Christian sacraments Books
Augsburg Fortress Publishers The Sign of the Gospel
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Paulist Press International,U.S. The Sacraments Historical Foundations and
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The Catholic University of America Press The Cleansing of the Heart The Sacraments as
Book SynopsisProvides the historical context for understanding the development of sacramental causality as a theological topic in the scholastic period, emphasizing the unique features of Aquinas' response to this question. Following this, relevant texts from Aquinas' early and later work are examined, noting Aquinas' development and integration of the idea of sacramental causality in his later work.Trade Review“Robustly defends a Thomistic understand- ing of sacramental theology . . . will appeal to diverse audiences, ranging from scholars working in scholastic thought and sacramen- tal theology to graduate and undergraduate students.” —Corey Barnes, Oberlin College
£48.75
The Catholic University of America Press On the Body of the Lord
Book SynopsisAlbert the Great wrote On the Body of the Lord in the 1270s, making it his final work of sacramental theology. A companion volume to his commentary on the Mass, On the Body of the Lord is a comprehensive discussion of Eucharistic theology. The treatise is structured around six names for the Eucharist taken from the Mass: grace, gift, food, communion, sacrifice, and sacrament.
£33.71
Church Publishing Water of Baptism Water for Life
Book SynopsisAn illustrated book for 8–11 year olds and families, with activities that offer a variety of ways for children to interact with this core value of our faith, making a direct connection for young people between their faith and daily life.
£10.44
Liguori Publications Your Childs Confirmation
£7.40
Tan Books The Latin Mass Explained Everything needed to
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£12.67
Tan Books & Publishers Inc. How to Serve In Simple Solemn and Pontifical Functions
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Church Publishing Inc Burial Rites for Adults Together with a Rite for
Book SynopsisThese authorized rites are intended to be a supplement to the burial services in the Book of Common Prayer, adding a rich variety of material from many sources, including prayers for one who has died in military service, for one of unknown faith, for an unbeliever, and for a member of an inter-faith family. All of the major pastoral issues of the Prayer Book rites are addressed from the reception of the body to the consecration of the grave and the interment but with a freshness of language in new texts that the speak to contemporary sensibilities.CONTENTSIntroduction with planning information Two vigil rites before a funeral Rites for the reception of the body Collects, prayers and readings for the burial service, including a celebration of the Eucharist Rites of committal Burial of one who does not profess the Christian faith Additional prayers Committal at a crematory A service of remembrance Suggested hymns aTable of ContentsIntroduction with planning informationTwo vigil rites before a funeralRites for the reception of the bodyCollects, prayers and readings for the burial service, including a celebration of the EucharistRites of committalBurial of one who does not profess the Christian faithAdditional prayersCommittal at a crematoryA service of remembranceSuggested hymns and songs
£13.49
College Press Publishing Baptism According to Scripture
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Agora University Press The Birth from on High
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Legare Street Press The The Ministry of Consolation a Guide to Confession By F.M.F. Skene
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Legare Street Press The The Bread of Life a Manual of Instruction for the Blessed Sacrament Signed A.D.C.
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Order Of The Administration Of The Lords Supper Or Holy Communion With Notes
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Hutson Street Press Baptism Regeneration Conversion
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Creative Media Partners, LLC De Sacramentis...
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Creative Media Partners, LLC De Sacramentis...
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Hutson Street Press Ons Doopsformulier...
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Hutson Street Press Le Saint Sacrement Ou Les Oeuvres Et Les Voies De Dieu...
