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This reflective commentary explores the Rule of St Benedict from the perspective of someone whose life and faith has been shaped by its gentle wisdom and realism. Its approach is personal and contemplative; it is written for all who seek to deepen their Christian understanding and discipleship.

Fully Alive is a new, previously unpublished collection of talks by one of the 20th century's most influential spiritual teachers: the Benedictine monk, John Main OSB, who reintroduced the practice of contemplative prayer to the church in the West.

Tells the story of the small Hebridean island of Iona and the remarkable growth and influence of its spiritual life over fifteen centuries, with new translations of early Gaelic and medieval prayers and original research into the island's story and development by a member of the modern Iona community.

Augustine's mission to Britain in 597 was a pivotal event in English Christianity. Yet little is known about Augustine himself and even less about his leadership. Robin Mackintosh evaluates varied sources to produce a coherent narrative of Augustine's mission, his journey through Merovingian France, and the outcomes for British Christianity.

With reverence and love, Britain's most admired rural writer chronicles daily life in the Stour valley village, finding beauty and significance in its sheer ordinariness as well as in its many literary, artistic and historic associations.

Thirty Nine New Articles offers a vision of a fresh, generous, contemporary Anglican faith and life. Inspired by the original Thirty Nine Articles of Religion, the Church of England's historic statement of belief, it explores thirty-nine beliefs and practices that characterize Anglicanism today and the issues it grapples with.

This valuable handbook for Christian ministry addresses the practical, spiritual and emotional needs of dying patients and their relatives. Combining insights from palliative care, pastoral experience and theological reflection, it will increase the courage and confidence of anyone fearful of what to do or say in such circumstances.

This versatile and adaptable prayer resource for all-age worship draws from the extensive material the ROOTS authors have created, following the lectionary readings for each Sunday of Years A, B & C.

Malcolm Guite's eagerly awaited second poetry collection offers poems that seek beauty and transfiguration in contemporary life; sonnets inspired by Francis and other outstanding saints; poems centred on love, parting and mortality; and poems searching for the life of the spirit in the midst of the modern era.

Issues of women's ordination and homosexuality have caused intense debates about mission, authority, and the future of Anglican Communion, but amid this, the theological voices of women have not been clearly heard. This book invites women theologians, teachers, and leaders to reconsider the theological basis of the Church, its mission and ministry.

An inspirational and practical guide for all who help to lead the intercessions in regular worship or offer prayers on specific occasions. It aims to empower and equip lay people and clergy alike to offer heartfelt, informed, thoughtful and appropriate prayers on behalf of the people of God for God's world.

An enduring classic from award-winning writer Barbara Brown Taylor, exploring how we communicate with a God who often seems silent. Arguing persuasively for simplicity and economy when speaking of God, it reflects on the eloquence of Jesus' silences and how we can find ways of bringing tired, old language about God back to life.

A new collection from popular cartoonist Dave Walker. From tables of churchgoing types to startling revelations of what people are thinking about during prayers, plus what actually happens to all those yoghurt pots collected for holiday club, these perfectly-observed cartoons will bring a smile to the face of any churchgoer.

The rekindling of devotion to Mary has been one of the many gifts of the Catholic movement to the Church of England, and there are few better exponents of it than Roger Greenacre. Here he traces the way that Mary has been perceived throughout Anglican history, from the Middle Ages to today, and examines her role in ecumenical dialogue.

Explores 'formation', an increasingly central idea in Christian discipleship. It addresses the issues faced in discipleship today, from widespread lack of knowledge of the Christian faith, to Christianity's conflict with many of society's predominant values and attitudes. An essential resource for all involved in nurturing and shaping disciples.

Britain's best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and commuters. For all the changes in the contemporary countryside, timeless qualities remain and both are captured here with a poet's understanding and imagination.

It has been over 60 years since the last guide to the care of church linens and textiles was published and despite being used in every parish church, popular knowledge of their proper use and care is diminishing. This new guide offers help with the care of church linen and also to the use and care of vestments, hangings and other textiles.

William Temple was one of the towering figures in the Church of England in the twentieth century. As Archbishop of Canterbury he guided both a nation at war and a new post-war society. This comprehensive volume draws on Temple's extensive publications, broadcasts, sermons and letters to provide an authoritative guide to his life, work and thought.

A moving account of how the author found the strength to bring up a profoundly disabled child, and how she survived when tragedy struck a second time. A timeless spiritual classic that will benefit anyone struggling to make sense of suffering.

An essential volume for all engaged in mission today, God Unknown shows how the doctrine of the Trinity can illuminate mission, worship and spirituality - allowing for open-endedness and speaking with great prophetic challenge to our individualistic culture.

This collection of poems by Wales' most famous poet-priest, R S Thomas, is interspersed with short reflections and questions for exploration that connect the timeless poetry to the landscape that inspired it. It brings the poetry alive in a fresh way and provides a pilgrim guide to the locality.

Explores fifty-two spiritual practices to enable us to live with joy, grace and purpose through good and tough times alike and so to bring good to the world around us. These practices draw on ancient wisdom but are rooted in the everyday material of our lives, revealing that any transformation of the world for good must always begin with ourselves.

For every day from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive reflections on it. A scholar of poetry and a renowned poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Lent.

A practical and theological handbook for rural ministry. Addressing the concerns of rural communities today, it will help you understand key issues in the context of mission and respond both pastorally and prophetically.

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the Christian contemplative tradition, from Biblical times to the present day. Beginning with Jesus, it follows Christian mystics across the centuries, from Early Church Fathers to modern day practitioners.

A short guide to this ancient spiritual practice, for all who seek to make it a part of their daily practice of prayer. Simple in form but powerful in its potential to transform the heart, the prayer has been used for centuries as a way of being attentive to God.

Jesus tells his followers to feed the hungry, heal the sick, raise the dead, but often we've tamed this calling. Sara Miles, a passionate, funny, undomesticated Christian, tells what happened when she decided to follow Jesus into the messy diversity of human life and do exactly what he asked.

A practical, jargon-free guide to the aspects of public law that affect churches. Covering common situations that affect every congregation, it explains a church's legal requirements for child protection, health and safety, employing staff, data protection, working with volunteers and more. An essential reference volume for every church.

An inspring companion for preachers, following the calendar of the Book of Common Prayer. For every BCP service focusing on the Gospel of the day, it offers a devotion, a commentary on the Gospel reading, an appropriate quotation, and a prayer in traditional language to harmonise with the KJV text used in the Prayer Book.

For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it. A scholar of poetry as well as a renowned poet himself, he offers readers a soul-food feast for Advent.