Christian Churches, denominations, groups Books
Yale University Press Hoax
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary story of the Popish Plot and how it shaped the political and religious future of BritainTrade Review“Offers a timely warning. When readers look back at this world of cruel, arbitrary justice, paranoia and sectarianism, they should be wary of indulging in the ‘condescension of posterity.’ . . . As Stater points out, believing in conspiracy theories is a part of human nature. Times change, human nature does not.”—Paul Lay, The Times“Oddly, perhaps, historians often present the Popish Plot with a kind of textbookish colorlessness. Mr. Stater’s achievement is to restore the plot’s fascination and to capture—after more than three centuries—the dread and incredulity felt by those who experienced it. . . . His accounts have the compulsively fascinating quality of a true-crime podcast.”—Jeffrey Collins, Wall Street Journal“A fascinating, entertaining study in its own right—thoroughly researched, full of colourful sketches of the leading characters, brilliant at recreating the feverish atmosphere of the times and wise in its assessment of the long-term consequences for English politics.”—Tony Barber, Financial Times“Victor Stater’s rollicking, imperious prose is both well-told history and a thought-provoking study of a world similar to our own.”—Madoc Cairns, Times Literary Supplement“Stater tells this grim tale with a historian’s command of sources and a thriller writer’s control of narrative. He skilfully weaves the story of the plot into the fabric of England’s religious history, as well as its party-political future. His prose is crisp and his judgement sound. . . . Hoax is deeply rooted in the politics and prejudices of the seventeenth century, but it fires a warning shot across the bow of our own time.”—Jessie Childs, Catholic Herald“Gripping. . . . Reading Hoax one is constantly reminded how vulnerable even powerful institutions are to the determinedly dishonest—perhaps particularly to those who justify their dishonesty to themselves as being for a greater cause—and how readily rationality recedes before the irrational when deep-rooted beliefs are brought into play. Might Hoax, as well as being a first-rate piece of history, help alert us to any latter-day Oates and Shaftesburys among us now?”—Mathew Lyons, The Tablet“A rip-roaring narrative account of the Oates conspiracy. . . . Victor Stater’s lively new book on the so-called ‘Popish Plot’ does a wonderful job of telling this story. . . . Stater is particularly good on the big set pieces—the courtroom drama, the executions, the street pageantry—culling dialogue from trial transcripts and setting the scene with enviable brio.”—Joseph Hone, History Today“Hoax is meant to be a rollicking read, and indeed provides a richly descriptive narrative of one of the darkest chapters in English history.”—Andrea McKenzie, British Catholic History“An extraordinary story of vicious lies manipulated by desperate politicians into a frenzy of disinformation. Stater tells it with verve and a magnificently tight narrative control. It led to more than thirty innocent Catholics being tortured to death. Few conspiracy stories have been quite so lethal.”—John Morrill FBA, Selwyn College, Cambridge“A fascinating study. As well as describing the progress of the ‘plot,’ and the investigation into it, blow by blow, Stater gives us a many-sided picture of seventeenth-century London. For anyone with an interest in seventeenth-century history—this book is unmissable. Let Hoax be a lesson to us!”—Liza Picard, author of Elizabeth’s London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
£19.00
SCM Press Being the People of God
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£38.00
Baker Publishing Group Finding Favor With the King Preparing For Your
Book SynopsisEsther''s Ultimate Secret'On that night . . .'--Esther 6:1Have you ever had a 'that night' or a 'that day'? A point in time before which things were going wrong, but after which things began to go right?What are the ingredients for a 'that night'? What is mixed into the recipe? Understanding what goes into creating that moment of divine favor was Esther''s ultimate secret.She learned how to find favor with the king.Favor is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.Success is what happens when preparation meets potential.Many success stories begin with the phrase, 'That night...' or 'That day ...' These stories often begin with fear but end with favor. Esther''s pattern of preparation teaches us how to create that moment.Finding Favor With the King is critical to your future with your King. This book lays out the ste
£15.79
Baker Publishing Group That None Should Perish
Book SynopsisEd Silvoso weaves together the solid biblical basis and practical outworking of how to reach entire cities for Christ. He presents a working model for reaching each city through his own personal battle scars and triumphant victories. Every believer will be challenged and equipped for leading seekers into the kingdom of God.
£11.69
Baker Publishing Group You Lost Me Why Young Christians Are Leaving
Book SynopsisBased on original research of 18-29 year olds who were raised in the church, this groundbreaking book will help church leaders identify who's leaving, why they're leaving, and what to do about it.
£12.59
Baker Publishing Group The 25 Biblical Laws of Success Powerful
Book SynopsisA dynamic writing team draws on years of biblical study and business experience to present the Bible as the best success manual ever written to help business people succeed in life and work.
£10.44
Baker Publishing Group Early Christian Martyr Stories
Book SynopsisPersonal narratives are powerful instruments for teaching, both for conveying information and for forming character. The martyrdom accounts preserved in the literature of early Christianity are especially intense and dramatic. However, these narratives are not readily available and are often written in intimidating prose, making them largely inaccessible for the average reader. This introductory text brings together key early Christian martyrdom stories in a single volume, offering new, easy-to-read translations and expert commentary. An introduction and explanatory notes accompany each translation. The book not only provides a vivid window into the world of early Christianity but also offers spiritual encouragement and inspiration for Christian life today.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The Maccabean Martyrs: Witnesses for God before Christ2. Peter and Paul: Apostolic Proto-Martyrs3. Ignatius of Antioch: Final Journey to Christ4. Polycarp of Smyrna: A Gospel Passion5. Justin Martyr: Apologetics at the Ultimate Price6. The Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne: A Crown of Many Flowers7. The Scillitan Martyrs: Africa Takes Its Stand8. Perpetua and Felicity: Heroines of Faith9. Tertullian: "The Blood of Christians Is Seed"10. Origen of Alexandria: A Theology of Martyrdom11. The Great Persecution: The Church's Hour of Fiery Testing12. The Peace of Constantine: An Empire Conquered by the Cross13. Augustine of Hippo: Honoring the Martyrs' MemoryEpilogue: The Meaning of the MartyrsIndex
£17.09
Baker Publishing Group Planning Small Groups with Purpose
Book SynopsisSaddleback's small groups pastor draws on thirty years of experience to give churches a step-by-step process for building a strategic plan that accelerates their small group ministry.
£12.59
Baker Publishing Group Jesus Revolution How God Transformed an Unlikely
Book SynopsisPastor, author, and evangelist and New York Times bestselling author pair up to tell the riveting story of the Jesus Movement, challenging readers to be radically transformed by their own personal Jesus revolution, and offering hope for a new revival in the world.