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Eucharistic Communion and Rituals of Communion in
Book SynopsisThis book elucidates the dynamism of culture and how cultural expressions are often intertwined with religious expressions. The Catholic Church, while conscious of the profound cultural diversity within her membership, earnestly seeks to inculturate the gospel message in these cultures, for a better expressed, experienced, and lived Catholicism in the modern world. Relational and theological expressions of Eucharistic communion increase in wealth and meaning when Christians of different races and cultures are able to understand the global call to unity and interconnectivity in the world today. Relating the clear theological and relational aspects of Eucharistic communion to the traditional rituals of communion expressed in Igbo culture enriches both the encountered faith and lived culture. The rituals of communion in Igbo tradition studied in this book, namely, Emume Iwa ?j? (Kola nut Ritual), Emume Iri Ji ?h?r? (New Yam Festival), and ?gba Orik? (Ritual Meal ofTrade Review“In her comprehensive, integrative, scholarly research, Mary-Reginald Ngozi Anibueze relates neatly the theological aspects of Eucharistic Communion in terms of thanksgiving, meal sharing, fellowship, reconciliation, and unity, to the current traditional rituals of commensality among Ndigbo of Nigeria. These traditional Igbo rituals underscore the necessary link between the Christian faith and cultural practices, thus forming the basis for an authentic liturgical inculturation that is truly Christian and fully cultural.” —Fr. Patrick C. Chibuko, Professor of Sacred Liturgy, Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria“Mary-Reginald Ngozi Anibueze’s excellent multi-disciplinary study brings together liturgical studies, ritual studies, and theology into a wonderful synthetic approach to the question of inculturation and accommodation within the Igbo culture of southern Nigeria. As one who knows this culture intimately, Anibueze describes and interprets various indigenous rituals, especially sacred meal rituals, and their Eucharistic overtones and their potential implications for celebrating especially the Roman Catholic Eucharist in this cultural context. This will be of interest to anthropologists, ritual theorists, and, not least, to liturgical scholars.” —Prof. Maxwell E. Johnson, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USATable of ContentsForeword – Acknowledgment – Introduction – Culture and Inculturation: A Christian Understanding – Inculturation: An Evolving Process – Theological Basis for Inculturation – The Dynamism and Meaning of Culture – The Ethnological Context: The Igbo and Igbo Catholicism – The Igbo: Tradition, Religion, and Culture – Rituals of Communion in Igbo Culture – Igbo People and Encounter of Catholicism – Eucharistic Communion in Catholic Theology – Catholic Teachings on Eucharistic Communion – Theological and Relational Interpretations of Eucharistic Communion – Eucharistic Communion and Igbo Rituals of Communion: An Integration of Liturgy, Faith, and Culture – Igbo Catholics and Liturgical Inculturation – Liturgy and Life: Integration of Eucharistic Communion and Igbo Rituals of Communion – Conclusion: A Way Forward and Hope for the Future – Index.
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Formative Feasting
Book SynopsisThe Bible is filled with commands to care for the poor. But how does Scripture envision the people of God becoming a community capable of following those commands? In Formative Feasting, Dr. Michael J. Rhodes argues that meals stand at the heart of Scripture's strategy for moral formation oriented towards justice and solidarity. To make this case, Rhodes brings together a constructive, theological account of moral formation through practice with rigorous exegesis of the Deuteronomic tithe-meal and Corinthian Lord's Supper. By drawing on virtue ethics, ritual studies, and socio-economic research on meals in the ancient Near East and Greco-Roman world, Rhodes both demonstrates that these meals intended to transform the individual and corporate character of the communities that practiced them, and uncovers the mechanics of moral formation embedded within them. The result is a book that models a partnership between theological ethics and theological interpretation tTrade Review“Michael Rhodes’s Formative Feasting is a stunning example of the benefits that accompany a truly interdisciplinary and intertestamental approach to the Bible, theology, and ethics. Don’t be fooled by the textual foci, as important as Deuteronomy and 1 Corinthians are. Readers will gain much insight about these texts here, but this book is just as much about virtue ethics, ritual and liturgical ethics, and ecclesial formation. All by itself Part I of this volume is a tour de force that can stand alone and is well worth the price of the book. Rhodes models and then demonstrates what difference the Bible, theology, and ethics can make when they are pressed down, shaken together, and then, run over!” —Brent A. Strawn, Professor of Old Testament and Professor of Law, Duke University“In Formative Feasting, Michael Rhodes offers a rich study on the tithe feast of Deuteronomy 14 and the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11. By drawing upon virtue ethics, ritual and liturgical studies, and biblical studies, Rhodes convincingly displays how these feasts were meant to form virtue within the communities of Ancient Israel and early Christianity. Highly recommended, especially for those interested in theological interpretation!” —Dr. Andrew Abernethy, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction – Constructing a Theory of Formative Practices – Sources for a Theory of Formative Practices: Virtue Ethics – Sources for a Theory of Formative Practices: Ritual and Liturgical Ethics – Formative Practices in the Context of Holistic Ecclesial Formation: A Constructive Account – Formative Practices, Holistic Ecclesial Formation, and the Deuteronomic Tithe Meal – Feasting for Fear of the Lord: Eating the Tithe and Acquiring Virtue in Deuteronomy 14:22– 29 – Feasting for Fear of the Lord: Eating the Tithe and Acquiring Virtue in Deuteronomy 14:22– 29 – Formative Practices, Holistic Ecclesial Formation, and the Lord’s Supper in Corinth – Approaching the Meal: Morally Formative Practices . . . In Paul? – Forward Unto Virtue: The Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:17– 34 as a Formative Practice– Conclusion – Bibliography – Index – Scripture Index.
