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Designed for more than simply reading, this book is ideal for Lent use and provides a profound way of enabling the power of Jesus and his crucifixion to touch our lives at any time.

One of the most important books on the Old Testament of recent years. The general reader will find it enlightening and inforativeto the highest degree.

An eminent synthesis of modern New Testament studies, in a very user-friendly presentation and excellently illustrated

Philip Sheldrake believes we cannot separate the Doctrine of God from our own personal faith and spiritual experience. He argues that we must bridge the divide between love and knowledge in our approach to God. To make discussion of the relationship between spirituality and theology more precise he reflects specifically on the doctrine of the Trinity, affirming throughout that Trinitarian faith is central to the coherence of Christian Spiritua...

John Finney's account of Celtic and Roman evangelism will challenge and change the way we evangelise

This is the first full history of the Society of St Francis from the struggles of the 1920s through its rapid growth in the post-war years to the present day.

How can we make sense of the complex phenomenon of Black rage and use it in a positive way so that it becomes a constructive way in our lives?

A little book of rapid-fire oneliners about life, the universe, God, Jesus, the Church and being a Christian from the award-winning comedian, and illustrated with his cartoons. It's refreshing, but not for the easily offended! 'Christianity is like a cornish pasty. There's something in it, but sometimes it's difficult to find out what it is.

Small groups of people meet together regularly to practice contemplative prayer, or Christian meditation. These 'Julian Meetings' have spread from the UK to many countries. Their magazine reflects the monement's common commitment and it's diversity and this 'best of' anthology stories from professional writers, clergy and poeple from all walks of life. Circles of Stillness will be treasured by all who seek to deepen their praying.

The Secret Ladder is an honest, absorbing tru-life spiritual adventure story that hooks the reader from the first page. Noreen Mackay was a busy Irish barrister working at the European Court of Justice In Luxembourge when she became seized by a powerful desire to leave behind her career and family and friends for a life with an enclosed order of nuns in the depths of the French countryside.

Jesus Wept seeks to reecover an understanding of leadership - lay and ordained, 'sacred' and 'secular' - which affirms a chosen vulnerability as a theologically valid and pastorally effective option for those who serve the wounded and risen Christ. Although written primarily for those engaged in leadership in the Christian community, the book uncovers truths that challenge all those who question the invulnerability of people in positions of le...

Once seen as a major enemy of faith, psychology is now recognised as a key ally by many Christians. In this clear and challenging book Francis demonstrates how the theory of psychological type can help us to understand better the shape of our personal spirituality, our preferences in publoc worship and the nature of our religious experience.

Europeans are prone to think that what happens in Europe today will happen elsewhere in the world tomorrow. Hence their conviction that as the world modernizes, it will necessarily secularize. But quite simply this hasn't happened. Grace Davie considers, for example, the situation in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the United States where, despite modernization, there is scant evidence for secularization She shows that European religion ...

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Exposing the hidden but devastating condition of narcissistic mother's syndrome

Over recent decades, feminist theology has become established on a worldwide basis, with a growing literature, sophistication and confidence. This book provides the ideal introduction to ths movement, outlining feminist contributions to major areas of faith such as the Bible, God, Christ and salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Church and spirituality. Each chapter highlights key feminist challenges as well as demonstrating the positive contributio...

The incarnation, the Word taking flesh, is the most important event in human history. But what did it mean for Jesus as a human being? How could he be wholly human, yet sinless? Humanly speaking, what made him tick? Dr Jack Dominian uses psychological methods and models to reflect on the personhood and humanity of Jesus. For, he argues, it is these details of Jesus' personality that we discover what God is like - and what people have to be lik...

I Am Somewhere Else presents a spirituality forged from the experience of an unusual and innovative ministry in inner-city Liverpool.

Have you ever been aware of, or influenced by a presence or a power, whether you call it God or not, that is different from your everyday self?' Alister Hardy was the Head of the Department of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in Oxford University from 1946 to 1961 and arguably the best known marine biologist in the world. Yet he was a man who lived an extraordinary double life. At one level, as a zoologist and steadfast Darwinian he was an emin...

This book explores the idea of Anglican idenity through a study of major figures from Richard Hooker to Michael Ramsey, foucusing on their contribution to contemporary thinking about Christian spirituality, worship, mission. Theology and ministry.