Religion

Ever wondered what a mitre is, why ministers wear dog collars or how we came to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? If so, dip into God, Church, etc. You'll find lots of short, pithy entries (with highlighted cross references), giving instant information on everything from church furniture to theological ideas to social networking.

Sure-footed, focused teaching on prayer from Keswick Convention's top preachers, broken into days and helpfully applied for today's busy reader

The book of Numbers, Raymond Brown reveals, offers a portraiture of a better life. Its message is eminently suited to our contemporary world, a world without firm spiritual and moral foundations. The country ahead is the pilgrim's goal and anchor. In contrast to contemporary thinking, Numbers pictures ...

The message of Song of Songs. The Song's affirmation of love, loyalty and commitment, beauty and sexuality, is relevant for our day, pointing to the love and character of God behind human love.

A book for all who feel called to a life of Christian ministry, and want to make sure their calling is firmly based on the teaching and model of Jesus, as provided in the four Gospels.

An exploration and re-examination of the significance of martyrdom for Christians today

Making a difference at the ballot box and beyond

This small, well-reasoned book tackles the four major issues that pluralists find most troublesome within Christianity, ultimately proving that Jesus is indeed the only way.

A transformational resource that ignites believers' understanding and practice of the Holy Spirit's life-altering power so that they think differently, behave distinctly, and victoriously display Christ to the watching world.

Anthony Thiselton's scholarly volume The Holy Spirit -- In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and Today was published to wide acclaim in 2013 and won a 2014 Christianity Today Book Award. Through his Shorter Guide to the Holy Spirit readers will be able to access Thiselton's vast biblical-theological ...

Freedom is found in knowing who God is and what he has saved us for.

A once-in-a-decade performance of The Passion Play comes to life in this richly illustrated book.

Andrew Hartropp looks at how Christ's followers are to do justice in our economic relationships: as individuals, as households, in the workplace and as church communities; and how Jesus's disciples can do justice in and through secular institutions, then government institutions, and then in the international/global context.

Frederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, with an important legacy as a memoirist, novelist, theologian, and preacher. In this book, Buechner expert Jeff Munroe presents a collection of the true "essentials" from across Buechner's diverse catalog, as well as an overview of Buechner's life and a discussion of the state of his literary legacy today.

In recent years, the publication of best-selling books by Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens has given rise to the New Atheism. For the New Atheists, belief in God is a delusion because it is based on faith rather than evidence, and because science has removed the need ...

Borderlands is a biblical meditation on spiritual growth and the process of personal change.

A brilliant exploration of the relation of Christian theology and the natural sciences by one of the world's foremost authorities.

The stories of ten Christians who, at immense personal risk, protected and rescued Jews from the Nazis.

How do we preach when all of us-hearers and preachers alike-are constantly distracted? J. Ellsworth Kalas offers wise insights for effective preaching in an age of distraction. He explores how God can meet people precisely at the point of their distraction, connecting through pastoral attentiveness, creativity and excellence.