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Sin Purification and Sacrifice in Leviticus and
Book SynopsisThis book is a meticulously researched and thought-provoking study that delves into the analysis and comparison of rituals in two distinct settings: the ancient Book of Leviticus and traditional Malagasy culture on the island of Madagascar. Author Olivier Randrianjaka invesigates why Malagasy Christians connect with Leviticus despite the apathy of the Western church. As this book demonstrates, the key unifying themes are sin, purification, and sacrifice. Profound parallels emerge between Levitical rituals (such as postpartum purification and the Day of Atonement) and Malagasy rituals (such as taboo violation, postpartum purification, and the New Year royal bath). The study highlights the universal relevance of sin, purification and sacrifice rituals, inviting reflection on their significance in diverse cultural and religious contexts.This is a remarkable book that represents a groundbreaking exploration of the intricate connections between Leviticus and Malagasy traditTrade ReviewThis is a remarkable book that represents a groundbreaking exploration of the intricate connections between Leviticus and Malagasy traditional rituals. The author’s meticulous analysis and profound insights into the themes of sin, sacrifice and atonement offer invaluable knowledge for Christian readers. I highly recommend this work to anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of Madagascar’s religion, particularly its rich tapestry of traditional rituals. Dr.Mariette Razivelo A thorough investigation of Levitical and Malagasy concepts of sin, purification, and sacrifice – from a leading biblical scholar in Madagascar: this is a study that ought to find readers not only in the fields of biblical studies and theology but also in religious studies and social anthropology. Professor (Prof.) Knut HolterTable of ContentsAcknowledgments – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – Preliminary Investigation of חַטּאָת and כּפִֶּר – Sin and Ritual Sacrifice in Leviticus 4:1–5:13 – Postpartum Ritual Purification in Leviticus 12 – The Day of Atonement in Lev 16 – Background on Madagascar and Its Culture – Sin, Purification and Sacrifice among the Malagasy – Conclusion – List of Tables – Appendices – Bibliography – Index of Subjects – Index of Authors – Index of Scriptures.
£60.30
Augsburg Fortress Publishers The Annotated Luther Volume 3
£25.99
Augsburg Fortress Publishers Embodied Liturgy
£29.56
Cedar Fort My First Steps on the Covenant Path Girl Version
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£15.29
Saint Benedict Press Mass & Adoration Companion
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Alban Institute, Inc Leading into the World
Book SynopsisPaul Galbreath is professor of worship and preaching at Union Presbyterian Seminary. As an ordained Presbyterian teaching elder, Galbreath has served congregations in Clatskanie, Woodburn, and Warrenton, Oregon as well as in Tacoma, Washington. He has also written Leading from the Table and Leading through the Water.
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Alban Institute, Inc Leading into the World
Book SynopsisPaul Galbreath is professor of worship and preaching at Union Presbyterian Seminary. As an ordained Presbyterian teaching elder, Galbreath has served congregations in Clatskanie, Woodburn, and Warrenton, Oregon as well as in Tacoma, Washington. He has also written Leading from the Table and Leading through the Water.
£39.60
Multnomah Press Mystic Sweet Communion
Book SynopsisSet in turn-of-the-century Florida, this frontier saga traces the life of Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, the first English-speaking teacher in the region, as she struggles to teach school in the Seminole Nation and lead Indian families to Christ. Ivy is disliked by tribal leaders in spite of her obvious love for their children, yet she eventually overcomes their resistance and serves as their spokesman in negotiations with the U S government. Already scarred by her mother''s tragic death in childbirth, Ivy overcomes her husband''s suicide and other devastating disappointments to share her faith with her adopted people and eventually earn their love.
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University of Scranton Press,U.S. What Brings a Marriage into Existence?: An
Book SynopsisOf the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, matrimony is the most discussed, debated, disputed, and adjudicated. In this book, Brendan Killeen employs the fundamental question 'What brings a marriage into existence?' as the legal and scholarly means to explore the very nature of marriage within the framework of the canon law of the Catholic Church. Killeen conducts his exploration in two phases. First he scrutinizes the canon law's primary sources - texts dating as far back as the Roman Empire - and gives readers a fresh perspective on the law's historical progression. He then examines the papers from the Second Vatican Council and offers both an objective evaluation of the law at present and some possible amendments for its future. Noteworthy for its diligent research and in-depth analysis, "What Brings a Marriage into Existence?" will be useful to both newcomers to the canon law of marriage as well as seasoned scholars.
