Lent/Easter

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 reflections on it. A scholar of poetry and a...

The Archbishop of Wales's Lent Book 2001. Foreword by Rowan Williams. Reflects on the betrayals of Jesus and the way in which betrayal damages those who inflict as well as those who suffer it. Indicates ways of rising above betrayals, denials,...

For several years, the students and staff of Ridley Hall, the Anglican theological college in Cambridge, have compiled a book of daily readings for the 48 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day. Sold directly to churches by former students now in...

The Exile in the Old Testament is frequently portrayed as a sign of failure and judgement, the inevitable consequence of human disobedience. Turning this idea on its head, John Holdsworth asks whether being in exile is not in fact the proper state...

A moving devotional companion, evoking the sights and sounds that surrounded Jesus in the last days of his life. The dramatic narrative style invites us to participate imaginatively in the unfolding events. Arranged as daily readings throughout Lent.

Full of biblical insight and sympathetic understanding, this exquisitely written book offers the heartening, practical advice that although Lent is a solemn time, it is not meant to be a miserable one. A book that will repay reading year after year.

Arranged for daily reading through the seven weeks of Eastertide, The Risen Existence leads us on a biblical exploration of the resurrection accounts in each of the Gospels and in Paul’s writings, as well as the account of the Ascension and...

Bringing together two Canterbury Press bestsellers with new material, here are meditations on 14 events around the birth of Christ, the 14 Stations of the Cross, and the 15 Resurrection appearances. Illustrated with woodcuts by Eric Gill and David...

A spiritual classic, A Season for the Spirit will take you on a 40 day pilgrimage of self-discovery and help you draw closer to God in prayer. Its deeply personal meditations focus on themes of compassion, self-knowledge, wholeness and...