and society. -- The Very Revd Frank D. Nelson, Dean of St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide, Australia Mentor and Trainer for Education for Ministry

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    £26.60

  • Crockfords Clerical Directory 202223

    Church House Publishing Crockfords Clerical Directory 202223

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis renowned reference directory, first published in 1858, is an essential resource for anyone who works with or is linked to the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, the Church in Wales or the Episcopal Church of Scotland.The 107th edition contains biographies and contact details for over 24,000 Anglican clergy - stipendiary and self-supporting - and ordinands in Great Britain and Ireland.Extensive supplementary information includes:Over 1000 new entries and over 10,000 updated entries since the previous edition;Over 20,000 email addresses;Details of English, Welsh and Irish benefices and churches and Scottish incumbencies;Entries for the presiding Bishops and Archbishops of the Anglican Communion;Full biographies for all retired clergy and a list of who have died since the last edition;A separate supplement of biographies of those recently ordained as deacon;Listings of Chaplains in schools, universities, colleges of higher and further education, the armed services, prisons, th

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    £52.20

  • Common Worship Lectionary

    Church House Publishing Common Worship Lectionary

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    Book SynopsisThis essential handbook for the preparation of worship presents the authorised Bible readings (references only) for the liturgical year beginning Advent Sunday 2022. It includes:- a full calendar of the Christian year;- a simple code indicating whether celebrations are mandatory or optional;- complete lectionary references to the Principal, Second and Third services for Sundays, Principal Feasts and Holy Days;- lectionary references for Morning and Evening Prayer;- the Additional Weekday Lectionary;- general readings for saints days and special occasions;- a guide to the liturgical colours of the day. A must-have reference guide for every vestry and parish office. This is the standard pocket-book size edition.

    1 in stock

    £8.05

  • Common Worship Lectionary Advent 2024 to the Eve

    Church House Publishing Common Worship Lectionary Advent 2024 to the Eve

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    Book SynopsisThis essential handbook for the preparation of worship presents the authorised Bible readings (references only) for the liturgical year beginning Advent Sunday 2024. It includes: - a full calendar of the Christian year - a simple code indicating whether celebrations are mandatory or optional - complete lectionary references to the Principal, Second and Third services for Sundays and Principal Feasts and Holy Days - lectionary references for Morning and Evening Prayer - the Additional Weekday Lectionary - general readings for saints days and special occasions - a guide to the liturgical colours of the day. A must-have reference guide for every vestry and parish office. This is the large format edition.

    1 in stock

    £10.24

  • Georgetown University Press Episcopal Conferences

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    Book SynopsisThese studies, by a group of outstanding American theologians, canonists, and church historians, provide a great deal of evidence for the historical basis and continuing importance of bishops'' conferences in the life of the church.

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    £999.99

  • McGill-Queen's University Press In His Name

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    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    1 in stock

    £23.99

  • Cambridge University Press The Old Testament in the Church

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    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

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    £7.88

  • No Moment Too Small: Rhythms of Silence, Prayer,

    Rowman & Littlefield No Moment Too Small: Rhythms of Silence, Prayer,

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    Book SynopsisIn No Moment Too Small, Vest focuses on three of the foundations of the Benedictine way: silence, the exploration of Scripture and other spiritual writings (lectio divina), and the hours of prayer. These essentials of Benedict’s sixth-century rule of life offer a practical framework for spiritual growth in our own day, a path to God through the events and people of ordinary lives. In her discussion of lectio-on-life, for example, Vest provides insight on the reading of our lives as the “text” in which we find God’s Word written in the ordinary events of daily life. Exercises for individuals or groups follow each chapter on silence, prayer, and holy reading. Excellent for Lenten study groups as well as ongoing prayer or Bible study groups.Trade ReviewAnyone trying to be more disciplined in his or her spiritual life would find something useful here. But the book goes beyond the practical and becomes a spiritual path in itself. To be read slowly in order to allow the simplicity to settle into the reader’s soul, this book is one to treasure and to return to for nourishment. * Episcopal Evangel *No moment is too small to be aware of God’s Presence in our lives. Truly, this is a book to help us walk on the path of Jesus in our everyday life. * Heart Beat *Norvene Vest perceptively and realistically adapts these key elements of Benedictine spirituality so that anyone anywhere can incorporate them fruitfully into his or her life. * The Pecos Benedictine *Vest recognizes in the precepts of the Benedictine common life some significant common ground between monks and lay people. Far from suggesting that lay people can become monks, or otherwise enter into the fullness of monastic life, without taking religious vows, Vest stresses that, by following the Rule closely and faithfully, lay people can take on some essential monastic activities: silence, holy reading, prayer . . . Her ‘exercises’ in silence, holy reading and prayer are superb, reminding one that no moment is too small to devote to God. * The B.C. Catholic *

