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Explores fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of the gospel: how it speaks to people of widely differing cultures and world views, and focuses on the encounter with other faith communities, addressing such issues as multi-faith worship and how to understand the uniqueness of Christ.

An A-Z of key concepts, thinkers and movements.

The book offers a fresh, historically plausible account of why Jesus spoke in parables and how this distinctive style of speech functioned in his ministry.Most books on the parables have tended to treat them as individual units to be interpreted rather than in a connected way as a consistent element within the ministry of the historical Jesus.

How Dr Hamlin and her husband pioneered surgery to treat the distressing condition called 'fistula'.

A guide to the concepts and language used by contemporary theologians, designed for students for whom English is a foreign language. There is an outline and introduction to each topic covered, followed by a reading section, exercises, self-tests and discussion questions.

Sixty inspirational four-page readings from Hebrews and James

Set in 17th century and 21st century London, the Enlightenment-era court of the Hapsburgs, China during the Qing Dynasty and ancient Egypt, Bright Empires is a five-volume fantasy. In The Skin Map, Kit Livingstone and his great- grandfather, Cosimo, are brought together to find a map originally tattooed on the skin of its author, a seventeenth-century explorer who had discovered the secret of access to other worlds and parallel universes. Malign forces are also after the map and, to the surprise of all, the map proves to be not the end of the quest but its beginning. A far greater prize remains, and a much more dangerous search will need to be undertaken.

A new and disturbing puzzle for the medieval surgeon-turned-sleuth.

Why is it that science has consistently thrived wherever the Christian faith can be found? Why is it that so many great scientists - past and present - attribute their motivation and their discoveries, at least partially, to their Christian beliefs? Why are the age-old writings of the Bible so full of questions about natural phenomena? And, perhaps most importantly of all, why is all this virtually unknown to the general public? Too often, it would seem, science has been presented to the outside world as a robotic, detached, unemotional enterprise. Too often, Christianity is dismissed as being an ancient superstition. In reality, neither is the case. Science is a deeply human activity, and Christianity is deeply reasonable. Perhaps this is why, from ancient times right up to today, many individuals have been profoundly committed to both - and have helped us to understand more and more about the extraordinary world that we live in. As authors Tom McLeish and David Hutchings examine the story of science, and look at the part that Christianity has played, they uncover a powerful underlying reason for doing science in the first place. In example after example, ranging from 4000 BC to the present day, they show that thinking with a Christian worldview has been intimately involved with, and sometimes even directly responsible for, some of the biggest leaps forward ever made. Ultimately, they portray a biblical God who loves Science - and a Science that truly needs God.

Rowan Williams explores the essential meaning and purpose of St Mark's Gospel for complete beginners - as well as for those who've read the Gospel many times before and want to see it in a fresh light.

This book is intended as a platform to enable people to engage with and understand the Archbishop's thinking on and methodology for reconciliation. Emerging from the Anglican Communion in collaboration with the Lambeth staff, the book has a strong focus on the indaba process which marked the 2008 Lambeth conference.

Taking a new look at the interrelationship of the Father and the Son at Calvary, Mark Stibbe explores the Father's agony at seeing his son in pain; the son suffering the Father's absence, and the Holy Spirit as the bond of love between the two, holding them in an eternal embrace.

This is a guide to the Pseudepigrapha: the Jewish texts of the late Second Temple Period (circa 250BCE - 100CE) that are not included in the Hebrew Bible or standard collections of the Apocrypha. Each chapter provides an introduction to a specific literary genre (e.g. apocalyptic, testaments, rewritten Bible). Also looks at key issues.

The Bishop of Lindchester is happily married with four daughters. But does he have a secret? Welcome to the fictional Diocese of Lindchester. Conceived as an affectionate homage to Trollope's Barchester Chronicles, Acts and Omissions takes you, dear reader, on a year-long romp in the company of bishops, priests and laypeople.

Keith Ward unpacks the meaning of the word 'God' and explains why we need to get rid of the crude and unhelpful assumptions that still abound. A book for all who are curious about how God, and God's actions, can be understood today.

Little books of guidance let you grasp the essentials in less than an hour! Tom Wright unpacks the contents of the Bible and explains the meaning of its inspiration, impact and authority.

Little books of guidance let you grasp the essentials in less than an hour! Paula Gooder explores the Bible's teaching on heaven and explains how it is nearer to earth than you might think.

John Pritchard explores the art and power of prayer and explains how to slow down enough to hear what God wants to say. A book for all who are curious about how to become more in tune with the Spirit.

Fresh insights into Paul's revolutionary message by one of the world's greatest living theologians.

Shows how in lectio divina we can truly meet the one who speaks, the living Word, God himself, who calls us to live rich Christian lives, even if the Word's work in us remains mysterious.

A gripping adventure story with an eternal meaning, Finding Mr Goldman powerfully conveys the astonishing message of the Gospel: that no one is beyond the redeeming love of God.

Written by a priest, the book emboldens us to acknowledge and accept the messiness of being human by blowing open the myth that people who seem 'together' have life under control, and revealing the creative potential of real, risky living.

Drawing on a lifetime of Christian pilgrimage, David Adam reflects on biblical encounters with the divine and offers insights - on grief and glory, emptiness and fulfilment; repentance and forgiveness; loving and being loved - that will transform the way we live, and the way we relate to God, here and now.

An interactive prayer journal for teenagers.

Growth in Christlikeness is a goal for all Christians and especially for those in leadership. But the images of Christ that have become the institutional norm refer to a model of pastoral ministry that seems to allow no scope for innovation or eccentricity.

A compelling case for an entrepreneurial approach to ministry and mission, exploring its biblical basis and potential benefits.

Enables those who have been bereaved to express their thoughts and feelings.

What are the essential values we need for building a just, sustainable and compassionate society in which all can participate?

The fourth volume in this series of study guides to the basics of Christian belief looks at the Holy Spirit, human nature, the doctrine of grace, and the place of the church in the Christian life.

A special anniversary edition of the biography of the man who made the phenomenon of Taize possible.