£25.17
Bridegroom Press The Confirmation Preparation Manual
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Catholic Courses Manual for Eucharistic Adoration
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£23.74
Ignatius Press Heart of the Christian Life: Thoughts on the Holy
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£15.26
Twenty-Third Publications Living with Real Presence: Eucharist as an
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Our Sunday Visitorc2023 Way of Beauty: Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement
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£16.11
Church Publishing Inc Ritual Excellence: Best Practices for Leading and
Book SynopsisA leading expert shares important benchmarks for leading liturgy. Grounded in Christian liturgical theology and how ritual forms the people who practice it, this book offers the principles at work in good liturgical practice, guidance for making liturgical choices, and best practices in leading and presiding over liturgical worship. Topics include curating liturgy and leading with excellence, principles for liturgical planning and presiding, and best practices for the Eucharist and Baptism. The author draws on his wide-ranging work in ritual theory to provide a practical guide that clergy and lay leaders in the Episcopal Church will find to be an essential resource. Those in other denominations will also find this book to be a useful reference in standard setting.Trade Review“Like the careful liturgical planning and the bodily movement in presiding that James Farwell so eloquently recommends, this book is elegant, collected, dignified, and befitting the festal celebration of Sunday. Marked by profound theology and deep humanity, the book also has moments of sharp humor. While the liturgical resources it helps to curate are Episcopalian, clearly and thoroughly presented in their current form, the spirit here is in every sense ecumenical. Farwell’s vision of best practices in ritual can help us all.”—Gordon Lathrop, Professor of Liturgy Emeritus, United Lutheran Seminary, and Past President, Societas Liturgica“If you like liturgy, lead liturgy, teach liturgy, are part of liturgy, want to know more about liturgy—read this book! The more choices we are given, the more we need to know about ritual, liturgy, the liturgical year, the ‘sacred geography of liturgy,’ leadership, delegation, and knowing ‘in our bones’ the ordo of parish liturgy to draw on the vast array of official resources now available to us. For those responsible for the cure of souls and often isolated from academic liturgical conversations, this book will be extremely helpful in making informed and pastoral decisions regarding the many choices available for preparing Sundays in the parish.”—Lizette Larson-Miller, Past President, International Anglican Liturgical Consultation, and Canon Precentor, Diocese of Huron“Ritual Excellence is a must-read for all involved in planning and leading worship. ‘The primary act of pastoral care,’ as Farwell names it, involves knowing in our bones the structure and pace of the liturgy, composed of physical actions and not only words: We feel its rhythm and sequence, fixed and variable, in a community event that, like play, is an end in itself as we enact the reconciliation of God and all creation through Paschal connection between Baptism and Eucharist every Sunday.”—Juan M. C. Oliver, former Custodian of the Book of Common Prayer
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Church Publishing Inc Ritual Excellence: Best Practices for Leading and
Book SynopsisA leading expert shares important benchmarks for leading liturgy. Grounded in Christian liturgical theology and how ritual forms the people who practice it, this book offers the principles at work in good liturgical practice, guidance for making liturgical choices, and best practices in leading and presiding over liturgical worship. Topics include curating liturgy and leading with excellence, principles for liturgical planning and presiding, and best practices for the Eucharist and Baptism. The author draws on his wide-ranging work in ritual theory to provide a practical guide that clergy and lay leaders in the Episcopal Church will find to be an essential resource. Those in other denominations will also find this book to be a useful reference in a standard setting. Trade Review“Like the careful liturgical planning and the bodily movement in presiding that James Farwell so eloquently recommends, this book is elegant, collected, dignified, and befitting the festal celebration of Sunday. Marked by profound theology and deep humanity, the book also has moments of sharp humor. While the liturgical resources it helps to curate are Episcopalian, clearly and thoroughly presented in their current form, the spirit here is in every sense ecumenical. Farwell’s vision of best practices in ritual can help us all.”—Gordon Lathrop, Professor of Liturgy Emeritus, United Lutheran Seminary, and Past President, Societas Liturgica“If you like liturgy, lead liturgy, teach liturgy, are part of liturgy, want to know more about liturgy—read this book! The more choices we are given, the more we need to know about ritual, liturgy, the liturgical year, the ‘sacred geography of liturgy,’ leadership, delegation, and knowing ‘in our bones’ the ordo of parish liturgy to draw on the vast array of official resources now available to us. For those responsible for the cure of souls and often isolated from academic liturgical conversations, this book will be extremely helpful in making informed and pastoral decisions regarding the many choices available for preparing Sundays in the parish.”