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    £11.99

  • Episcopos: The Role of Bishops in a Shared Future

    Church Publishing Inc Episcopos: The Role of Bishops in a Shared Future

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTop voices highlight important changes in the role of bishop. Compelling essays, written by bishops, other clergy, and academics from across the Episcopal Church, reflect the breadth of thinking on the history, current state, and future of the role of leadership within the denomination and the wider Anglican Communion. Topics include the transformation of the role over the last fifty years, a review of historic documents on the episcopacy, issues of race and gender, and the definition of ministry and leadership. This volume will be of interest to leaders across denominations as well as scholars.Trade Review“In Episcopate: The Role of Bishops in a Shared Future, readers will find insightful and challenging essays about how bishops can help us face the challenges before us as we draw ever closer to becoming the Beloved Community God calls us to be.”—The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President, House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church“Although Episcopate is rooted in the life and history of the Episcopal Church, its reflections will be a gift to Canadian Anglicans. The diversity of voices across theology, ecclesiology, history, gender, and race offers a rich resource for facing our rapidly changing contexts for episcopal leadership.”—The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, Archbishop and Primate, Anglican Church of Canada“These lively essays move from the origins of the episcopate, through American developments and crises, right up to the present. Then they venture into what the Church needs to do here and now to gain a future. Here’s just the book to think, ponder, pray, and strategize into Christ’s promised future.”—Rev. Will Willimon, United Methodist Bishop, retired, and author of Bishop: The Art of Questioning Authority by an Authority in Question“In these essays we look back historically on a bishop’s role, but with the writers we are given an opportunity to begin to discern together the kind of bishops we need for our times, in our cultural context, with an eye on the bishops we will need for the future.”—The Right Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin CD, MBE, Bishop of Dover, EnglandTable of ContentsForeword Michael B. Curry Introduction C. Andrew Doyle 1. On the Episcopate George R. Sumner 2. The Transformation in the Role of Bishop in The Episcopal Church since 1965 Robert W. Prichard 3. Episcopacy and “Things Done Decently and in Order” William O. Gregg 4. Bishop William White’s “Opinions” on Episcopacy, Race, and Ecumenism R. William Franklin 5. Episcopate, Race, and Unity of the Church Allen Shin 6. Women Leaders Enable Leadership by All Katharine Jefferts Schori 7. Women and the Episcopacy: Insights for Ecclesiology Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook 8. The Beginning of Something New Hector Monterroso 9. The Bishop amid a Multiethnic Context Robert Fitzpatrick 10. The Ministry of Bishop as Leadership Robert Wright 11. Rejecting the Bishop as Sole Visionary Kym Lucas 12. Themes That Challenge Episcopal Leadership Diana Akiyama 13. The Authority of Episcopal Bishops and Resolution 2018-B012 Joan C. Geiszler-Ludlum 14. The Future of the Episcopacy and Relational Leadership Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows 15. Learning to Think Institutionally and Lead Adaptively Sean Rowe 16. The Beauty Way Cornelia Eaton Notes Contributors

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    £17.59

  • Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022

    Church Publishing Inc Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022

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    Book SynopsisNewly revised commemorations for saints and occasions throughout the church year.Lesser Feasts and Fasts supplements the Book of Common Prayer with material to commemorate numerous saints and occasions. This 2022 version of Lesser Feasts and Fasts includes new commemorations authorized by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2022 including the consecration of Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris, Simeon Bachos (the Ethiopian eunuch), Episcopal deaconesses, and Frederick Howden, Jr..