£13.49
Baker Publishing Group Whole and Reconciled Gospel Church and Mission
Book SynopsisThis fresh treatment of holistic ministry takes the role of reconciliation seriously, rethinking the meaning of the gospel, the nature of the church, and the practice of mission in a fractured world.Table of ContentsContentsForeword by Ruth Padilla DeBorstIntroductionPart 1: Whole World: Missiology and Culture1. Globalization: Mission in a Reconfigured World2. Post-Christendom: Decentered Church and Multidirectional Mission3. Postcolonialism: Postcolonial Mission or BustPart 2: Whole Gospel4. On False and Half Gospels5. Gospel of the Kingdom: The Reconciliation of All ThingsPart 3: Whole Church6. Whole Persons: Reconciliation Beginning with Me7. Church of the Trinity: Community, Diversity, and Reconciliation8. Spirituality of Mission: The Church in the Power of the SpiritPart 4: Whole Mission9. Word and Deed: The Greatness of the Great Commission10. Reconciliation and the Great Commission: Peacemaking as Mission, Part 111. Reconciliation and the Great Commission: Peacemaking as Mission, Part 2ConclusionAfterword by Ronald J. SiderIndexes
£16.99
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Christian Parenting
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£18.69
University of Pennsylvania Press Ruling the Spirit
Book SynopsisHistories of the German Dominican order have long presented a grand narrative of its origin, fall, and renewal: a Golden Age at the order''s founding in the thirteenth century, a decline of Dominican learning and spirituality in the fourteenth, and a vibrant renewal of monastic devotion by Dominican Observants in the fifteenth. Dominican nuns are presumed to have moved through a parallel arc, losing their high level of literacy in Latin over the course of the fourteenth century. However, unlike the male Dominican friars, the nuns are thought never to have regained their Latinity, instead channeling their spiritual renewal into mystical experiences and vernacular devotional literature. In Ruling the Spirit, Claire Taylor Jones revises this conventional narrative by arguing for a continuous history of the nuns'' liturgical piety. Dominican women did not lose their piety and literacy in the fifteenth century, as is commonly believed, but instead were urged to reframe their devotTrade Review"In this erudite and original study, Claire Taylor Jones shows convincingly the changing and often surprisingly imaginative role of the Office in the spiritual and institutional lives of Dominican nuns. . . . The archive on which Ruling the Spirit draws is a remarkable testament in itself to Jones's achievement in this book, which blazes new ground in the study of the liturgical cultures of the medieval West." * The Medieval Review *"[A] very impressive achievement that will demand to be taken into consideration in further studies of the region and women's religious life within it." * Reviews in History *"At the focus of Claire Taylor Jones's Ruling the Spirit are not works written by German Dominican nuns but rather texts for these women penned primarily by friars from the early fourteenth to late fifteenth centuries . . . [B]y assuredly emphasising the uniformity of message which underlined these writings, the author shows their vital importance for understanding women's spirituality and notions of reform in the later Middle Ages." * German History *"This important study of medieval liturgical culture focuses on a particular setting but has broad implications for our understanding of liturgy and mysticism, connections between those phenomena, relations between religious women and the men charged with their service and oversight, and pre-Reformation conceptions of reform. It makes a powerful revisionist argument that should lead to discussion in and beyond the study of medieval religion." * The Journal of Religion *"Jones has accomplished a comprehensive and exciting account of women’s devotional life under the Dominican rule in late medieval Germany. The book is delightfully written; not despite but because of its intensity, it is a pleasure to read, and it is worthwhile for the expert and layperson alike." * Seminar *"Jones approaches her texts throughout with analytic rigour and sensitivity. Ruling the Spirit makes a valuable contribution to recent scholarship on late medieval religious reform, challenging assumptions about spiritual decline to argue instead for a continuous tradition of devotion to the liturgy as a deep source of spiritual inspiration. Her insights have wider implications for our understanding of the complex negotiations between the friars and the sisters, and enlarge our knowledge of the rich and expressive creativity of late medieval liturgical cultures." * Journal of Religious History *"Claire Taylor Jones has written a sure-footed, authoritative account of the Divine Office and its importance in Dominican spirituality, especially for German Observant women. Anyone interested in the history of medieval liturgy, the Dominican Order, Observant reform, or more broadly, women's spirituality and mysticism, should read her book." * Barbara Newman, Northwestern University *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The Office in Dominican Legislation, 1216-1303 Chapter 2. Detachment, Order, and Observance in Johannes Tauler and Heinrich Seuse Chapter 3. Liturgical Devotion and Visionary Order in the Fourteenth-Century Sisterbooks Chapter 4. The Office in Dominican Legislation, 1388-1475 Chapter 5. Contemplative Visualization Versus Liturgical Piety in Johannes Nider Chapter 6. Liturgical Community and Observant Spirituality in the Work of Johannes Meyer Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£43.50
David C Cook Publishing Company Until Unity
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£10.44
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Handbook for Churchwardens and Parochial Church
Book SynopsisA revised and updated edition of the authoritative handbook for both newly elected and existing churchwardens.First published in 1921, this handbook has sold over a million copies and has become the standard guide for churchwardens and members of PCCs. It is indispensable for all who wish to tread a clear path through the sometimes complex legislation and know the extent of their responsibility as elected Church officers. This new edition has been fully updated to take into account several new developments:Changes in ecclesiastical law, including: the revision of the Pastoral Measure 1983 the Dioceses' Pastoral and Mission Measure 2008, the new power to make Bishop's Mission Orders the introduction of Clergy Terms of ServiceThe Legal Advisory Commission's recommendations on PCCs' powers and dutiesHealth and Safety issues Flowcharts and checklists add to the usefulness of this volume, as do photocopiable
£16.14
Hodder & Stoughton The Word Week by Week
Book SynopsisThe early church used patterns of set readings to guide Christians through scripture. Over the centuries, these readings developed into full Lectionaries to guide communities through the Bible, week by week, year by year. This new set of reflections on the church's weekly Lectionary readings invites readers to join in this tradition and connect with the living, global church. Keeping in step with the weekly rhythm of Lectionary readings, The Word Week by Week provides a series of short reflections that unpack the weekly readings in the Revised Common Lectionary and Common Worship. Inspiring, uplifting and pastorally rooted, each reflection equips Bible readers, teachers and leaders for lives of daily worship, meditation and service. Drawing on wide biblical and historical sources to help make fruitful connections between the Lectionary readings for each Sunday, this book is a catalyst for further reflection and exploration of God's word. A companion for anyone who belongs to a church that follows the Lectionary, or for those seeking to rediscover the wonder and joy of being part of the weekly rhythm of the worldwide church, it will strengthen the desire to help the whole of God's word be better heard and understood in our churches.
