Christianity Books
Regnery Publishing Inc Mary's Voice in the Gospel According to John: A
Book SynopsisA brilliant scholar of the gospels offers a stunning new translation of the Gospel of John that captures and illuminates the influence and voice of Mary the mother of Jesus—a voice which suffuses and transfigures the original with a mother's deep and universal compassion and wisdom.A New Light on John’s Gospel The Gospel according to John has always been recognized as different from the “synoptic” accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. But what explains the difference? In this new translation and verse-byverse commentary, Michael Pakaluk suggests an answer and unlocks a twothousand-year-old mystery. Mary’s Voice in the Gospel according to John reveals the subtle but powerful influence of the Mother of Jesus on the fourth Gospel. In his dying words, Jesus committed his Mother to the care of John, the beloved disciple, who “from that hour . . . took her into his own home.” Pakaluk draws out the implications of that detail, which have been overlooked for centuries. In Mary’s remaining years on earth, what would she and John have talked about? Surely no subject was as close to their hearts as the words and deeds of Jesus. Mary’s unique perspective and intimate knowledge of her Son must have shaped the account of Jesus’ life that John would eventually compose. With the same scholarship, imagination, and fidelity that he applied to Mark’s Gospel in The Memoirs of St. Peter, Pakaluk brings out the voice of Mary in John’s, from the famous prologue about the Incarnation of the Word to the Evangelist’s closing avowal of the reliability of his account. This remarkably fresh translation and commentary will deepen your understanding of the most sublime book of the New Testament.
£999.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc The Growth of the Christian Church: A Search for
Book SynopsisThis volume is the second of two devoted to the growth of the Christian Church over the two millennia of its existence. The volumes are meant to supplement each otherâthe first as history of the development of established faith in Jesus Christ; the second as a series of articles and citations that throw deeper light on the implications of the Church''s development and beliefs. This Reader is intended to bring the themes incipient to the evolution of Christianity into closer focus. The chapters are designed to examine some of the major areas of the faith.
£163.19
Wipf & Stock Publishers People of Faith, People of Jeong (Qing)
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£36.08
Neal Linares Comfortably Insane: A Journey From The Hell Of
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£12.56
Crown Creations Bipolar to Beloved: A Journey from Mental Illness
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£9.49
Goose Lane Editions Christmas with Maud Lewis
Book SynopsisMaud Lewis has become one of Canada's favourite folk artists, and her buoyant winter pictures of nature, pets, farm animals, and people at work and play are among her most charming. Her hands were twisted with arthritis, but Maud earned her living by painting Christmas cards and pictures and selling them from her tiny, gaily painted one-room house beside the highway near Digby, Nova Scotia.Originally issued in 1997 and now available in this updated edition, Christmas with Maud Lewis paints a portrait of how this spirited woman celebrated the season in her life and art. Maud's vision of Christmas embraces skaters sliding every which way, passengers leaning over the box of a horse-drawn sleigh, smiling oxen in their best harness, and bluebirds beside their snow-covered house. The paintings in Christmas with Maud Lewis are from the large collection of the Woolaver family.
£17.99
Goose Lane Editions I Am Herod
Book SynopsisShortlisted, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for NonfictionOn a whim, armchair-atheist Richard Kelly Kemick joins the 100-plus cast of The Canadian Badlands Passion Play, North America's largest production of its kind and one of the main tourist attractions in Alberta. By the time closing night is over, Kemick has a story to tell. From the controversial choice of casting to the bizarre life in rehearsal, this glorious behind-the-scenes look at one of Canada's strangest theatrical spectacles also confronts the role of religion in contemporary life and the void left by its absence for non-believers.In the tradition of tragic luminaries such as David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Goldstein, and David Sedaris, I Am Herod gives its congregation of readers unparalleled access to the players of the Passion: there's Judas, who wears a leather jacket even when it's 30°C; the Chief Sadducee, who is ostracized for his fanaticism; Pilate, the only actor who swears; the Holy Spirit, who is breaking ground as the role's first female actor; and the understudy Christ, the previous year's real-deal Christ who was demoted to backup and now performs illicit one-man shows backstage.Trade Review"Kemick's book is that delicious cross between Waiting for Guffman and The Studhorse Man, a rousing personal comedy that dances between the sweat of art and the glue of experience. Nothing like it exists in non-fiction, but don't read it for that reason. Read it because it sticks to your fingers and you can't shake it off." -- Dave Bidini, author of Midnight Light: A Personal Journey to The North"In the end, I Am Herod is a very funny book with an underlying pathos and sweetness which I found quite moving." * Atlantic Books Today *
£16.19
Huia Publishers Mana M?ori and Christianity
Book SynopsisThis book examines encounters between the Christian church and M?ori. Christian faith among M?ori changed from M?ori receiving the missionary endeavours of P?keh? settlers, to the development of indigenous expressions of Christian faith.
