Christian Life

In a frightening world, it’s tempting to question the promises of God. Yet one word rings out in Scripture as a call to God’s people: stand. From M...

The origins and spread of the order and an exploration of key themes, including simplicity, love, conversion, silence, work and contemplation.

Emphasises the formative place of the Rule in any understanding of Carmelite spirituality and considers key figures including John of the Cross and...

An absorbing study of two of the most distinctive expressions of Anglo-Saxon civilisation: literature and Anglican spirituality.

Examines the roots of the order and persistent themes such as incarnation, suffering, poverty, peace and creation.

Jesus Wept seeks to recover an understanding of leadership - lay and ordained, 'sacred' and 'secular' - which affirms a chosen vulnerability as a t...

This is an excellent and timely book . . . with its wide ranging analysis of contemporary thinking.

There are few writers on prayer who speak with more authority than Metropolitan Anthony. In this book we can share his spirituality and his deep un...

Fans of T. D. Jakes and Joyce Meyer will love up-and-comer Bishop Henry Fernandez. In Favor Unleashed, Fernandez takes you on an unparalleled adve...

Questions the very notion of a ‘Celtic’ spirituality and argues that, if it exists, it is a spirituality of the margins, both geographical and cult...

Guided by Ignatian principles, this book looks at techniques for prayer, ways of focusing prayer, problems in prayer and ways of moving on.

Offering a dialogue with the prophetic vision of Isaiah, Mary Grey asks us to imagine an alternative future, and to find hope where hope seems lost.

Explores the reasons - intellectual, cultural and temperamental - for religious unbelief.

What is Mission lays the foundations for an understanding of theology and mission. It explores contemporary issues in mission including the recepti...

Christianity begins with God and ends with God. It is a story for all to know and understand. In this personal and easy-to-read book, James Sire of...

A new edition of this classic work on prayer which draws heavily on the teaching of Julian of Norwich.

A provocative and powerful analysis of the way ahead for the churches in Britain today.

Explores how distinctive themes in the early Christianity of the British Isles might be applied in practical terms to Christian life today.

Alastair Redfern explores the nature of the Christian church and the place for ministry and priesthood within the church.

Shaping the Tools aims to equip the reader with the skills they need to do theological study through use of personal experience as a starting point...

Twelve simple but moving meditations on the Passion, providing a form of Stations of the Cross for public or private use.

Brent Waters explores issues of childlessness and parenthood, proposing a new ethical framework, of ‘procreative stewardship’, within which these m...

Jeff Astley helps readers to reflect on critical issues in personal and social morality, using the resources of the Christian tradition and their o...

Face Value explores the Transfiguration as a paradigm for encounter and its significance for relationships of all kinds.

In these imaginative modern parables illustrating the human quest for the divine, much-loved writer Margaret Silf shows how ordinary experience can...

A unique twelve-step guide which offers profound and practical advice on overcoming the emotional, spiritual and psychological blocks to true forgi...

How can the Church communicate the message that abundance of life, human freedom and respect for the beliefs of others are at the heart of the Chri...

In the tilling of fresh earth; the sowing of seeds; the harvesting of rhubarb and roses, Vigen Guroian has discovered the most concrete connection ...

David Pullinger writes both expertly and accessibly about an area of growing importance in modern life.

One of the Church’s greatest living theologians presents the central doctrines of the Catholic faith with unsurpassed elegance, clarity and precision.

Listen up, ladies! Are you tired of always feeling like you don’t quite measure up? Do you wish you had more hours in the day to complete your to-d...

The Christian culture tends to emphasize specific life callings. God does call certain believers to specific short-term tasks or even lifelong care...

Katharine Dell returns to the ancient Israelite wisdom of the Book of Proverbs, and finds that it has something fresh to say to us today.

Much-loved writer Margaret Silf invites you to make your own journey of prayer and lived experience alongside Jesus, from his birth, through his ea...

A concise but masterly survey of the complicated and controversial spiritual tradition inspired by the great figure of Augustine of Hippo.

Nouwen’s classic account of the time he spent in Rome, offering reflections and spiritual insight characteristic of his best works.

A selection of prayers from Scripture, the saints, traditional prayers and prayers composed by the author to give inspiration and encouragement to ...

A collection of thoughtful, heartfelt remembrances of the best-selling author of The Wounded Healer, The Return of the Prodigal Son, and The Inner ...

Brings together a vivid and inspiring selection of men and women’s attempts to describe their experience of God.

After Religion explores people’s search for meaning in a postmodern world including the emergence of the ‘post-evangelical’ and ‘alternative worship’.

Fit to Lead offers a reflective and practical guide to ordained ministry for the 21st century.

A fresh and surprising perspective on Mary, the Mother of God that revolves around an irresistible exposition of the scriptural texts. Catholic tea...

Francis Bridger argues that, far from promoting witchcraft or evil, the spirituality of the Harry Potter Books in fact promotes the all conquering ...

This collection consists of four short essays: The Path of Living and Dying,The Path of Power, The Path of Peace, and The Path of Waiting.

One of the most creative, exciting and productive traditions of the middle ages, bringing together scholarship, mysticism, liturgy and aesthetics.

At Sea With God cleverly considers the notion of seafaring as a model for our spiri tual journey and invites us to leave the safety of the boatyard...

This timely introductory reader contains a balanced selection of readings from a variety of sources together with an introduction and case study fo...

Jean Vanier invites us to read with fresh eyes theories of happiness written 2400 years ago.