£17.09
Crossway Books Becoming C. S. Lewis
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£15.29
Crossway Books The Making of C. S. Lewis
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£20.39
Crossway Books An Introduction to John Owen
Book SynopsisAs diverse as they are many, the works of John Owen range from theological topics to sociopolitical issues.Introduction to John Owencaptures the vision of the Christian life that Owen wished for his readers to have.
£11.69
Crossway Books The Reformed Pastor
Book SynopsisIn his classic text The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter expounds on the apostle Paul's encouragement to the elders of Ephesus to keep watch over themselves and their flocks. Updated and abridged edition.
£15.29
Crossway Books The Path to Being a Pastor
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£12.34
Pan Macmillan The Burning Time
Book SynopsisSmithfield, settled on the fringes of Roman London, was once a place of revelry. Jesters and crowds flocked for the medieval St Bartholomew's Day celebrations, tournaments were plentiful and it became the location of London's most famous meat market. Yet in Tudor England, Smithfield had another, more sinister use: the public execution of heretics.Spanning the reigns of British history's most remarkable dynasty, The Burning Time is a vivid insight into an era in which what was orthodoxy one year might be dangerous heresy the next. The first martyrs were Catholics, who cleaved to Rome in defiance of Henry VIII's break with the papacy. But with the accession of Henry's daughter Mary - soon to be nicknamed 'Bloody Mary' - the charge of heresy was levelled against devout Protestants, who chose to burn rather than recant. At the centre of Virginia Rounding's vivid account of this extraordinary period are two very different characteTrade ReviewGruesomely entertaining * The Times *Deeply researched and fascinating * Spectator *Serious, well-researched and well-written * Catholic Herald *
£9.49
John Murray Press Christianity A Complete Introduction Teach
Book Synopsis''An exciting, engaging and intellectually serious book'' Dr Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury ''I think it''s brilliant!'' Bishop Stephen CottrellHow is it that a faith that began in 1st century Palestine with a handful of followers has become the largest movement the world has ever known? Christianity: A Complete Introduction traces the story of the Christian faith from sandals to cyberspace. It describes the origins and key ideas of Christianity and gives an account of how it looks in the modern world. Socially, scientifically, economically and politically, Christianity today inhabits a very different world from that of Jesus of Nazareth and his early disciples. Yet it seems to possess an inherent ability to survive and thrive in the face of great change. It remains a compelling and powerful faith in the modern world, with a rich and diverse heritage. Whether you are preparing for an essay, studying for an exam, orTrade ReviewExciting and engaging... This 'Teach Yourself' book is quite remarkable. * Reflection Magazine *John Young's addition to the series has provided many people with an introduction to Christianity. * The War Cry *The book is a fascinating combination of history, biblical studies and cultural references that provides an overview of Christianity [...] this is an accessible, challenging and helpful introduction. * Christian Today *A comprehensive introduction... in a format which can easily be dipped into. * Methodist Recorder *
£12.74
IVP Academic Creating the Canon: Composition, Controversy, and
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£22.09
Christian Focus Publications Ltd Wise Church Planting
Book SynopsisTired?Frustrated? Confused?Almost a third of new churches don't survive 4 years: What's the problem? What's gone wrong?External opposition, character qualms, practical barriers, disunity dilemmas, lack of support: these are the struggles reported by those on the front lines of church planting ministry. Stories,scripture, and selfexamination shed light on twelve common pitfalls and inspire strategies for planting churches that last. Gathering real experiences and tackling the challenges headfirst, Steel encourages us to step out of the pressured drive for shortterm gains and resist the allure of superficial successes. As our gaze shifts from making converts to making disciples, we are equipped and energised to persevere in establishing the roots that will cultivate thriving churches. In the midst discouragement, there is hope for struggling church plants and struggling planters: God has promised to build his church
£8.54
John Murray Press Journey into Light: The Challenge and Enchantment of Catholic Christianity
'This journey, of course, is not without its challenges . . . And yet facing those challenges also lends enchantment to the journey.' Join Professor Roderick Strange as he presents the core doctrine of the Catholic faith in a warm and accessible way. Using the liturgical calendar as a roadmap for the journey, Roderick invites us to follow Jesus of Nazareth from Advent through the Church's festivals to Pentecost. Through meditative reflection and powerful personal anecdotes, Journey into Light is the perfect introduction for those new to the Catholic faith.
