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Isaiah 40-66 is not only a well-known part of Christian scripture, but essential background for understanding the New Testament. It is also important because it grew out of the deepest crisis in Israel's history. Modern Christians, too, live in a time of crisis, of deep social and political unrest. Like the Israelites in Babylon, we need to reconstruct our traditional faith, to ask who we are, who God is, and what we must do to serve Him. This...

This book discusses world religions - including Christianity - as part of the social and cultural context within which Christians live and work. Includes contributions by J. Kudadjie, L. de Silva, R. Rakena, T. Ryu and T. K. Thomas.

This volume traces the rise and fall of the Church's fortunes through the "thousand years of uncertainty", from the time when barbarian and Arab invasions toppled the power of Rome, to Christendom's loss of Constantinople and the subsequent opening of a new age of discovery and learning.

With 90 per cent of the UK population now living in urban and suburban environments, the need for a practicable theology that can be applied in our cities and towns has never been greater. Laurie Green, a published author in the field of contextual theology, seeks to meet that need here. He begins with an overview of the history of urban ministry and notes what radical change has occurred in recent years. He then reflects on past and present u...

How can I hear God's voice?, What plans does God have for me?, How can I do his will if I don't know what it is? These are questions that have plagued Christian for centuries and continue to haunt Christians as they plan their futures and try and discover their vocations. This Is Our Calling aims to help searching Christians to trust God that his plan for them will become clear in time but also help them to discover a little more of what that ...

When people come together before their God and each other as an experience of community, we often find that the love and courage and truth which is released goes beyond the sum total of our human hopes. In rituals of healing and forgiveness there is also something of an enacting of faith. We, who find it hard to believe in our forgiveness, or healing, or some other hope, commit ourselves in faith to affirming before others that we are forgiven...

This collection of wide-ranging and powerful essays brings together policy makers at the highest level, campaigners for prison reform, chaplains and those working in prison charities. The contributors include the Lord Chief Justice, Sir David Ramsbotham, Baroness Helena Kennedy and many others. The question 'What is prison for?' lies at the heart of The Future of Criminal Justice. Should it be for punishing or rehabilitating the offender? Shou...

This book is about parish ministry and how to survive it. 'Survival' means to make it through the storm and outlast ones opponents! This is a practical handbook based on the premise that with preparation and careful foundation work, the problems facing the life of the ordinary clergy can be prevented. Looking at themes of crisis management, models of leadership, resource-management and then at the risks taken in carrying out the God-given call...

Since the Common Worship Lectionary first came into use, many short preaching aids have been published. They have ranged from brief notes to almost complete sermons. This new companion offers an understanding of some points of significance in each lection for every Sunday and for other major days. It combines the latest scholarship with the conviction that the text should address today's world, squarely facing up to the difficulties that some ...

Readings for Weddings' is an inspirational collection of Bible quotations, poems, hymns and prose for secular weddings, church ceremonies and services of blessing. Mark Oakley includes such "wedding classics" as 1 Corinthians 13 and Khalil Gibran's 'The Prophet', the poetry of Shelley and Elizabeth Barret Browning, and verse by Wendy Cope and other witty, contemporary poets. Mark Oakley takes a fresh approach to preparing couples for their big...

A charming collection of best-loved Bible stories, which makes a delightful gift for a new baby or a baptism

Is the Church a box from which God has escaped? Are people finding spirituality and relating to God in ways that have nothing to do with the Church? Men and women today have strong values and beliefs about caring for animals and for the creation, about tolerance for others of different beliefs and customs, and about how we each may live mature and fulfilled lives. They often feel that the Church's moral teaching does not come up to their stand...

A 4-million-copy best-seller for ages 7-10, this is the top children's Bible for home and school.

This very giftable Bible introduces the very simplest of concepts from key Bible stories for babies

This very giftable Bible introduces the very simplest of concepts from key Bible stories for babies

A selection of modern and traditional blessings with appealing illustrations make this a lovely gift from an adult to an infant. The book includes a dedication page to record the date of the baptism, the name of the child, and the godparents.

A collection of intercessions to accompany the Church of England Common Worship Lectionary, years A, B and C.

The first five books of the Old Testament have a very special place in both Jewish and Christian teaching. Deuteronomy or the "Second Law" represents a reworking of the first four "Books of the Law" to take account of the experience of the people of Israel as they became settlers in Palestine. Deuteronomy has a unity of insight and purpose that has had a great influence on Christian understanding, in particular with regard to the norms of beha...

Most people will readily acknowledge that sin and guilt form an all-too-familiar part of what it is to be human. This appears to be true, whether or not these experiences are thought to have a religious connotation. Why should this be so? And why do some people find it relatively easy to accept forgiveness (whether human or divine), while others remain gripped by a sense of remorse that nothing seems able to eradicate? These are questions that...

David Hinson's 'Theology of the Old Testament' is the third and final volume of his Old Testament Introduction. Since it was first published, it has become widely used and appreciated. This new edition is thoroughly revised and updated to take account of developments in biblical scholarship and changes in the modern world. 'Theology of the Old Testament' reminds us that all that happened in Old Testament was a preparation for Christ, and shows...