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Latest & Forthcoming Releases
Theology & Religion
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Co-stars of the Acts of the Apostles
Paperback £9.99
The life and mission of the early church after the day of Pentecost through accessible pen portraits of its main characters and communities. Ideal for group Bible study.
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Embarrassed: Living with a faith that makes no sense to my friends
Paperback £14.99
Embarrassed is the honest story of one man’s struggle with a faith that was important to him but meant so little to his non-believing friends.
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The Empress and the Bishop: The Triumphs and Tragedy of John Chrysostom
Paperback £16.99
An accessible and comprehensive biography of the fourth-century preacher and theologian John Chrysostom, one of the most iconic voices of Christian history.
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History
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Mother of Invention: Mother Teresa and the Franciscan Servants of Jesus
Hardback £25.00
The story of an impoverished and illegitimate woman who founded her own unconventional but successful religious community based on pacifism, social justice and a respect for the environment.
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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...
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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Craftie sinnes delight
Are Science and Christianity working together to unlock the mysteries of the temporal and spiritual, or are they observing an uneasy truce based on rigid demarcation lines? Paul Cobb, author of The Big Bang and the Holy Trinity, considers this question. In his poem “Man dreame no more of …
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Anglo-Catholic church planting: an interview with John Wallace
INTERVIEW: In the July 2024 issue of Together magazine, Alan Mordue speaks to John Wallace about his book which discusses the challenges and opportunities of reaching new communities and planting new churches in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Here is the interview in full. What do you thi…
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In Memoriam: The (Catholic) Public School
Image: Hugh Llewelyn/Flickr (CC BY-SA) Among those who died in the First World War were many pupils of distinguished Catholic schools whose legacy is still remembered today. Mark Cleary, author of Educating in Faith, considers that legacy. Standing in the nave of the magnificent D…
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D-Day and the ministry of Catholic military chaplains
Image: Flickr/DVIDSHUB (CC BY) For the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, James Hagerty and Barry Hudd recall the brave ministry of Catholic military chaplains during Operation Overlord On Tuesday 6 June 1944 – D-Day – Allied troops landed …
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