£10.44
John Murray Press If These Stones Could Talk: The History of
Book Synopsis'A heavenly book, elegant and thoughtful. Get one for yourself and one for the church-crawler in your life!' Lucy WorsleyChristianity has been central to the lives of the people of Britain and Ireland for almost 2,000 years. It has given us laws, customs, traditions and our national character. From a persecuted minority in Roman Britannia through the 'golden age' of Anglo-Saxon monasticism, the devastating impact of the Vikings, the alliance of church and state after the Norman Conquest to the turmoil of the Reformation that saw the English monarch replace the Pope and the Puritan Commonwealth that replaced the king, it is a tangled, tumultuous story of faith and achievement, division and bloodshed.In If These Stones Could Talk Peter Stanford journeys through England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland to churches, abbeys, chapels and cathedrals, grand and humble, ruined and thriving, ancient and modern, to chronicle how a religion that began in the Middle East came to define our past and shape our present. In exploring the stories of these buildings that are still so much a part of the landscape, the details of their design, the treasured objects that are housed within them, the people who once stood in their pulpits and those who sat in their pews, he builds century by century the narrative of what Christianity has meant to the nations of the British Isles, how it is reflected in the relationship between rulers and ruled, and the sense it gives about who we are and how we live with each other.'There is no better navigator through the space in which art, culture and spirituality meet than Peter Stanford' Cole Moreton, Independent on SundayTrade ReviewSomeone new to both church history and church-crawling (when he or she can find a church open) would learn a good deal from this agreeably written book. -- Lucy Beckett * TLS *I have long found the books of Peter Stanford to be always entertaining and stimulating. This rich and varied text . . . ought to be enjoyed by a wide audience as it describes and comments on nearly 2000 years of religion among the many cultures that have come and gone in that time. -- Peter Costello * Irish Catholic *'Setting out to relate the history of Christianity on these islands through a selection of churches or monasteries may seem a bold or even foolhardy undertaking. However, Stanford pulls it off with flair and conviction.' * The Irish Examiner *A compelling read. * The Scottish Catholic *It explores the history of Christianity through its sacred buildings and delves into the stories that are part of our landscape... I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. * Jumoke Fashola - BBC Radio London *Stanford romps engagingly through the centuries in what he describes as an "ordering and assembling of Christian history as told by a selection of 'crawled' churches. * The Church Times *Setting out to relate the history of Christianity on these islands through a selection of churches or monasteries may seem a bold or even foolhardy undertaking. However, Stanford pulls it off with flair and conviction. * The Irish Examiner *In this rich and beguiling book, Peter Stanford gets old stones to tell us about the turbulent history of Christianity in the British Isles. * Richard Holloway *"Stanford romps engagingly through the centuries in what he describes as an "ordering and assembling of Christian history as told by a selection of 'crawled' churches... highly engaging... I thoroughly recommend this book as an excellent and eminently readable overview of that history." * The Church Times *It explores the history of Christianity through its sacred buildings and delves into the stories that are part of our landscape... I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. * Jumoke Fashola - BBC Radio London *A compelling read * The Scottish Catholic *
£10.44
Baker Publishing Group Women in the Mission of the Church – Their
Book SynopsisOutreach 2022 Resource of the Year (Theology and Biblical Studies) 2021 ASM (American Society of Missiology) Book of the Year Award Women have been central to the work of Christian ministry from the time of Jesus to the twenty-first century. Yet the story of Christianity is too often told as a story of men. This accessibly written book tells the story of women throughout church history, demonstrating their integral participation in the church's mission. It highlights the legacies of a wide variety of women, showing how they have overcome obstacles to their ministries and have transformed cultural constraints to spread the gospel and build the church.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Women in Ministry Is Not a Twentieth-Century PhenomenonPart 1: Women's Leadership in the Early Church1. Patrons, Missionaries, Apostles, Widows, and Martyrs2. Virgins, Scholars, Desert Mothers, and DeaconsPart 2: Women's Leadership in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages3. Mothers, Sisters, Empresses, and Queens4. Medieval Nuns5. Beguines and MysticsPart 3: Women's Leadership Since the Reformation6. Women Preachers in America7. Social Justice Activists8. Denominational Missionaries and Bible Women9. Faith Missionaries, Evangelists, and Church FoundersConclusion: Women's Leadership in the ChurchIndex
£17.09
Baker Publishing Group The Need for Creeds Today – Confessional Faith in
Book Synopsis2020 For the Church Book Award This brief, accessible invitation to the historic creeds and confessions makes a biblical and historical case for their necessity and shows why they are essential for Christian faith and practice today. J. V. Fesko, a leading Reformed theologian with a broad readership in the academy and the church, demonstrates that creeds are not just any human documents but biblically commended resources for the well-being of the church, as long as they remain subordinate to biblical authority. He also explains how the current skepticism and even hostility toward creeds and confessions came about.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Biblical Arguments for Confessions2. Reformed Confessions (1500-1700)3. Causes of Deconfessionalization4. Benefits of Confessions5. Confessions and PietyConclusionFor Further ReadingIndexes
£15.29
Baker Publishing Group The Loneliness Epidemic – Why So Many of Us Feel
Book SynopsisWhat makes people lonely? And how can Christian communities better minister to the lonely? In The Loneliness Epidemic, behavioral scientist and researcher Susan Mettes explores those questions and more. Guided by current research from Barna Group, Mettes illustrates the profound physical, emotional, and social toll of loneliness in the United States. Surprisingly, her research shows that it is not the oldest Americans but the youngest adults who are loneliest and that social media can actually play a positive role in alleviating loneliness. Mettes highlights the role that belonging, friendship, closeness, and expectations play in preventing it. She also offers meaningful ways the church can minister to lonely people, going far beyond simplistic solutions--like helping them meet new people--to addressing their inner lives and the God who understands them. With practical and highly applicable tips, this book is an invaluable tool for anyone--ministry leaders, parents, friends--trying to help someone who feels alone. Readers will emerge better able to deal with their own loneliness and to help alleviate the loneliness of others. Foreword by Barna Group president David Kinnaman.Table of ContentsContentsForeword by David KinnamanPart 1: Understanding an Epidemic1. Lonely Americans: Studying Our Loneliness2. What Loneliness Is: A Definition of TermsPart 2: When Loneliness Defies Stereotypes3. Age4. Romance5. Insecurity6. Social Media7. Faith and Churchgoing8. PrivacyPart 3: Protecting against Loneliness9. Belonging10. Closeness11. Expectations12. Breaking the CycleAppendix A: What the Bible Says about LonelinessAppendix B: Should We Look for a "Cure" for Loneliness?
£15.29
University of Tennessee Press Religion of Fear: The True Story of the Church of
Book SynopsisBased on extensive interviews with mostly former cult members, this book chronicles the history of the Church of God of Union Assembly from its beginning around World War I up to recent times. Founded by a charismatic, unlettered leader, C. T. Pratt, who forcefully broke away from the Holiness COG organization, the church eventually found its home base in Dalton, Georgia. It grew steadily at first and then more rapidly as the great Depression ravaged workers in the mostly rural area of north Georgia. The group set up communal living practices and spread branches of the church across the country, recruiting among the most displaced with a message of social uplift and anti-capitalism, even as its religious practices became increasingly authoritarian and exploitative. If C. T. Pratt exhibited some characteristics of a violent cult leader, his son, who took over the church as his father suffered from ill-health, took these tendencies to a new level that eventually caught the attention of secular authorities. His son, in turn, was even worse--and placed the church on the path to financial ruin. Amazingly, the church survived its three authoritarian leaders and still exists
£28.46
Lucid Books Bold Reformer: Celebrating the Gospel-Centered
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Church Publishing Inc 2023 Christian Planning Calendar
Book SynopsisA Christian planning calendar featuring church gardens. A unique 16-month planning tool citing religious observances and seasons for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, as well as secular holidays. Ample space for writing daily notes. September 2022 - December 2023 with 2024 monthly calendars for advance planning.