£28.76
Huia Publishers Build for Eternity: A History of The Church of
Book SynopsisBuild for Eternity is a comprehensive account of the history of Mormonism in New Zealand from 1854, when its first missionaries arrived, to the present day. The book draws on the perspectives and experiences of sixteen writers, including historians, academics, social scientists, ecclesiastical leaders and critics. It explores key developments that laid the foundations of a global mainstream religion in New Zealand and took it into the twenty-first century – the establishment of a New Zealand Mission, European converts gathering to Utah, the reconciliation of Māori cultural traditions with church teachings, a national church building programme, new executive-style administrative leadership and the effect of socio-cultural societal changes. Build for Eternity gives insight into the impact of the American-based religion and culture on people in New Zealand, particularly Māori, over the past 170 years.
£37.95
Carcanet Press Ltd Book of Days
Book SynopsisBook of Days is a long poem recounting a journey along the popular pilgrimage route, or 'Camino' to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Animated by song and conversation, the poem is filled with the stories of those encountered along the way, combining a multi-voiced soundscape with vivid verbal sketches of landscape and architecture. The possibilities and contradictions of a twenty-first-century pilgrimage are revealed: inevitably informed by tourism and technology, yet offering new kinds of fellowship and connection in an age of individualism and rootlessness. Book of Days can be read as a travel memoir, a meditation on community and solitude, on friendship and sisterhood, and on spirituality. What pilgrims seek on setting out and what they discover as they go prove to be complementary. Phoebe Power's debut collection, Shrines of Upper Austria (Carcanet, 2018), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, was shortlisted for the 2018 T. S. Eliot Prize and won the 2018 Forward (Felix Dennis) Prize for Best First Collection. Book of Days extends the formal and thematic concerns of the first book, travelling a new set of paths but with the same restless curiosity and celebratory wonder.Trade Review'Hers is surely one of the freshest new voices to emerge in years' - Caitriona O'Reilly; 'Surprising, observed with a sharp eye for detail and a quick sense of humour [...] Power's utterly contemporary voice is one you want to hear more from.' - Bidisha, judge of the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2018 [Praise for Shrines of Upper Austria]
£11.39
Oldcastle Books Ltd St George
Book SynopsisSt. George is a figure that bridges many worlds. At the heart of the myths and legends surrounding this English icon lies the story of an Early Christian Martyr persecuted by the Roman Empire around the third century AD. But England is only one country to have adopted this legendary soldier saint as their patron. Other countries including Germany, Armenia, Hungary, Portugal and Malta have all claimed him as their own. The cult of St. George is astonishingly widespread with churches being dedicated to him in Ethiopia, Egypt, Greece and France. His heroic struggle and victory against the dragon can be interpreted as representing the bravery of an individual Christian or as the eternal battle been good and evil. But closer examination of the cult of St. George yields unexpected results. There are clear parallels between his legendary battle and that of earlier pre-Christian heroes such as Perseus and Beowulf. St. George is also identified with the Islamic hero Al Khidr who is said to have discovered the fountain of youth. He has been associated with the coming of spring and has functioned as fertility symbol and been closely linked to the Green Man of Pre-Christian Myth. St. George has also acted as a symbol of chastity and served as a healing saint. His flag has been appropriated by the far right but in recent times come to identify a multi-cultural England. David Beckham arguably embodies many of the contradictory aspects of St. George as sex symbol, multi-racial icon and national hero.Trade Reviewfascinating...Well written and meandering delightfully, Morgan held my attention more than I had anticipated -- Bob Rickard * Fortean Times *
£6.64
Christian Focus Publications Ltd Bible Overview
