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Get stuck in to a real page-turner. Our gorgeous books cover a wide variety of history and theology topics, and we even have some historical fiction for novel-lovers!
Latest & Forthcoming Releases…
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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.
Coming Soon
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Theology and Human Flourishing: Essays in Honour of Elizabeth Baxter
Paperback £19.99
A collection of essays by eminent authors illustrating the gentle Christian ethos and health-sustaining ministry of Holy Rood House under the leadership of Elizabeth Baxter.
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Reverence: A priest's life of holiness and humanity
Paperback £14.99
A beautifully written memoir on the life of a contemporary (female) priest. The books brims with exquisite stories of holiness and humanity from the author’s past and present contexts.
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Preaching for the Planet: Sermons on Creation and Climate
Paperback £14.99
Sermons preached by Jenny Wilson, Canon Precentor of St Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide. The introductory chapter explores ideas about preaching with a particular focus on preaching for the planet at this time of climate crisis.
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The Big Bang and the Holy Trinity
Paperback £9.99
How do science and Christianity together provide an explanation of the story of humankind and a vision for our future?
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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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Defend Us in Battle: Catholic Chaplains in the British Military
Paperback
£25.00£20.00
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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All Christians Are Monks: The Monastery, the Parish and the Renewal of the Church
Paperback £14.99
A lively and challenging exploration of things the contemporary Church needs to learn from monastic communities, things it has lost and needs to rediscover.
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Archdeacon Grantly Walks Again: Trollope’s Clergy Then and Now
Paperback £12.99
Alongside twelve verbal snapshots of Anthony Trollope’s Archdeacon Grantly and his fellow Barchester clergy, this book places twelve equally fictious modern counterparts. Human nature never changes. A fascinating and gripping read.
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The Missionary of Knowledge: Hastings Rashdall’s Life and Thoughts
Paperback £16.99
An accessible introduction to the life and thought of Hastings Rashdall, one of the most prominent figures in the Church of England of his day, this book makes the case for his continuing influence and relevance.
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What Christ? Whose Christ?: New Options for Old Theories
Paperback £19.99
This book explores a Christian view of Jesus of Nazareth that responds to critical demands from numerous perspectives, encompassing Jesus of History research, differing cultural contexts, feminism, and post-colonialism.
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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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Go . . . Make Disciples
Paperback £14.99
A book for all who want to respond to Jesus’ challenge to “Go and make disciples”.
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Good God: Suffering, faith, reason and science
Paperback £16.99
How can Christians believe in an all-powerful and loving God when there is so much suffering and evil in the world? This book sets out to answer this question.
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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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Edward Vernon-Harcourt: The Last Aristocratic Archbishop of York
Hardback
£30.00£24.99
The first-ever biography of Edward Vernon Harcourt, Archbishop of York from 1807 to 1847, and the last aristocrat to occupy the office.
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Thomas Henry Lyon: Architect and aesthete – his life and work
Hardback £60.00
The first ever description of the life and work of Thomas Henry Lyon (1869–1953), an important but neglected twentieth-century architect.
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With Bridget in the Holy Land
Paperback £16.99
Discover the dramatic and eventful pilgrimage of a medieval women – St Bridge of Sweden – from Rome to Jerusalem in 1371-73.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Unearthing and Earthing the Psalms
Paperback £12.99
The Psalms are songs of defiance against the odds in which the voice of ordinary worshippers can be heard. This book listens to that voice and relates the Psalms contemporary experience.
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Mamerto Gueritz: A Country Catholic 1823–1912
Hardback £30.00
The life of Mamerto Gueritz, an Anglo-Catholic priest in the West Country during the ritualist controversy in the late 19th century.
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Wisdom Calls: Transformative Ways for Insightful Living
Paperback £14.99
Helen Warwick explores the ancient, hidden way of Wisdom through psychological, theological and ecological groundings, bringing forth this intuitive, healing presence and her transformational movement connecting to community and all creation.
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Meeting the Global Crisis: Kingdom community, diaconal church and a diaconal world
Paperback £16.99
There is no chance of humankind surviving and flourishing unless we come together as a global community of communities. This book puts forward the unique contribution of Christian faith to the potentially terminal challenges currently facing our world.
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The Roman Catholic Bishops of Lancaster: Celebrating the Centenary 1924–2024
Paperback £16.99
In a series of biographical portraits Paul Severn tells the story of the seven diocesan and one auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic diocese of Lancaster.
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Breathers of an Ampler Day: Victorian Views of Heaven
Paperback £14.99
As death comes out of the closet in contemporary society, this book presents the views on heaven and the afterlife of a number of well-known Victorians, and others not so well known, in the belief that they may help us today.