£8.69
Church Publishing Inc Reparations: A Plan for Churches
Book SynopsisA clarion call and evidence-based reparations plan for churches engaged in dismantling racism.Christian churches, schools, and organizations committed to a reparations plan can learn how to do it--including how to support local, Black-led organizations working on economic empowerment. This is a much needed resource as churches have acknowledged generations of participation in systemic and structural racism and are looking for specific ways to action responsibility. This engaging book show how these plans are being lived out in congregations across the country.Written by a white priest called to pastor an historically Black congregation in Washington DC, Reparations: A Plan for Churches provides spiritual resources and practical tools for dioceses, and other institutions, who are poised to seize this crucial moment. By drawing from examples of steps being taken by congregations and others, this guide also centers the counsel, voices, and teaching of Black scholars, activists, and many denominations of Christians. From this vantage, the book shows Christians how to make the work of restitution a reality by honest fact-finding and truth-telling, substantive and sustained engagement with those to whom reparations are owed, clear statements about what reparations are, and focused action to begin the work.All royalties go to Harriet's Wildest Dreams, a Black-led abolitionist community defense hub centering all Black lives most at risk for state-sanctioned violence in the Greater Washington area.Trade Review"Imagine a future where reparations are no longer a should-we conversation, it’s about here’s-how-we’re-currently-approaching-it. Imagine the possibilities that become available when white energy transforms from the cruel and stubborn justification of resource hoarding and trauma denial to desiring well-being for all and having the vision and tools to realize it.”—Debby Irving, author of Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race“If you have ever wondered if reparations are one way to be forgiven for the sins of racism and white supremacy, Peter Jarrett-Schell’s Reparations: A Plan for Churches is what you’re looking for. This honest book shows us Peter’s suggested steps to reach reparations that he formulated with the help of nine mentors who have been doing the arduous work of social justice. This book is as uncomfortable as it is gripping.”—Sandra Montes, Union Theological SeminaryTable of ContentsForeword by Stephanie Spellers Preface Introduction 1. Dreaming Big Dreams The Math of Reparations 2. A Process in Six Stages 3. Building Relationship 4. Truth-Finding 5. Truth-Telling 6. Repentance 7. Reparation 8. Evaluation 9. Forgiveness, Absolution? 10. Resources for Perseverance 11. A Principled Critique Conclusion The Necessity and Insufficiency of Financial Reparations Acknowledgments
£18.99
Church Publishing Inc 2024 Christian Pocket Diary: December 2023
Book SynopsisA portable calendar designed for clergy making pastoral visits.In addition to highlighting important dates in the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and civil calendars, this weekly planner also includes resources for pastoral visits drawn from the Book of Common Prayer and other resources. The planner includes ample space for daily annotations, as well as pages for noting addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays.
£15.04
Church Publishing Inc From Weary to Wholehearted
Book SynopsisAn empowering antidote to one of the leading challenges facing clergy and lay ministers today: burnout.Clergy and lay ministry professionals are exhausted. The past few years of collegial loneliness, ever-changing ministry practices, illness and death, and declining church attendance have led many to report finding less joy in their ministry. Suffering the effects of burnout and declining mental health, some clergy are contemplating a radical vocational change, or have already left traditional ministry altogether. From Weary to Wholehearted isn't a quick fix, but a much-needed companion to remind faith leaders they are not alone, support them through sustainable tools for finding joy and rest, and re-ground them in spiritual nourishment.Swanlund calls readers to show up with their whole heart, vulnerably and courageously. Each section will address a source of weariness, including overwhelm, loneliness, comparison, lack of inspiration, and more. The book incorporates research in the fields of sociology and psychology, as well as Swanlund's experience as a faith leader, spiritual companion, and Certified Daring Way facilitator. The chapters will contain scripture, personal meditation, reflection prompts, an invitation toward flourishing, and an original prayer. Drawing upon the rhythm of the liturgical calendar, From Weary to Wholehearted begins with the spiritual themes of justice and anticipation in Advent and moves through the sustainable practices invited by Ordinary Time. While not expressly a homiletic or liturgical resource, it will infuse new life into the ministry of emotionally impoverished preachers and lay leaders.
£14.24
Faithlife Corporation Honoring the Son
Book SynopsisLarry W. Hurtado has been one of the leading scholars on early Christology for decades. In Honoring the Son: Jesus in Earliest Christian Devotional Practice, Hurtado helps readers understand early Christology by examining not just what early Christians believed or wrote about Jesus, but what their devotional practices tell us about the place of Jesus in early Christian worship. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of early Christian origins and scholarship on New Testament Christology, Hurtado examines the distinctiveness of early Christian worship by comparing it to both Jewish worship patterns and worship practices within the broader Roman--era religious environment. He argues that the inclusion of the risen Jesus alongside the Father in early Christian devotional practices was a distinct and unique religious phenomenon within its ancient context. Additionally, Hurtado demonstrates that this remarkable development was not invented decades after the resurrection of Christ as some scholars once claimed. Instead, the New Testament suggests that Jesus--followers, very quickly after the resurrection of Christ, began to worship the Son alongside the Father. Honoring the Son offers a look into the worship habits of the earliest Christians to understand the place of Jesus in early Christian devotion.
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Faithlife Corporation Preaching the Word with John Chrysostom
Book SynopsisLearn from the early church's greatest preacher. John of Antioch, later called "chrysostomos" ("golden mouth"), preached over 600 extant sermons. He was one of the most prolific authors in the early Church, surpassed only by Augustine of Hippo. His example and work has inspired countless Christians through the ages. In Preaching the Word with Chrysostom, through a combination of storytelling and theology, Gerald Bray reflects upon 1,500 year-old pastoral wisdom from one of church history's most prolific Christ-centered preachers. Chrysostom's eloquent preaching and influence on Christian teaching left a legacy that is still recognized today. The Lived Theology series explores aspects of Christian doctrine through the eyes of the men and women who practiced it. Interweaving the contributions of notable individuals alongside their overshadowed contemporaries, we gain a much deeper understanding and appreciation of their work and the broad tapestry of Christian history. These books illuminate the vital contributions made by these figures throughout the history of the church.