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    £30.39

  • Conversations in Global Anglican Theology

    Church Publishing Inc Conversations in Global Anglican Theology

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisReflections on urgent theological issues by established and emerging scholars across the Anglican Communion.   Featuring contributions by a diverse group of theologians from the North and South, including Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Simon Ro Chul Lai, and Thabo Makgoba, the Conversations in Global Anglican Theology series addresses the most pressing questions facing the churches of the Anglican Communion. From classical issues such as the imagio dei and atonement theology to contemporary challenges such as interfaith relations and the interaction of church and state, the series features thought-provoking essays by established and emerging scholars.   This first volume, edited by Michael Battle, considers questions of faith and their impact across the Anglican communion. Featuring contributions from writers across the Anglican communion, including Archbishop Thabo Makgoba and Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the volume examines the first of Richard Hooker's pillars of Anglicanism from a variety of perspectives.

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    £20.89

  • Church Publishing Inc Embracing the Mixed Ecology

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    Book SynopsisExploreshow the church in our time requires embracing a mixed ecology of inherited and innovative forms of church co-existing and thriving together.

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    £999.99

  • Calling All God's People: A theological

    Church House Publishing Calling All God's People: A theological

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisCalling All God’s People offers a theological starting point to reflect on your calling and the calling of all God’s people. It shows that whoever we are, whether young or old, wherever we are from, we are all invited to join in with God’s life-affirming and transforming work. Calling All God’s People explores three key themes from the Christian tradition – calling, discipleship and ministry – and includes real-life stories to help you imagine what calling looks like for different people in different contexts, as well as questions to ponder individually or in groups. It aims to broaden your imagination and help you ask how God might involve you in a transforming vision for the whole of life.

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    £6.06

  • Canterbury Press Norwich God's Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic

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    Book SynopsisGod’s Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic Mission presents a confident and joyful assertion of the Catholic character of Christian mission and its sacramental nature, exploring the transforming role the Catholic tradition can play in evangelism. A range of outstanding contributors explore the gifts that the Catholic tradition - formed by a conviction that the presence of Christ in the Eucharist intensifies and motivates an awareness of the sacramental presence of Christ in the world – can bring to the church’s engagement with the world. Chapters include: • Mission and the Life of Prayer • Mission and the Sacraments • Catholic Mission in Practice • The Virgin Mary and Mission • Vocation and Mission • The Sacraments as Converting Ordinances • Social Justice and Growth in Anglo-Catholic Churches • Reflections on Scripture and Catholic Mission • Catholic Mission: Historical Perspectives The contributors represent the breadth of Catholic traditions and identities in the Church of England today.

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    £999.99

  • Roots of Reform: Contextual Interpretation of

    Archaeopress Roots of Reform: Contextual Interpretation of

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisRoots of Reform provides a thorough examination of the impact of the English Reformation through a detailed analysis of medieval and early modern church fittings surviving at parish churches located throughout the county of Norfolk in England. By utilizing an archaeological approach along with the written record, a deeper and more nuanced understanding of public worship reveals the theological imperatives of the reformers and conformers. This study compiled data from both rural and urban parish churches which provides a regional approach to engaging the issues of visuality, space and identity. Church fittings were selected based on their liturgical function and propensity to feature decorative iconography. This includes baptismal fonts, screens, wall paintings, and sculptures. Through an extensive analysis of church fittings, this research is the first to suggest that the Bible-centric component to Protestant theology provided the framework which contributed to the success of the Reformation. The religious identity of England was transformed as visual continuity enabled an entire generation to continue their religious experience in a traditional context despite the moderate alteration to liturgy and comprehensive transformation of doctrine. This criterion eased the transition, as liturgical continuity and selective iconoclasm forged a new physical religious environment that retained enough elements to satiate traditionalist. Furthermore, an assessment of post-Reformation innovations reveals the use of vernacular Biblical text as a preferred mode of decoration, with an increase in the use of secular heraldry and commemoration directly on church fittings.Table of ContentsChapter I: Introduction ; Chapter II: Methodology & Sources ; Chapter III: Literature & Historical Review ; Chapter IV: Survivals ; Chapter V: Reformation: Iconoclasm ; Chapter VI: Reformation: Invention & Redefinition ; Chapter VII: Discussion ; Chapter VIII: Conclusion ; Bibliography