—Lizette Larson-Miller, Past President, International Anglican Liturgical Consultation, and Canon Precentor, Diocese of Huron“Ritual Excellence is a must-read for all involved in planning and leading worship. ‘The primary act of pastoral care,’ as Farwell names it, involves knowing in our bones the structure and pace of the liturgy, composed of physical actions and not only words: We feel its rhythm and sequence, fixed and variable, in a community event that, like play, is an end in itself as we enact the reconciliation of God and all creation through Paschal connection between Baptism and Eucharist every Sunday.”—Juan M. C. Oliver, former Custodian of the Book of Common Prayer
£75.72
Church Publishing Inc Why Church
Book SynopsisAn argument for the centrality of the Eucharistic church in an increasingly tribal world. As Western culture has secularized, the church has increasingly become marginalized and is seen as providing support and optional resources, rather than indispensable to the Christian life. In this volume, theologian Scott Cowdell argues for a recovery of the church as the proper context for Christian faith, life, and mission. In Why Church? Cowdell considers how we have arrived at this moment, examining how perceptions of the church have changed in response to increasing individualism and institutional failings. Suggesting that the Eucharistic Church embodies Christ’s desire to draw humankind to him, Cowdell shows how the Christian life depends on Christian community. Written with adult formation in mind and from a perspective of generous orthodoxy, Why Church? makes a provocative case for the centrality of the church to Christian life. Discussion questions at the conclusion of each chapter offer provocative conversation starters for any adult education group.
£14.24
Morgan James Publishing llc Home in the Church: Living an Embodied Catholic
Book SynopsisMany Catholics in the modern world experience a Catholic faith that has been stripped of a great deal of its symbolically-rich practices. More and more, Catholic individuals, families, and parishes feel the pull to conform to the conventions of modern culture. Home in the Church offers a substitute to Catholics living in the modern world—calling them back to a distinctly Catholic way of living and vision of Mother Church as the home on earth that is leading them to their heavenly home. Catholic Convert, Jessica Ptomey, describes her journey to a more embodied Christian faith in the Catholic Church, and she invites readers to the same experience—whether they are cradle-Catholics or seekers like her former self. Within Home in the Church, readers discover or re-discover the various elements of church liturgy, teaching, and tradition that help believers to live a faith that is embodied—lived out body, mind, and soul. Home in the Church discusses the embodied nature of faith in the home, in the celebrations of the liturgical calendar, in the liturgy of the Mass, in personal prayer, in the intercession of the saints, in the sacraments, and in a redemptive view of suffering.
£10.44
Sophia Institute Press Mother Angelica's Quick Guide to the Sacraments:
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£13.46
Canterbury Press Norwich The Mystery of Faith: Exploring Christian belief
Book SynopsisThe Mystery of Faith explores the essentials of Christian belief and the ancient spiritual practices that enable us to live and flourish in the light of God’s grace. It is written for those who are new to the Christian faith, are curious about it, want to understand their faith better or make more meaningful connections between faith and life. Using the structure of the Apostles Creed it offers clear explanations of core beliefs through the God we encounter in creation, in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit who makes God known in our world and in our lives today. John-Francis Friendship draws on the riches of the Christian tradition and his own experience of Religious life to introduce practices that guide our daily living as God’s people: prayer, scripture, the sacraments, worship, the company of saints. Throughout, questions for reflection and discussion make this an ideal resource for faith formation for individual and groups.Trade ReviewJohn-Francis draws on the wisdom of the ages to introduce faith in an accessible and engaging way. And he also draws on his own long experience as Franciscan, priest, and spiritual director to ground this tradition in the reality of one life. Questions and suggestions for reflection help the reader to apply what they read to their own journey of faith, whatever their starting point. -- Sr Helen Julian CSF
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Langham Publishing Signs of the Presence
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Sacristy Press Following Christ: Sermons for the Christian Year
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£13.49
Sacristy Press God's Tent Pitched Among Us: A New Pattern for
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£13.49
Sacristy Press Knowing Christ: Christian Discipleship and the
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Sacristy Press Priests in Secular Work: Participating in the
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£15.29
Sacristy Press The Peoples Offering
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