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Faithlife Corporation How the Church Fathers Read the Bible
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Faithlife Corporation Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution,
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Floris Books Rudolf Steiner and The Christian Community
Book SynopsisThe relationship between The Christian Community and the Anthroposophical Society is complex and often misunderstood. Christian Community priests work out of an understanding of anthroposophy, and it was undoubtedly Steiner's theological lecture courses which led to the formation of the movement. Nonetheless questions remain, which Peter Selg examines closely in this unique book.-- Steiner's work emphasises the importance of finding the spiritual in everyday life. So why did he help found a 'Sunday church'?-- In his lectures, Steiner spoke about a 'spiritual communion' without physical matter. So why is there any need for a sacramental communion with real bread and wine, as practiced in The Christian Community?-- In a much-quoted lecture after the founding of The Christian Community, Steiner said that anthroposophists should have no need of the new religious movement. But on another occasion he said he wished greatly that the movement should succeed. How can these be understood and reconciled?This long-overdue book is a significant exploration of Steiner's legacy which should have far-reaching implications for mutual understanding and cooperation between The Christian Community and the wider anthroposophical world.Trade Review'What Peter Selg has conveyed more than anything in this book is that Rudolf Steiner saw the existence of The Christian Community as intrinsic to the health and development of the anthroposophical movement. The book is informative and enlightening on a subject that, perhaps, is still not quite properly understood by those within the anthroposophical movement, but ought to be. I recommend its reading.'-- New ViewTable of ContentsIntroductionThe common ground of the anthroposophicaldaughter movements The special situation of The Christian Community The relationship of The Christian Community tothe Anthroposophical Society Unclarity for members of theAnthroposophical SocietyRudolf Steiner's appeals to theologiansSteps to founding The Christian CommunitySubsequent problemsThe burning of the GoetheanumThe Christmas Foundation of theAnthroposophical SocietyThe task of priests and of ritualRosicrucian understanding
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Inter-Varsity Press Smuggling Jesus Back into the Church: How the
Book SynopsisWhat’s gone wrong with the church? If you’ve been feeling that something vital has gone missing from our spiritual lives, you’re not alone. But from scandals involving celebrity preachers, to busy programmes that have little sense of God and struggling to find time to pray, what is it that lies behind the church is crisis? Is it possible that we’ve forgotten to put Jesus at the centre of everything? And if so, what can do we about it? In Smuggling Jesus Back into Church Andrew Fellows shows us with a sharp eye how secularism has reshaped church culture, changing the way many Christians and churches live and worship without being noticed. Both provocative and practical, he challenges us to live with radical Christ-like distinctiveness - distinctiveness that requires both reformation by the church and revival by the Holy Spirit. Timely and prophetic, Smuggling Jesus Back into Church is essential reading for anyone concerned about the effects of secularism on Christianity and modern church culture, or for anyone who struggles with Church and wants to understand why. Filled with passion and vision, it will point you back towards Jesus and revitalise your understanding of what Christian discipleship should be. It’s time to remember what lies at the heart of our faith. It’s time to smuggle Jesus back into church and back into the centre of our lives.Trade ReviewThis hard-hitting book uncovers the subtle, and not-so-subtle ways the surrounding world can creep into the church. Fellows builds on his years of experience in ministry to help Christians identify these pressures to conform. He is particularly severe against different forms of the prosperity gospel, from peddlers of self-confidence to salvation through busyness. He brilliantly introduces us to the historical forces that got us to where we are. But he goes beyond diagnosis and on to the cure: more of Jesus. This should lead to deep antidotes such as the sense of wonder, and a direct gaze at the supernatural. This excellent book needs to be read by every believer. -- William Edgar, Professor Emeritus of Apologetics, Westminster Theological SeminaryInsightful and convicting, Andrew Fellows’s soulful intellect opens our eyes to our cultural moment and calls us home to a life centred in Christ. -- Philip Miller, senior pastor, The Moody Church, ChicagoI have already found myself wanting to give this book to others at least a dozen times. I truly think every seminary student, every church leader, indeed every Christian who is concerned to discover why the church has lost its countercultural impact, and what can be done about it, should read Smuggling Jesus Back into the Church. -- Dr James Paul, director of L’Abri Fellowship, England
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Inter-Varsity Press Reconnect Your Church: A Practical Handbook for
Book SynopsisReconnect Your Church provides a practical, road-tested vision and process to equip church leaders to reinvigorate their church How can churches stay healthy and dynamic over the long-term? What’s needed to avoid or reverse church stagnation and decline? While some churches are vibrant and growing, many more are struggling, especially after Covid. The congregation might be declining and ageing, there’s little success in reaching out to with the gospel, and more time is spent on inward facing problems than loving God and loving others. But the potential that could be released is huge. David Brown draws on his experience revitalising a church in central Paris to offer a vision and a process for church revitalisation, with a focus on UK and European contexts. Whether you are church planting, in a well-established and thriving church, or looking to turn around a church in decline, Brown provides biblically grounded wisdom along with change management principles for long-term health. When we reapply God’s priorities to the church, we unleash new life and energy in following Christ in community.Trade ReviewReconnect Your Church is an encouraging roadmap and expert travel guidebook for church leaders who want to see God do a new thing. If you are asking the Lord to use you in this area, this is the book you need, and David is your conversation partner. David is leading a church revitalization movement across Europe, and this book distils his wisdom. Read the book and then contact David and join the movement! -- Greg Pritchard PhD, Director of European Leadership Forum and President of the Forum of Christian LeadersIf Europe is to be re-evangelised, it is essential that the opportunities of church planting are accompanied by the opportunities for church revitalisation. David Brown has drawn on a lifetime of experience as a church pastor, planter and revitaliser in urban Paris to write this very helpful guide. He combines a compelling vision for church revitalisation with biblical principles for healthy churches and outlines a practical revitalisation process. A great strength of this book is that he shows, by example, how these general principles can be contextualized in very different circumstances. I pray that this book will be widely read by those with a heart to see the gospel advance in Europe, and that many churches will gain new life and renewed effectiveness as a result. -- John Stevens, National Director FIECWritten in the light of widespread experience in France, and in a gracious, unthreatening spirit, David Brown judiciously combines biblical principles, case studies from across Europe, cross-cultural sensitivity, careful research and excellent practical suggestions. It will be studied with great profit by church leadership teams and will likely lead, under God, to the revitalisation of many churches - perhaps even yours! -- Lindsay Brown, former General Secretary, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) and International Director of the Lausanne MovementEvangelicals in Europe have much to learn from each other. Models developed in other contexts often don't apply to our old, beautiful continent. In Reconnect Your Church, David Brown shares insights gathered over a lifetime of ministry in France and from the exciting revitalisation of a historic church in Paris. I noticed many points of contact with