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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Celebrating Forty Years of Faith in the City
Paperback £19.99
Faith in the City defined a generation of ministry in the Church of England. Some who were there and some who minister in inner city contexts now reflect on its significance.
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The Book of Common Prayer and its Commentators 1655–1901
Hardback £19.99
A history of commentaries on the Book of Common Prayer beginning in the Commonwealth period of the mid seventeenth century and ending at the beginning of the twentieth century
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The Roman Catholic Bishops of Portsmouth
Paperback £16.99
A biographical study of the Bishops of Portsmouth and the one auxiliary from 1882 to 2012, highlighting the different dispositions and gifts that each bishop brought to the task.
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History
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Defend Us in Battle: Catholic Chaplains in the British Military
Paperback
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An insight into the ministry of priests who over the centuries and across the world have voluntarily provided Catholic service personnel with the solace of religion far away from home and frequently in danger.
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Educating in Faith: A History of the English Catholic Public School
Paperback £19.99
An examination of the religious, social and political context within which Roman Catholic public schools developed in England from around 1800 and considers their contemporary relevance and character.
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India and the End of Empire: Selected Writings of Daniel O’Connor
Paperback £19.99
This collection of the writings of Daniel O’Connor, edited and introduced by David Jasper, is a treasure trove for all interested in the Church in India in the twentieth century.
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Fiction
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Broken Light
Paperback £14.99
A powerful story of the timeless search for meaning, hope and love, set against the sea-haunted backdrop of Northumbria, drawing on the rich spiritual and cultural heritage of North East England.
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Star of the Sea: The Cresswell Chronicles
Paperback £14.99
A gripping family saga set in Northumberland, Whitby and London in the years 1745–90. The novel brings to life the early industrial history of North East England in the Age of Sail.
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Joy and Felicity
Paperback £14.99
What happens when everything you thought you knew about your family turns out to be a lie? As two sisters meet at their dying mother’s bedside, they discover a bond between them that runs far deeper than they imagined. Will the truth about secrets buried in their past finally set them free?
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From the blog...
Celebrating 40 Years of Faith in the City
Faith in the City is one of the most substantial documents on welfare provision and urban mission and ministry in England to have been published in the post-war period. Issued by the Church of England in the autumn of 1985, it was highly critical of the negative effects its authors believed…
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Making space—an Easter sermon
Jenny Wilson is the author of two books of sermons published by Sacristy Press. We invited her to share a sermon for Easter with our readers. This sermon was preached in St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide at Easter 2017. In the name of God, creating, redeeming, sanctifying, ... Amen. Two w…
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“First Flight Feathers” on Iona
Sacristy Press author Gillian Warson looks ahead to co-leading a hymn-writing weekend on Iona and to singing some of the hymns originally published in Worship Live and available in First Flight Feathers: The Best of Worship Live It is a great honour—and a big surprise–to be invited …
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Myth and the Bible – the legacy of Don Cupitt
GUEST BLOG: Can myths be true? Should Christians be more open about acknowledging the mythic nature of certain biblical stories? Would that strengthen or weaken faith communities? Graham Turner, author of Embarrassed, reflects on the role of myth in religious and scientific discourse. It rarely…
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A better story
Novelist Jennifer Denning reflects on the experience of writing and publishing Broken Light, her first novel. Five years ago, in a pre-Covid world, I began writing my first novel, Broken Light. I have always loved stories, from being read to by my dad when I was small to writing my own stories …
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REVIEW: Here’s one to pack in your suitcase
Are you frustrated—even angered sometimes—by the way Christian leaders are portrayed in the media? Discover the perfect antidote in this review of Archdeacon Grantly Walks Again from the Methodist Recorder. Clergy in the media are either anodyne, anaemic, simpering souls who spend t…
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