Books

The 1986 New English Hymnal - successor to the original English Hymnal of 1906 - has been adopted by thousands of parish churches and cathedrals Anglican, Anglo-Catholic and Roman Catholic.

One of the major priorities facing the churches today is the need to inform its members in the faith they profess. Beneath the arguments dividing the Church, in places very deeply, is a widespread inability to discuss issues of belief and practice...

Many churches are having to rethink their futures. Churches of all denominations have experienced what feels like irreversible change in the last twenty years - sharp decline in attendances, falling numbers of clergy and financial resources...

Sacrifice and Spirit contains the transcripts of two talks on major New Testament themes given by Michael Ramsey. The first is on the Christian concept of sacrifice - a notion rooted in rather gruesome Old Testament custom but now often overlaid...

WHY YOUR PARISH NEEDS COPIES OF NEW ENGLISH PRAISE Because it is the essential companion to the NEW ENGLISH HYMNAL and the only hymn book to provide for so much of the new seasonal material in COMMON WORSHIP: TIMES AND SEASONS Used...

With the Church getting a petty bad press in recent months, it is all too easy to lose sight of the fact that Christianity is primarily about hope and joy, springing from 'the God of hope' (Romans 15.13) Here is a varied and compelling...

Until forty years ago, Anglicans and Catholics, wherever they co-existed, viewed each other in a way that was determined by centuries of separation. Although there had been various attempts at building bridges, such as the Anglican Papalist movement...

A selection of prayers and reflections for those facing difficulties in their lives. This work focuses on the needs of the many people whose lives are restricted by loneliness, age or infirmity. Scripture readings, selections from spiritual...

Argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. This book also looks at the need of Liberal theology to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have...

Anglican Evangelicals are at a critical time. The furore over Jeffrey John and Gene Robinson, blessings for same sex couples in Canada, and now the prospect of women bishops has prompted breakaway churches to spring up, threatening the entire...