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This text examines the forms of speech in Victorian fiction. Topics covered include standard and non-standard speech, dialect, class and occupational speech, and conventions of fiction.

Erfolgreich zurück von ihrer Aufgabe, die Kanonen von Navarone zum Schweigen zu bringen, wartet auf Mallory (Robert Shaw) und Miller (Edward Fox) der nächste kaum durchführbare Auftrag, diesmal in Jugoslawien. Unterwegs schließen sie sich dem Kommando 10 an, einer Gruppe zäher amerikanischer Einzelkämpfer unter der Führung des wagemutigen Oberstleutnant Barnsby (Harrison Ford). Bei der Landung in Jugoslawien aber fallen sie in die Hände der De...

Intercessory prayer is a key part of the liturgy of the Eucharist. Intercessory prayers need to reflect a response to the preached Word and topical concern for the world and need to be prepared afresh for each service. Intercessory prayer is also known as 'the prayer of the people' and is often said by a member of the congregation, not a priest. For anyone with this ministry in their local church, here is a complete companion handbook that inc...

This companion provides commentary and devotional reflection on each of the Gospel readings in the Book of Common Prayer, for Sundays and for other occasions during the year. It is intended as an aid for those who preach, for those who prepare for worship by reading the scriptures of the day and for those who say the daily office alone. Each reflection is followed by a simple and heartfelt prayer and a quotation drawn from the breadth of t...

Aimed at the clergy, deacons, readers and laity in all bilingual churches using the three-year lectionary, this title provides prayers of beauty and depth that echo the scripture readings of the day. Following the customary pattern of praying for the Church, the world, the community, the sick and the departed, these prayers are complete as they stand but ellipses indicate where items of topical or local concern can be inserted.

Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) had wide influence through her work on Christian mysticism, especially by her continual insistence that the mystical experience is not esoteric, but open to any sincere believer. Resisting the growth of popular unfocussed mysticism in the early part of the twentieth century, she used her great historical scholarship to expound the work of past thinkers and show its relevance to the contemporary world.She was a prol...

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Week by week, in thousands of places of worship and in homes, Christians gather around the Scriptures to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed. The Revised Common Lectionary, now used widely by church communities throughout the world, has restored the Early Church principle of continuous readings through the Gospels: Matthew in Year A, Mark in Year B and Luke in Year C with additional readings from John in all three years. This patter...

This is a new combined and enlarged edition of two favourite Canterbury Press backlist titles, Raymond Chapman's Stations of the Nativity and Stations of the Resurrection. This new edition now includes a new section based on the most widely observed Stations prayers of all - the Stations of the Cross. Not just for seasonal use, this volume offers timeless devotions on the three central themes of the Christian faith - the Incarnation, Passion...

An attractive collection of newly-written prayers, graces, meditations and devotions, and some established favourites too, simply and effectively arranged to encourage good habits of daily prayer throughout the year.

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What we know today as Anglo-Catholicism, a strong and distinctive strand within Anglicanism that accounts for approximately a third of all Anglicans, began with a small act of political protest in an Oxford pulpit. , There in 1833 John Keble preached a sermon that gave voice to widespread and growing fears of increasing state control of the Church and erosion of its status. At the same time, Roman Catholics were enjoying new freedoms in soc...

Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is widely regarded not only as the leading apologist of the Elizabethan age, but one of Anglicanism's most accomplished and influential thinkers of all time. Much of Anglicanism as we know it today owes its character to the course Hooker deftly charted between Catholic and Protestant claims. This volume sets Richard Hooker's life in the context of contemporary parties and opinions within the Elizabethan Church and pr...

Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) was a towering figure in the formative years of the Church of England. Averse to the puritanical spirit of the age, he helped to create a distinctive Anglican theology, moderate in outlook and catholic in tone. He believed that theology should be built on sound learning, he held a high doctrine of the Eucharist and he emphasised dignity and order in worship. His influence defines Anglicanism to this day.A devout s...

This tried and test collection is a must for anyone leading intercessions in the Church of England. It provides prayers for every Sunday, Holy Day and Festival, Years A, B and C that can be easily adapted to local contexts. The prayers reflect the Bible readings of the day, creating a more integrated act of worship. This expanded edition also contains forms of intercession for numerous extra occasions: . Principal Feasts - e.g. The Presenta...

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