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  • Faith Under Fire: What the Middle East conflict

    SPCK Publishing Faith Under Fire: What the Middle East conflict

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    Book SynopsisThe 'Vicar of Baghdad' encounters daily tragedy. What happened to his faith when a young girl in his congregation died, after much hope and prayer? He has met the best and worst: articulate, agreeable imams and rabbis; Christian venality and dishonesty. What has kept him willing to see the best? Every time he returns to Iraq he may be saying goodbye to his family for the last time. What do they think? He suffers from MS. How does he remain cheerful despite his physical weakness, and its progression? What does he say to God, alone in his study, late at night? He has been caught up in momentous events. Can he see the hand of God? Looking ahead, can he be optimistic about the future? Where are his sources of spiritual energy? He solicits prayer: why? 'Not everything God calls us to do is painless,' he comments. 'Much of my work is simply about showing love to the unlovely.'Trade Reviewan inspiring, awesome, concise read, warmly commended across cultures, genders and generations. * English Churchman *To win the Ultimate Christian Library award, a book must grab the average non-Christian reader at first sight. This year’s winner, Andrew White’s, does this and more, gripping the reader from its very first word. -- D Margaret Keeling * Librarians’ Christian Fellowship *`This is a very moving book which shows how this man give his life to God through faith, determination and courage whilst suffering from multiple sclerosis. Definitely worth reading.’ -- Barbara Gardner * The Lance *Table of ContentsContents1. My Previous Life 72. Why Go Into the Fire? 233. The Nature of Faith 434. Faith Amidst Tragedy 575. Faith Under Attack 676. Loss and Gain 797. When My Body Fails 898. Bearing the Heat 979. The Presence of the Almighty 10510. Moving Forward 12311. Friends in the Fire 13312. The Real Presence 141Epilogue 149Conclusion 153

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    £9.49

  • University of Exeter Press Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall: Cornwall's

