A five part course for small groups encouraging Christians to examine their lifestyle in the light of Jesus' radical teaching in the Beatitudes and to live out these kingdom values - now.
These striking and memorable poems are contemporary reworkings of an ancient collection of poetic texts, the Psalms. The Psalms are noted as much for their raw honesty as for their beauty and depth...
As we journey through life, we face challenges - both big and small. What spiritual essentials will help us survive life's storms? Lentwise uses fresh insights from John's Gospel to help us deal wi...
Mary, Queen of Scots: naive, selfish, oblivious and self-indulgent fool who divided her nation and brought it to the brink of disaster?
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Mary, Queen of Scots: diligent, shrewd, wise and benevolen...
An introduction to the increasingly popular topic of children's spirituality, showing how choices made in churches and homes can stimulate or stifle a child's spiritual development. Suitable for an...
An illustrated collection of the author's regular weekly column on the back page of the "Church Times", where, with a poet's eye, he observes the comings and goings of the rural world he sees from ...
For every day from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive ...
One of the most engaging voices contemporary spirituality in is that of the Irish poet, Pádraig O'Tuama. This second poetry collection arises out of a decade of his hearing stories of people who ha...
Ronald Blythe followed up his famous 'Akenfield' with this book. In it he allows people from all walks af life to reflect in their own words on what it it like to be old. The result is a facinating...
Spiritual direction has been an intrinsic part of the Christian tradition since the earliest days of the church when desert mothers and fathers were sought out for their wisdom and guidance. Today,...
Poetry has always been a central element of Christian spirituality and is increasingly used in worship, in pastoral services and guided meditation. In Sounding the Seasons, Cambridge poet, priest a...
In the style of her bestselling Phoebe, Paula Gooder uses her extensive biblical expertise to retell the events of the Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascensi...
The celebrated spiritual writer Thomas Merton remains greatly influential and Esther de Waal has devised a program for s seven day retreat based on his writings.
The Being With course is an introduction to Christianity with a difference. At its heart is the idea that God's greatest desire is to be with us in Jesus. G...
The Being With course is an introduction to Christianity with a difference. Rather than being a Bible study or a series of arguments to try to convince you ...
Many people today have a deep spiritual thirst and hunger that in many ways is as urgent as the material needs of developing nations. Unless affluent societies escape the addiction to materialism, ...
Ordo Romanus Primus (ORP) is a descriptive account in Latin of the papal mass at Easter in Santa Maria Maggiore, probably at some time in the seventh or eighth century. It is the first such account...
Keeping going as a leader is hard work. Even for those in a good place, it can feel like a slog. This practical, inspirational guide is for all leaders who are feeling in need of fresh energy and e...
Around the year 500 St Benedict wrote a short guide for a small community who wanted to live together the balanced life of body, mind and spirit. The Rule of St Benedict became not only the foundat...