Christian Life

Stephen Cottrell’s joyful and vibrant book puts mission and evangelism back to the top of the agenda for Catholics and Christians of every traditio...

DOXA (meaning ‘GLORY’) is an 18-week discipleship course which can be done as a whole or in sections, for example as a Lent Course or short three w...

What happens when a celebrated feminist theologian whose work has always sought pathways of healing and hope visits Rwanda? Mary Grey's shattering ...

After a lifetime spent on the road, a tireless speaker on spirituality and personal development, Maurice Smith finally made the greatest discovery ...

Contemporary society is the product of the disintegration of more or less natural or familial groupings. Community and Growth – now regarded as one...

In a new and fully revised edition of a classic text, Jean Vanier examines the significance and sources of human sexuality. Drawing on his years of...

The title comes from Cardinal Hume’s homily for Ash Wednesday 1977; and it is a theme which reappears frequently in his writing and preaching, part...

Scott Hahn opens up the spiritual core of Opus Dei, explaining why tens of thousands of people have seen it as their pathway to holiness, and to th...

On 1 August 2004 Dr David Hope surprised the world’s media by announcing that after stepping down as Archbishop of York he was to become priest at ...

Oracles of God is a study of ideas about ancient prophecy current in Judaism and Christianity from the Exile to the end of the New Testament period...

Thomas Merton was one of the greatest contemporary spiritual writers, whose books have enabled millions of readers to rediscover the importance of ...

A cri de coeur to the teaching church to ‘think again’ from one of the most innovative and influential theologians of the twentieth century. Sebast...

Much of what one sees or reads about Jesus is deliberately sensationalist or evasive. Producers and writers raise issues of merely historical inter...

This lively and insightful exploration of Reformed identity first traces the historical development of the Reformed tradition, from Calvin and Zwin...

In Maid in God’s Image, Verena Wright explores the feminine dimension through a range of texts in film, short stories, novels and gospel stories. E...

A new edition of this much-loved book which now includes discussion questions to aid deeper reflection on its themes. Struggling to be Holy takes a...

In John 15 Jesus says, 'Make your home in me, as I make mine in you.' This is an invitation to intimacy. He adds, 'Those who remain in me, with me ...

'Proof may be impossible; but we can still look with an honest eye at the universe around us and at life as we find it to be, use all the powers of...

In Search of Julian of Norwich is a spiritual detective story. Who was Julian? Why has she suddenly become so famous? Why did her writings disappea...

'What can little people do?' was the question put to Gerard Hughes by a Yugoslav barman reflecting on the state of his own country, world poverty, ...

** Short meditations on various themes, such as living in the present, joy, suffering, prayer and relationship. Classic Henri Nouwen ** Here and No...

The world glorifies youth and degrades old age. The Gift of Years flies in the face of this conventional wisdom. It is a wonderful celebration of t...

Reading the Old Testament is intended for students who have already learned some of the techniques of biblical study, and would like to explore the...

This book explores the way in which we understand the story of our salvation - the fundamental narrative which irreplaceably informs Christian livi...

As a child of three, Gerard Hughes said the word 'God' to see what would happen. God, Where Are You? is an exploration of God's answer echoing down...

Former Archbishop of York John Habgood takes the question of faith as a starting point for the exploration of a wide variety of topics - from scien...

Bonnie Thurston has written many books and articles about spirituality and prayer, and is a leading authority on the work of Thomas Merton. But For...

This fascinating book introduces to the English-speaking world N. F. S. Grundtvig, the preacher, poet, scholar and politician who played a crucial ...

‘I view my rage as a productive emotion, which has power to save and transform … my rage is a catalyst for personal and social change consistent wi...

For many of us, healing is needed only when we are ‘sick’, and is offered by an elite of specially trained ‘experts’ to weak or vulnerable people w...

Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? What if . . .? Science fiction delights in asking old questions in new ways. Rather than being primarily...

‘The resurrection of Jesus is the ground of the Church’s being. It is the ground of every Christian’s hope. The present is not everything: there is...

Participating in God claims that a doctrine of the Trinity cannot be developed in isolation from pastoral experience. It is not sufficient to view ...

By declaring Jeanne Jugan, the foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, to be a saint, the Church is proclaiming her holiness. The Little Siste...

The season of Lent is a privileged time of the year. It offers us the opportunity to stand back from our daily activities and cares, and to ask: ‘W...

Simple faith is simply to journey in trust, like a baby, but with the wounds and scars of an adult, like a man who died on a cross, and invites us ...

In a discussion on how counsellors integrate prayer and professional practice, someone asked why it had taken so long for someone to ask such an ob...