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    Book SynopsisWinner of the Holyer an Gof Award 2022 (Leisure and Lifestyle) An illustrated guide to one hundred of the finest early Cornish stone crosses, dating from around AD 900 to 1300. These characteristic features of the Cornish landscape are splendid examples of their type, exhibiting a wide geographical spread and a certain weather-beaten beauty. The medieval stone crosses of Cornwall have long been objects of curiosity both for residents and visitors. This is the first ever accessible volume on the subject, combining detailed description and discussion of the crosses with information on access, colour images and suggestions for further reading. An approachable but academically rigorous work, it includes analysis of the decorative designs and sculptural techniques, accompanied by high-quality photographs which illustrate the subtleties of each cross, often hard to discern in situ. Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall offers an ideal introduction for the general reader but will also prove essential to local historians, landscape historians, archaeologists and anyone working in the area of Cornish studies or connected with the Cornish diaspora. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47788/NKIP4746Trade ReviewWith its well-illustrated, information-packed catalogue and good bibliography for further reading, this volume is an excellent invitation to both specialist and the uninitiated to explore the earliest, tallest and finest medieval crosses of Cornwall, and I certainly intend to try it out. -- Michael King * Down County Museum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Historical overview Inscriptions on the crosses Cornish groups or schools of stone sculpture Dating the monuments Function of the crosses Antiquarian study and restoration Glossary Using this book to visit crosses A note on photography Catalogue of Crosses Advent, Tresinney St Allen St Blazey, Biscovey Blisland, St Pratt’s Cross Bodmin, Carminow Breage St Breock, Whitecross St Breward 1 St Breward 2 St Breward 3, Middle Moor Cross St Buryan 1 St Buryan 2, Crows an Wra Camborne 1, Fenton-Ia Camborne 2, Gwealavellan Cardinham 1 Cardinham 2 Cardinham 3, Treslea St Cleer 1, Doniert Stone St Cleer 2, Other Half Stone St Cleer 3, Long Tom St Cleer 4, Holy Well St Clement St Clether, Cross Gates St Columb Major Constantine 1, Trewardreva Constantine 2, Trevease Cury St Dennis Egloshayle 1, Pencarrow Egloshayle 2, Three Hole Cross Egloshayle 3, The Prior’s Cross St Endellion, Long Cross St Erth 1 St Erth 2 St Ewe, Lanhadron Feock Fowey, Tristan Stone St Germans, Carracawn Cross Gerrans Gulval 1 Gulval 2 Gwinear 1, Connor Downs Gwinear 2, Lanherne Cross St Juliot St Just-in-Penwith St Kew 1, Job’s Cross St Kew 2, Polrode Cross Laneast 1 Laneast 2, Laneast Downs Lanhydrock 1 Lanhydrock 2, Treffry Lanivet 1 Lanivet 2 Lanivet 3, Lesquite Lanlivery, Milltown Lanteglos by Camelford 1 Lanteglos by Camelford 2 Lelant Lesnewth St Levan Lostwithiel, Crewel Cross Ludgvan Mabe, Helland Madron 1, Boscathnoe Madron 2, Boswarthen Menheniot, Tencreek Michaelstow St Michael’s Mount Minster, Waterpit Down St Minver, St Michael Porthilly Mullion, Predannack Mylor St Neot 1, 2 St Neot 3, Four Hole Cross Padstow 1 Padstow 2 Padstow 3, Prideaux Place Paul 1 Paul 2 Paul 3, Kerris, Carlankan Pelynt, Trelay Penzance, Market Cross Perranzabuloe, St Piran’s Cross 203 Phillack 206 Quethiock 208 Roche 210 Sancreed 1 212 Sancreed 2 214 Sancreed 3, Brane 218 Sennen, Trevear 220 South Petherwin, Holyway Cross 222 Stithians, Tretheague 224 St Teath 226 Tintagel 1 229 Tintagel 2, Bossiney 232 Truro 234 Wendron 1 236 Wendron 2, Meruny 237 Wendron 3, Merther Uny 238 St Wenn, Crossy Ann Parish Pages St Allen St Buryan St Clether Lanivet Lanteglos by Camelford Lelant Ludgvan St Neot Notes Bibliography Index

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  • A Church Near You

    Umbria Press A Church Near You

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  • Cathedrals of Light and Life: Images of

    Season Images Cathedrals of Light and Life: Images of

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    Book Synopsis

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    £22.41

  • The Founding Moment  Church Society and the

    John Wiley & Sons The Founding Moment Church Society and the

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    Book SynopsisIn The Founding Moment William Westfall details the founding of Trinity College, telling the story of an important group of Anglicans who tried to respond creatively to the powerful social forces reshaping English-speaking Canada in the middle of the nineteenth century.Trade Review"Trinity is but the laboratory where Westfall plies his imagination in recreating an intellectual and social world we have almost entirely lost and mostly forgotten ever existed. The quality and range of his scholarship is on full display - both his command of the Canadian and international literature, and his well-established ability to exploit sources." R.D. Gidney, emertius, Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario "A vital and significant contribution to Canadian history." Elizabeth Smyth, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE, University of Toronto

