Books

This major liturgical publication fills a real gap.  For the saints’ days of the Church of England, the bestselling Exciting Holiness provides readings for Eucharistic celebration while for Sundays, the Word of the Lord volumes include...

This collection of talks on Christian meditation is full of practical advice and great spiritual insights in equal measure. It shows how discovering the presence of Christ within through meditative prayer can give shape and purpose to everything we...

The pattern of religious life is changing dramatically. While the numbers of professed monks and nuns is small and falling, large numbers of men and women people are formally promising to live in the world by monastic values. Equally, churches are...

My Pew: Things I Have Seen From It  is Dave’s second cartoon collection and in it he reveals q       the five worst places to sit in churchq       reasons to shut your eyes...

Paula Gooder provides a profoundly biblical guide to the season of Advent, exploring its central theme of waiting in the company of the biblical characters who feature prominently in the lectionary readings for the season.

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. This guide aims to equip clergy and laity engaged in this...

Sees Ronald Blythe observe the progress of one whole calendar year in the river valley where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and, increasingly, commuters.

Tells the story of the kidnap in Chechnya and 14 month captivity of two British aid workers. This book gives an account that charts their struggle not only to survive physically, but to emerge from their ordeal with their faith in humanity still...