the ministry challenges I face in Rome. May European churches find new life by reading this balanced, hopeful and wise book! -- René Breuel, founding pastor of Hopera Church in Rome, Italy, author of The Paradox of HappinessDavid's extensive experience working with church leaders across Europe means that he is very aware of different cultural contexts for revitalisation: the process will look very different in a British city and in a Romanian village! Whatever your context, you will find gospel-focused wisdom and down-to-earth advice about the process of church revitalisation in this eminently practical handbook. As part of a church leadership team in the UK, David's description of a holistically healthy church frequently caused me to reflect on how and why we do things. Anyone who cares about the state of their church, both in terms of its community impact and its role in forming Jesus-centred disciples, will find much food for thought, prayer and action in this encouraging book - change is possible and decline is not inevitable! -- Paul Cooke, UK Director of France MissionAny book which gives the impression of proposing seven steps to Christian maturity or three keys to a successful marriage raises alarm bells in my thinking, but this book by my long-time friend, David Brown, is different! Why? Because I have observed David at work for almost half a century! He has both founded new churches and helped bring to life dormant existing churches. He knows what are the vital components of a healthy church and he has clearly and yet compassionately analysed the obstacles to change in second-generation churches. But, by far his greatest contribution in my opinion is his grasp of the formidable changes that have taken place in society and which need to be integrated into any strategy for revitalising the church. On a continent where Christianity is no longer perceived as being relevant, David is on the offensive and with both optimism and realism calls the church to fulfil her role as salt and light. -- Mike Evans PhD, former director of the Geneva Bible Institute, founder of Evangile 21 (European French-speaking branch of The Gospel Coalition)In Reconnect Your Church, David Brown captures in a very realistic, relevant and biblical way the revitalisation of the church, making readers first aware of the need, but also providing a vision and a process for revitalisation. For me, this information, before it was written in a book, took the form of training lectures that David gave in different countries in Europe, including Romania, teaching many church leaders about this topic. I have personally learned a lot about what revitalization is and how it can become a reality in stagnated or declining churches. I guarantee that those who read the book and are ready to act based on it will be helped in a very practical way to experience positive changes in their church. -- Daniel Fodorean, pastor, Associate Professor and Academic Dean at the Baptist Theological Institute of BucharestWhat a gift to the church! Reconnect Your Church, is a theologically rich and intensely practical contribution to the desperately needed, worldwide conversation on church revitalisation. The Euro-centric focus will be especially helpful to a European audience, but will not be a hindrance to other readers. David Brown weaves together a solid biblical foundation, significant cross-cultural insights, and practical suggestions, all based on his extensive background as a pastor and church planter in France and his broad involvement across the continent. Not surprisingly, the concepts in this book are helpfully applied through the tool of conversations taking place in different European countries. I plan to read this book again ... and probably again after that. Thank you, David! A job well done! -- Revd Dr Jay Mosser, pastor of Sunset Bible Church, University Place, WA, USA and leader of the European Leadership Forum DiscipleMaking Leaders NetworkDavid Brown in Reconnect Your Church exhibits practical professionalism in the demanding task of church revitalising. The book is inspirational, visionary and educational. It provides a wealth of helpful guidelines to be implemented by any church revitalisation team across Europe. Much needed and timely publication! -- Revd Daniel Trusiewicz, Mission Coordinator, European Baptist FederationRevitalization is one of the key themes for the renewal of the church in Europe. David Brown is personally involved in the revitalisation process and knows the European context very well. The book is practical, fresh and relevant. I am very grateful, that this book will be useful and inspiring for the renewal process of historic denominations. -- Marián Kanuch, Lutheran pastor and regional leader, SlovakiaEvery church, no matter it's size, location, culture or context, would benefit from David's insightful understanding and teaching on church revitalisation. His wise counsel is welcome counsel. Revitalisation inevitably means change. David carefully points out barriers to change and offers relevant strategic solutions. His approach is both balanced and biblical, helping churches develop a long-term culture of revitalisation. No church will ever be perfect, but every church can make progress and David lights a fire of hope for my church, your church and every church. -- Scott Poling, Senior Pastor of Harvest New Beginnings Church, USAAnyone who is leading a church in a post-Christian setting is, in effect, revitalising a church. David Brown's book is thoughtful, thorough and practical on how someone leading a declining or stagnating church could follow biblical principles to reach their neighborhood or city and bring vitality back to their church. Though he wrote it with Europe in mind, it would be a vital tool for any church leader in North America. -- Ken Lippold, Founder and President of the Alliance for Transatlantic Theological Training (AT3)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World: The Catholic
Book SynopsisDespite its many crises, especially in Western Europe, there are 1.3 billion Catholics in the world today. The Church remains a powerful but controversial institution. In Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World, Ambrogio A. Caiani explores the epic history of the Roman Catholic Church. Throughout the early modern period, the Pope was a secular prince in central Italy. Catholicism was not merely a religion but also a political force to be reckoned with. After the French Revolution, the Church retreated into a fortress of unreason and denounced almost every aspect of modern life. The Pope proclaimed his infallibility; the cult of the Virgin Mary and her apparitions became articles of faith; the Vatican refused all accommodation with the modern state, until a disastrous series of concordats with fascist states in the 1930s. These dark days threatened the very existence of the Church. But as Catholicism lost its temporal power, it made significant spiritual strides and expanded across continents. Between 1700 and 1903, it lost a kingdom but gained the world. Ambitious and authoritative, this is an account of the Church’s fraught encounter with modernity in all its forms: from liberalism, socialism and democracy, to science, literature and the rise of secular culture.Trade ReviewWith searching scholarship, wry wit and the gift of easy communication, Ambrogio Caiani reveals the relentess web of fascinating dramas which brought the Catholic Church from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. For anyone trying to understand the Church’s place in the modern world, this book is literally a Godsend and utterly absorbing from start to finish. * Mary McAleese, Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin and former President of Ireland *A fascinating look at the bumpy road traveled by the popes and the Roman Catholic Church from the French Revolution to the turn of the twentieth century. Caiani masterfully weaves in historical nuggets that shine a bright light on the papacy's fraught struggle against modernity. * David Kertzer *An enthralling account, both thoughtful and entertaining, of one of the great survival stories of the modern world. * Professor Tim Blanning *Moving from intimate portraits to epic scenes of historical change, Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of how the Catholic Church weathered the tumultuous centuries from early modernity to the Industrial Age. Caiani's treatment of this vast and fascinating subject, which is global in scope and takes in every aspect of life, is masterful and deeply compelling. * Dr Edward Wilson-Lee *We have long lacked an even-handed survey of how Europe's oldest absolute monarchy, the papacy, negotiated first the Enlightenment, then the Industrial Revolution combined with Global Imperialism, taking in the French Revolution, Napoleon and Garibaldi