Book SynopsisForeword by Richard Bewes. This will give you a brilliant introduction to the Bible! Written with young people and new believers in mind, Steve helps us get to grips with the structure and the meaning of God’s Word. In fact it is Steve’s desire that we delight after God’s Word and he hopes that desire to devour God’s Word and enjoy it would be birthed in us. The group study material from each chapter is available to download.Trade Review"Steve has a fever for the Bible and is desperate to infect you! Let him." -- Dale Ralph Davis (Respected Author and Old Testament Scholar)"With an evident love for the task, and with a delightfully light touch, Steve Levy wants to show us the glory of Christ and with plenty of fun along the way!" -- William J. U. Philip (Minister, The Tron Church, Glasgow)"... Steve Levy fights back to reclaim a thrilling Bible that from beginning to end speaks of Jesus. If you want more joy in your Bible reading, if you want to love Christ more, read it!" -- Michael Reeves (President and Professor of Theology, Union School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales)"That it is well written and easy to read is good for starters; but the heart of the situation is the sheer happiness of meeting someone who is so in love with the Bible, so sensible in his approach..." -- Alec Motyer ((1924–2016) Well known Bible expositor and commentary writer)"This is a page-turner of a book! I truly cannot thinkof a better way of introducing someone to the Bible than through these wonderfully luminous chapters." -- Richard Bewes (OBE (1939 – 2019), formerly of All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, England)"My prayer is that the Holy Spirit will use this lively and stimulating book by Steve Levy to remove the veil from many minds." -- Stuart Olyott
£999.99
SPCK Publishing Kingdom Come: The local church as a catalyst for
Book SynopsisWhen we pray ''Your Kingdom Come", what do we mean? Local neighbourhoods everywhere are affected by global changes, including the death of a single religious vision, shifting work and family patterns, and widespread scepticism. Violence and tension are rising. There is a way forward. Churches are taking a lead in community cohesion and transformation. If we are faithful, the future is full of hope. Duncan outlines a "Kingdom approach" affecting every area of community life. From housing to healthcare, from citizenship to crime prevention, ordinary Christians and local churches have a vital role to play. This is a manifesto for social transformation, peppered with examples from across the Western world.
£9.49
Clinical Press Ltd Arthurs Favourite Hymns
Book SynopsisThis book is in commemoration of my father who died in February this year. It is a hymn-book and I have entitled it Arthurs Favourite Hymns. Easy to play versions of favourite hymns including spirituals, carols, sacred songs and well-known hymns. Arranged for piano and guitar with full words and Thoughts for the Day by Arthur Goddard, edited and arranged by Paul R Goddard with a foreword by Revd Rod Symmons, vicar of Redland Parish Church. 35 hymns and sacred songs
£9.50
Ragged Bears The Sofia Tree
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£7.99
Authentic Media Beyond the Gold: What Every Church Needs to Know
Book SynopsisWhat every church needs to know about sports ministry. A guide to developing church sport and recreation ministries. Especially relevant to churcheswho want to run sport programmes ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Bryan Mason contends that sport is as vital a part of the church programme as say youth work or women's ministry. Indeed, by its all-encompassing nature, it reaches out to every age group. Sport is an ideal atmosphere for making friends and sharing the difference Jesus Christ makes in your life. This book provides vital information and ideas for churches wishing to make mission a central goal as 2012 approaches.
£11.52
Third Millennium Press Ltd. Jesus The Rabbi Prophet: A New Light on the
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£17.99
Third Millennium Press Ltd. Saint Paul: His Journeys Through Greece, Cyprus,
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£999.99
Third Millennium Press Ltd. The Bible Book by Book: Study, Analyze,
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£26.99
Third Millennium Press Ltd. Grace Abounding Illustrated Christian Classics
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£22.50
Third Millennium Press Ltd. The Words of Jesus Christ
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£999.99
Huia Publishers God's Messenger: J. F. Riemenschneider and Racial
Book SynopsisThis is a new biography of the North German missionary Rev. J. F. Riemenschneider, who settled in the Taranaki region of New Zealand in the first half of the nineteenth century.