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    £59.40

  • HarperCollins Publishers The Weight of Glory A Collection of Lewis Most

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    Book SynopsisSelected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great doubt.Addressing some of the most difficult issues we face in our day-to-day lives, C.S. Lewis's ardent and timeless words provide an unparalleled path to greater spiritual understanding.Considered by many to be Lewis's finest sermon of all, and his most moving address, The Weight of Glory' extols a compassionate vision of Christianity an dincludes lucid and compelling discussions on faith.Also included in this volume are Transposition, On Forgiveness, Why I Am Not a Pacifist, and Learning in War-Time.Trade Review“I read Lewis for comfort and pleasure many years ago, and a glance into the books revives my old admiration.” – John Updike “If wit and wisdom, style and scholarship are requisites to passage through the pearly gates, Mr. Lewis will be among the angels.” – The New Yorker “C. S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way.” – New York Times Book Review “Lewis, perhaps more than any other twentieth-century writer, forced those who listened to him and read his works to come to terms with their own philosophical presuppositions.” – Los Angeles Times

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  • Rowman & Littlefield Getting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis“This is a book about getting, and staying, involved with God—what it takes, what it costs, what it looks and feels like, why anyone would want to do it anyway. It is at the same time a book about reading the Old Testament as a source of Good News and guidance for our life with God. The key piece of Good News that the Old Testament communicates over and over again is that God is involved with us, deeply and irrevocably so.” —from the Introduction With sound scholarship and her own vivid translations from the Hebrew, Old Testament professor Ellen Davis teaches us a spiritually engaged method of reading scripture. Beginning with the psalms, whose frank prayers can be a model for our own, Davis reflects on the stories of the patriarchs and the pastoral wisdom of the book of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs in helping us cultivate those habits of the heart that lead to a rich relationship with God.Trade ReviewEllen Davis continues the core task of biblical exposition for the sake of the church. . . . Through it all Ellen Davis utilizes her considerable gifts of sensitivity to the text, attentiveness to the spirit at work in the text, and care for the church that it may grow closer to the God given in the text. Of special interest to me was her fresh reading of the Song of Solomon, which offers ‘the ecstatic aspect of the love that is the main subject of the whole Bible.’ Readers will dip in at any point in this book and be invited to thinking and praying again and obeying differently and freely. -- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological SeminaryEllen Davis’ work in this dazzling book can be compared to that of an exceptional rock climber putting up new routes on the world’s most challenging walls. Combining ease with skill and nerve with artistry, she tackles some of the most difficult portions of the Old Testament. Professor Davis is working on the razor’s edge of current hermeneutical practice, but she knows exactly how to speak to the ordinary Christian in a sparkling prose style. If you want to be up to date on the very latest developments in postmodern biblical interpretation and at the same time be thrilled and delighted with rich insights into the life of faith, this is the book to have right now. -- Fleming RutledgeEllen Davis has recovered a long-lost theological genre: brilliant, probing, scholarly interpretation of the Bible that flows into proclamation and challenges us to return to the text itself in a continuing engagement with the God who shares our pain. -- Brevard S. ChildsTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Part 2 Pain and Praise: The Psalms as Common Prayer Chapter 3 Improving Our Aim: Praying the Psalms Chapter 4 “With My Tears I Melt My Mattress”: The Psalms of Lament Chapter 5 “But Surely Not Those!”: The Cursing Psalms Chapter 6 “Lamenting into Dancing”: The Psalms of Praise Part 7 The Cost of Love Chapter 8 “I’ve Got to Turn Aside”: The Burning Bush Chapter 9 “Take Your Son”: The Binding of Isaac Chapter 10 “The One Whom My Soul Loves”: The Song of Songs Part 11 The Art of Living Well Chapter 12 Wise Ignorance: The Book of Proverbs Chapter 13 Simple Gifts: The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 14 The Sufferer’s Wisdom: The Book of Job Part 15 Habits of the Heart Chapter 16 Desirable Discipline: Proverbs 8 Chapter 17 A Fool for Love: Exodus 33 Chapter 18 “Like Grass I’m Dried Up”: Psalm 102 Chapter 19 Voluntary Heartbreak: Psalm 51 Chapter 20 Serving in the Shadows: Isaiah 49 Part 21 Torah of the Earth Chapter 22 “Good-Faith Springs Up from the Earth”: An Essay in Biblical Ecology Chapter 23 Greed and Prophecy: Numbers 11

    15 in stock

    £17.58

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