PRESS RELEASE: Durham Press delighted to be hosted by Cathedral
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A Durham-based publishing house says it is proud to be the only local press showcasing its authors in Durham Cathedral as part of this year’s Durham Book Festival.
Sacristy Press was founded in March 2011 and has since been building its profile and reputation as a publisher of historical and theological works. This will be the company’s debut at the Durham Book Festival, something co-founder Richard Hilton says he is very proud of: “It is wonderful to be taking part in the festival this year and particularly special that our authors will be speaking in Durham Cathedral, given that they are all specialists in theological or historical works.
“Durham Cathedral has been very supportive of us since our work with them on the Lindisfarne Gospels and it is an honour to be putting our authors forward to speak in such a magnificent venue.”
Building further on the ‘Durham’ theme is local man David Willem, who on 13th October, will be presenting his book St Cuthbert’s Corpse: A Life After Death that looks at his theories on whether St Cuthbert’s famous pectoral cross, which is one of the Cathedral’s many treasures, ever really belonged to him.
On 12th October, it is the turn of Kevin Carey, a former journalist and a lay minister in the Church of England who is known for his bold, 21st Century re-telling of the New Testament, The Third Testament for the Third Millenium. He will be looking at how fiction can be used in the teaching of theology.
Finally, Sacristy Press presents a discussion panel on writing historical fiction with authors Susan Bell, Judith Thomson and David Lowther on 17th October.
Ruth Robson, Head of Marketing Events at Durham Cathedral said: “We are delighted to be hosting events at the Durham Book Festival again this year and are particularly pleased to be supporting the work of local publishing house Sacristy Press. It is wonderful to see new and emerging authors of theological and historical works coming together to present their thought provoking works in the wonderful setting of Prior’s Hall here at Durham Cathedral.”
Durham Cathedral is also hosting events with Sheila Hancock on 14th October, Kate Adie on 15th October followed by the War Correspondents Song Theatre performance and William Atkins and Benjamin Myers on 16th October. For full details of all of the Durham Book Festival events taking place at Durham Cathedral, please visit www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/whatson
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Media Contacts at the Cathedral:
Marketing Officer, Catherine Hodgson on 0191 3744067
Head of Marketing and Events, Ruth Robson on 0191 3744054
Notes to Editors
Sacristy Press – was founded in 2011 to publish historical and theological titles, both fiction and non-fiction. It is based in the historic academic city of Durham in North East England. Full details of its author events at the Durham Book Festival can be found at www.sacristy.co.uk/blog/2014/durham-book-festival.
More information about Sacristy Press can found on their website www.sacristy.co.uk For review copies of their titles, please contact Richard Hilton (richard.hilton@sacristy.co.uk) in the first instance with details of your publication or media outlet.
Durham Book Festival – for more information about the festival please visit www.durhambookfestival.com
Durham Cathedral is a Christian Church of the Anglican Communion, the shrine of St Cuthbert, the seat of the Bishop of Durham and a focus of pilgrimage and spirituality in North East England. It inhabits a treasured sacred space set in the natural and human landscape of the World Heritage Site.
Its purpose is to worship God, share the gospel of Jesus Christ, welcome all who come, celebrate and pass on its rich Christian heritage and discover its place in God’s creation.
The building of Durham Cathedral commenced in 1093 and took around 40 years to complete. It replaced a Saxon cathedral built by the Community of St Cuthbert after it arrived in Durham in 995 following its flight from the ‘Holy Island’ of Lindisfarne 80 miles north of Durham. The body of St Cuthbert is enshrined in the Feretory at Durham Cathedral and the Tomb of the Venerable Bede is in The Galilee Chapel. The Cathedral existed as a Benedictine Monastery until 1539 when it became one of the Church of England’s major Cathedrals.
It continues to be a focus for pilgrimage and attracts over 600,000 visitors each year from all over the world. The Cathedral has internationally important collections of artefacts, manuscripts and books that include St Cuthbert’s coffin and his pectoral cross; superb examples of Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship. Durham Cathedral is often referred to as the best example of Romanesque architecture in Europe, or as American writer Bill Bryson put it, ‘the best Cathedral on planet earth.’
Since its construction Durham Cathedral has been alive with people and a centre for community activity. The Cathedral is home to a vibrant worshipping community and continues to celebrate the English Choral Tradition with sung services by its highly acclaimed Choir. As a new century unfolds Durham Cathedral aspires to enrich the many different ways in which it engages with people and organisations. It is cherished equally by those who live, work and study in the region and by those who come to visit.
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