£28.46
Otago University Press Outspoken: Coming Out in the Anglican Church of
Book Synopsis"In 2007, I underwent a crisis of sexual identity. I was married, with two young children, when I became attracted to another woman. The hostility I encountered at the Anglican church I was attending made me curious about other people''s experiences. It seemed to me imperative that stories of being gay in the Church be heard, especially in the context of the current maelstrom within the Anglican community in which the Church has been encouraged to undergo a ''listening process''. This book is the result." Outspoken presents the narratives of eleven people who have come out in the Anglican Church in New Zealand, including two ordained church members. The author has written a general introduction, plus an introduction to each individual story and reflections on it. The book closes with a postscript that discusses truth and the Church; community, belonging and rejection; ideas about hell and damnation; the theology of denial; and the implications and ramifications of the "Don''t ask, don''t tell" approach. The author notes that "People''s lives are sacred ground and the area of sexuality is one where people are arguably at their most vulnerable." She hopes that this research will contribute to community building within the Anglican Church.
£17.05
Bene Factum Publishing Ltd The Pocket Book of What, When and Who on Earth:
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£9.99
Nomad Publishing The Cross: Meditations and Images
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£20.00
Weemac Publishing Jesus for the Layman: Encountering the Son of God
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£9.49
SPCK Publishing The Psalms: Prayers for Today's Church: York
Book SynopsisThe ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very different times from our own when humans could travel at the speed of a camel, not at the speed of sound. But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer? In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so. This York Course is available in the following formats: Course Book (Paperback 9781909107106) Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both ePub and Mobi files provided) Audio Book of Interview to support The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458) Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107618) Transcript of interview to support The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113) Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided) Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview) Large print (9781909107625) The five sessions focus on: SESSION 1: Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100) SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130) SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13) SESSION 4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23) SESSION 5: Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127) The participants on the course audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.Trade ReviewOne health warning: avoid this course if the Psalms hardly feature in your acts of worship, because anyone completing it will be an enthusiast for their wider and more central use. * Church Times on THE PSALMS *
£6.66
SPCK Publishing God Has No Favourites: York Courses
Book SynopsisGod Has No Favourites is the York Course written for Lent 2022 by Dr Carmody Grey. In this 5 session course Dr Grey explores how each of us is called to discover that God is completely inclusive. He does not apportion his welcome or love according to our prejudices or preferences. God Has No Favourites, because God favours everyone. Every single human being, whatever age, sex, class, race or religion is in God's image. Jesus has identified himself personally with each one of us, God's love and the power of the Holy Spirit is for everyone, no caveats. As with previous Lent York Courses, the standard study book is supported by an in-depth interview, covering all 5 sessions between Dr Carmody Grey and Simon Stanley available on CD, as a Digital Download or as a transcript in either paperback or eBook. This York Course is available in the following formats Course Book (Paperback 9781909107335) Course Book (eBook 9781909107366 both ePub and Mobi files provided) Audio Book of Interview to support God Has No Favourites York Course (CD 9781909107373) Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download) Transcript of interview to support God Has No Favourites York Course (Paperback 9781909107342) Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107359 both ePub and Mobi files provided) Book Pack (9781909107380 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview) SESSION 1: The best picture of God God’s favour is not dependent on anything we are or anything we do. His acceptance is unconditional. If we want to know what God ‘looks like’, we simply need to look at one another. SESSION 2: Neither Jew nor Gentile In Christ, God is telling us the most important thing about himself: he leaves no-one out. Being willing to include everybody is the only rule for those who want to be with Jesus. God is love and, in Christ, humanity is one. SESSION 3: Neither male nor female The most profound human difference is that created by our gendered bodies. But even this important difference is superficial compared to the deepest and truest identity of each one of us; through Christ we see that we are all children of God; all heirs to the kingdom of heaven. SESSION 4: Neither slave nor free Our world is grossly, torturously unequal, and before Christ came, no-one expected or looked for anything different. Jesus scandalized those around