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Takes us deeper into the prayer experience through a series of meditations leading into practical exercises in affirming the Presence of God. This book features meditations that are based on the eternal certainties of the Christian faith.

Includes charges to ordination candidates, with an emphasis on the intellectual and devotional life of the minister in a self-sufficient world. This book contains chapters that reflect on the ministry of the laity, the theology of priesthood and the roles of bishop and presbyter in the context of the practical meaning of divine vocation.

Reveals how Lindisfarne and its people have responded to trial, tribulation and triumph in the course of a long and vibrant history.

A new, updated edition of John Lennox's successful book, including a foreword by Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project

Bringing together over 1200 prayers, both classic and contemporary, this title offers a practical resource for Christians of various denominations.

It is nine hundred years since the death at Canterbury of the great mediaeval Archbishop and thinker Anselm. This title combines accounts from Anselm's friends and enemies, his own letters, prayers and meditations.

Assemblies provide an important element in the busy school day, a chance to be together, to celebrate achievement, and time for ethical and spiritual reflection on big issues and personal responsibility. This book provides a variety of assembly material exploring and explaining global development issues for primary school children.

Prayer is simply about getting naked before God: no frills, no pretence, just honest confessions to the one who made us and loves us unconditionally

Aims to encourage and empower women preachers to preach as women, as feminist theologians and as those who will make a difference to the Church. This book provides a step-by-step guide to approaching the Bible from a feminist standpoint with suggestions for how to develop your own voice as a preacher.

Includes prayers which are translations of traditional Gaelic poems.

In The Rhythm of Life, David Adam offers daily office prayers based on the Celtic Christian tradition for each day of the week.

A confirmation course to use with adults, designed to cover a range of learning styles. It covers the traditional ground of such courses, beginning from the questions adult confirmation candidates bring to faith development.

To live deliberately rather than by accident requires great honesty. It means looking human experience fully in the face without glossing over the difficult bits. Drawing on author's own experience and the stories of other individuals and communities, this book looks at the importance of honesty, freedom and the courage to 'be real'.

Contains material on the Bible's teaching on life after death; the concept of the soul; the need to face the truth of our own mortality; living to the full; untimely death; suicide; and death as the result of disaster and of war. This book focuses on solace in grief; the comfort of Christ; and our hope of life in heaven.

Covers the background and context of the Orthodox faith and churches, the traditional beliefs, the liturgy and prayer, and the awareness of ecological issues.

The resurrection accounts are stories of encounter with God - the recovery of that ancient intimacy briefly enjoyed in the Garden of Eden. This volume suggests that in entering into the resurrection stories from the Gospels, we step outside time and place into a world where death no longer holds sway.

The context and approach of readers have been underestimated in Biblical Exegesis. The Biblical text is credited with an abstract quality that lifts its words above time and space, above human contingencies. This book looks at the interpretations, and how certain subjects have been understood within them, including homosexuality and marriage.

Presents a pattern of daily prayer, providing material for anyone who wants to revitalize their prayer life. This book contains material for the morning and evening of each day for a month, as well as for the seasons of the Christian year and for special times of joy and sorrow.

The problem of evil is a black hole for many of us. It is difficult - even impossible - to pray to a God of love in the presence of so much pain. And the Church is not always helpful. Using insights from evolutionary theory, socio-biology and theology, this book offers Christian spirituality which, centred in creative love, becomes a way of life.

The Student Christian Movement was one of the most influential movements in the 20th century. This book tells the story of 'the SCM tradition' as it began and developed, as it suffered division, struggle and perhaps went astray, and as it has sought to rediscover its roots, as it faces the future in hope.

Aims to help us recognize how we are tempted, and to explore why we so often choose not to do what we know is the right thing and to encourage us to make positive choices. This book underpins the real-life stories and anecdotes by frequent references to Jesus' experience of coping with temptation.

Reflects on human encounters - on how we meet others in their otherness and through them the great 'Other' who is God. This book features the following characters: bird-watcher who has a greater sense of wonder and awe than many who call themselves Christian; the 'Snow White' woman; and the fan who is almost possessed by the team he supports.

Discussions have been taking place between Roman Catholics and Anglicans, over the years. This work covers the statement of the 2000 Bishops from both churches who established a body to promote their relationship by seeking to translate their manifest agreement in faith into common life and mission.

NT Wright offers reflections on the Sunday readings in the "Revised Common Lectionary for Year A." This book brings together his columns in the "Church Times" to cover all the Sundays and major festivals. It is suitable for those who want to gather their thoughts in preparation for Sunday worship, or for regular Bible study throughout the year.

Provides an explanation of eczema and of the medical, complementary and self-help approaches which can help sufferers to lead a normal or near-normal life. This book includes: advice from dermatologists; research findings; positive case histories of people of various ages; and contact details of helpful organisations.

A commentary on the Biblical texts with contextual examples and explanations to facilitate the reflections of readers of differing church traditions throughout the world.

Louise Lawrence introduces you to contextual Bible reading, which prioritizes the question 'what does the Bible mean to you in your context?'. She provides a practical resource that will enable you to initiate such readings within your own context.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is a key figure of modern (and postmodern) Western thought. This book argues that the underlying message of his thought is extremely relevant to Christians today.