on the way. That the paradoxical transformation described in the book's title was the unintended consequence of sincerely but stubbornly held opinions of successive popes who were unanimously (though variously) hostile to modernity only adds to the fascination of this story. Caiani tells it with wit, verve and unfailing fluency; ever alive to the humour as well as tragedy of his cast of hundreds for whom the papacy and Rome was the symbol of all that was wrong, or right, with the world. * Simon Ditchfield *An outstanding introduction to a crucial period in formation of the modern Catholic Church. Caiani’s richly textured account channels the spirit of the late Owen Chadwick to retell eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history from the Roman perspective, showing how the great forces of Enlightenment, Revolution, and Counter-Revolution reshaped the lives of popes, priests, and the humble Catholic faithful alike. * Dr Miles Pattenden *In Losing a Kingdom Gaining the World, Ambrogio Caiani tells the fascinating and largely overlooked story of how the papacy transformed itself from Ancien Régime monarchy into a twentieth-century spiritual superpower . . . Intelligently and sensitively written with an impressive command of both Vatican intrigue and international power politics, plus a nice eye for the colourful anecdote, Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World is compelling reading. * Colin Jones *Caiani combines narrative flair, immense scholarship, and a crispness of analysis to tell the story of the Catholic Church not just as a major force in society, culture, and politics in Europe and the Americas, but also as a global phenomenon in a time of revolution, nation-building, and imperialism. Caiani has written a book that is rich in fascinating detail, enlivened by brilliant character sketches, and sympathetic to the Catholic Church without ever dodging its complicity in political reaction and some of the worst aspects of colonialism. * David Laven *PRAISE FOR AMBROGIO CAIANI: ‘In gripping, vivid prose, Caiani brings to life the struggle for power that would shape modern Europe... a historical read which is both original and enjoyable’ * Antonia Fraser *OTHER REVIEWS: 'Caiani relates this dramatic story in telling detail but never loses sight of the broader picture, and uses his archival discoveries to excellent effect... the result is both an exciting narrative and a fine work of scholarship' Literary Review ‘A riveting and compelling account of how the soft power of the Pope proved more durable than the military might of Napoleon’ Tim Blanning ‘Caiani leads the reader expertly through diplomatic and theological disputes, a dynastic marriage, international relations and war... He handles this complex narrative deftly’ TLS ‘Tells the story of an epic struggle’ * Financial Times *A fascinating history of Catholicism, in which the Pope features as a great Italian prince as well as religious leader. Ambrogio Caiani traces the development of the Catholic religion as the Pope claims his own infallibility. In Professor Caiani’s hands, all this reads like a huge thriller, perfect for the holiday period. * The Tablet *
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BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) World Turned Upside Down: The Psalms and the
Book SynopsisThere are no simple answers to life’s challenges, so how do we integrate our most testing experiences into our faith in a way which strengthens rather than weakens it? When we are at our weakest, when we feel we most need God and yet have no idea how to talk to him, it is the Psalms which leap to our rescue. With the psalmists as our guides, we learn to draw closer to God, to hear his voice in fresh ways, and to identify what it is that troubles us. Borrowing their words, we find that we are able to articulate our most painful feelings and walk through suffering with honesty, hope, and confidence in the God who travels beside us. Here is an opportunity to read the Psalms differently: an invitation to embark on a new journey.
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Inter-Varsity Press Imagine Church: Releasing Dynamic Everyday
Book SynopsisHow can an ordinary church become a community of people who help one another live out their whole life at home, work, church, in the neighbourhood as followers of Jesus in his mission to the world? This book is for those who want life together in church to equip disciples who live out their faith in the realities of their day-to-day world. - Draws on three years of work with pilot churches across the UK - Practical examples of how a church can change - Real-life stories of churches and individualsTrade ReviewThe idea of whole-life discipleship could hardly be more important. This stimulating book is both thoughtful and immensely practical. I highly recommend it to anyone with a leadership role.Beautifully engaging, elegantly simple, gloriously practical. This isn’t a seven-step programme, but a traveller’s guide for a great journey – the transformation of church culture to whole-life disciple-making. I hope and pray many will use it.Calling people into whole life discipleship: seeing Jesus everywhere, accessible and applicable is not an easy call. Disciple-making is hard, worthwhile, adventurous living and Neil Hudson’s masterly title will resource and inspire your obedience in the mission of Jesus in your world. I particularly love the underlying culture changing dynamic of Neil's writing. This is the spinal core of this new work calling us to attitude, action and transformation. As a pastor-theologian-leader Neil has gifted the church with something of lasting worth in transforming what can often feel dull, safe and stuck in our church communities. Logic, theology and practical steps abound. You'll often be saying 'a-ha', as few books offer such clear truth-telling, hope and actionable examples. Essential reading for all church leaders and useful for all Christians everywhere. This could be the best LICC (London Institute of Contemporary Christianity) title yet, and a prophetic catalyst for a nation of believers longing to get out of the limited straitjackets of our present existence into the spacious, risky, faithful and fruitful life of Jesus-following. Free of guilt, clichés and predictable step-plans... this is full of wisdom and already one of my best reads of the year. It could resource a revolution! Simple, practical and compelling.
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Batsford Ltd 100 Churches 100 Years
Book SynopsisFollowing on from 100 Buildings 100 Years and 100 Houses 100 Years, this book illustrates and describes 100 churches and chapels built in the UK since 1914, charting the development of buildings for worship. In this period concrete and steel gave a new freedom to construction, while new ideas about how congregations could participate in services changed assumptions about traditional layouts, bringing celebrants and people closer together. The century saw dynamic churches in dramatic shapes of all sizes thanks to ambitious engineering, and brilliant colour from new forms of stained glass, murals and sculpture. Architects whose work is included here range from Basil Spence and Edward Maufe, designers of major cathedrals, to the radical Gillespie, Kidd and Coia whose brutalist seminary lies abandoned near Dumbarton. The book provides biographies of major designers; articles on glass, fittings, and on the synagogues, mosques and temples that play an intrinsic and important part in worship in Britain today. Contributors include architectural historians Elain Harwood, Alan Powers and Clare Price. Beautiful photography throughout showcases the very best of British church design, whether it is the minimal symmetry of a timber-framed altar, or light streaming in through a multi-coloured stained glass panel.Trade Review'An entrancing book that deserves a wide readership' -- Martin Cherry, * AMS Journal *'An enlightening introduction to twentieth-century church architecture' * EASA Journal (The Journal of the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association) *'A [...] subtle and scholarly investigation into the history of British church building in the modern era... brings an eccentric cast of ecclesiastical architects to life.' * The Guardian *'A compulsive page turner' -- Marcus Binney * Country Life *'If you thought that all church architecture of note belongs to the distant past, here is a revelation.' * Best of British *
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University of Chester Press Acedia and the Transformation of Spiritual
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The Catholic University of America Press Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves
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