him by acting as though every human being mattered. We are to follow him to the margins. SESSION 5: What is a Christian? Jesus did not come to found a religion: he came to give people life. When he wanted his followers to understand his identity and purpose, he didn’t give them a theory or explain an idea, he shared a meal with them.Trade ReviewAccessibly weaves substantial theology with Bible study, emphasizing that we need to unfamiliarize ourselves with the Bible, letting its sheer strangeness jolt us. Plenty of personal glimpses and fascinating detail include an Orthodox priest protesting that a prostitute is not a sinner, but an icon in the dustbin . . . -- David Wilbourne * Church Times on GOD HAS NO FAVOURITES *The York Courses format is tried and tested . . . Leading us in theology and ecclesiology are a mix of activist and academic, also ecumenical [contributors]. The sessions are scholarly but not inaccessible . . . a clear outline of "environmental justice" . . . An ideal resource for individuals or groups. * New Directions on CARING FOR CREATION (2021) *An informative course . . . Caring for Creation digs deeper into issues, and is particularly good at calling out misplaced Christian attitudes. * Church Times on CARING FOR CREATION *
£6.46
Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the
Book SynopsisBased on extensive research, Naomi Lawson Jacobs and Emily Richardson have collected prophetic and transformative narratives of experience, shared directly by disabled people who have rarely been enabled to speak in Christian books about disability. By centering disabled Christians’ own stories, this book calls for churches to move from a care-based approach to disability, to one that is focused on justice, equality and access to churches for disabled Christians.Trade Review‘At the Gates is a phenomenal journey. It transports the reader into the world of the disabled person who loves Christ. It then points to a world and a church which attempts to disable the image of Christ in so many. The book exposes the ablest tendencies many institutions and individuals perpetuate. Through strong theological rigour and a variety of gifted storytellers, we learn to encounter God within all, we are asked to provide access with all, create bespoke tables to accommodate all, and design liturgies which include all. It points forward with many practical and necessary steps, for a renewed church within our world.‘ -- A.D.A France-Williams, priest, author of Ghost Ship‘Naomi Jacobs and Emily Richardson know that example is the best teacher, testimony the best advocate, but argument, persistence and reframing are needed if change is to come about. They long for a church that looks more like God and a society that inhabits God’s reign, and they provide relentless examples, moving testimonies and compelling arguments for what would change and how things could be if the voices and lives of people with disabilities were permitted to reshape the culture of communities. This is an elegantly structured and profoundly argued case for a very different but much holier and more faithful church.’ -- Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London‘Churches should be inclusive and accessible for everyone, and sadly all too often barriers still remain in place. I am pleased that this book has drawn on the lived experience of disabled people, and I hope it can act as a turning point to encourage Churches to ensure they do everything in their power to be inclusive for all of us.’ -- Marsha de Cordova MP
£16.10
Word for Word Bible Comics El Evangelio de Mateo: Verso a Verso
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£999.99
Australian Theological Forum English for Theology: A Resource for Teachers and
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£25.64
Australian Theological Forum Rabboni and Me: Mary Magdalene's Story
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£15.19
Australian Theological Forum A Thoughtful Life: Essays in Philosophical
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£25.64
ATF Press From Ressurection to Return: Perspectives from
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£22.79
ATF Press The God-Shaped Hole
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£17.09
Australian Theological Forum Bible Dictionary
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£23.74
ATF Press Into the World You Love: Encountering God in
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£9.19
ATF Press The 2015 Synod.: The Crucial Questions: Divorce
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£16.14
ATF Press Our Father Who Art On Earth
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£26.59
ATF Press Reckoning: the Catholic Church and child sexual
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£30.39
ATF Press Biblical and Theological Studies on the Trinity
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£23.74
ATF Press Benedict, Me and the Cardinals Three
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£30.39
ATF Press Sport and Spirituality: An Exercise in Everyday
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£14.24
ATF Press God's Wisdom or the Devil's Envy: Death and
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£22.79
ATF Press Augustine de civitate dei: His Legacy and
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£30.59
ATF Press In the Land of Larks and Heroes: Australian
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£26.59
ATF Press In-Between God: Theology, Community, and
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£25.64
ATF Press Hermeneutics and the Authority of Scripture
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£25.64
