Bücher veröffentlicht von Hymns Ancient & Modern

Are we getting too squeamish about the atonement? There is a quiet crisis of confidence in many Western churches. Confusion, debates and changing sensibilities have thrown doubt on whether one of our central doctrines can be reliably communicated as "good news" today. This book approaches atonement through story, allowing imagination to illuminate the multi-faceted meanings in Christ's atoning work, and exploring how those rich stories can be good news for the complex issues of our day.

In God's Patience and our Work Ben Fulford argues that Hans Frei's theology and ethics offers unheralded but valuable resources for thinking about the social and political engagement of Christian communities in pluralistic societies in light of hope in Jesus Christ. He shows how Frei's project of recovering the conditions for and shape of a generous orthodoxy runs through his work, offering broad, flexible vision of Christian identity, ethical responsibility and humanistic witness, focused in the person and presence of Jesus Christ. In dialogue with liberation theologies, Fulford draws from Frei an account of divine patience and providence to frame hopeful, pragmatic Christian participation in work for dignity, justice and penultimate reconciliation, rooted in new and deeper contextual reading of his work.

This simple, practical guide to 'pure prayer' teaches that we should give God freedom to be himself in our hearts without controlling him with words and images.

This pocket-sized informative travel guide is a companion to the principal Celtic sites in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Comprehensive both in content and detail, the places featured include: Scotland - Iona, Whithorn, Melrose; England - Lindisfarne, Whitby, Jarrow, Ripon, Lichfield, Old Sarum, Glastonbury, Tintagel, Canterbury, Lullingstone; Wales - Bardsey and the Llyn Peninsula, St Winifred's Well, St David's, Lantwit Major; and Ireland - Skellig Michael, Glendalough, Kells, Kildare, Slane Hill and Tara. The stories of the saints associated with these and other places are retold for today's visitors and pilgrims, along with quotations, prayers and readings from the Celtic era. Practical information is also given, plus maps, illustrations and suggestions of other places to visit nearby. An introduction explains the significance of pilgrimage to these places both in Celtic times and in the present day.

Articles All Desires Known: 6 Human Value and Worth amid COVID-19 - Chris Swift Dementia and the COVID-19 Virus 13 - Andrew Cozens Reshaping our Social Ecology - a Response 23 to Andrew Cozens - Peter Kevern Christian Care in a Pandemic: 30 Learning from the Global South - Jo Sadgrove Forgiveness of Offenders - or Healing for Victims? 38 - David Wheeler Forum 'In Praise of Redundancy' or Has the Hidden 48 Hand Lost its Touch? - John Daniels

Editorial Graham James 3 Articles Perceiving the Divine in Beauty 6 - Tim Weatherstone Being "Purpose-led" Reflections for the 15 Church from Working with Business - Charles Wookey Teaching Christian Ethics - Then and Now 24 - Michael J Leyden Brave New World: Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death? 34 - Graham James and Jan McFarlane Forum Church and Kingdom 44 - Stephen Platten