Religion

Richard Harries considers the work of twenty great writers and provides numerous critically sympathetic insights into the spiritual dimension of their writings. The result is a book for readers of all religious persuasions, especially those who are fascinated by the ways in which faith is refracted through the lens of great poetry and fiction.

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2019

An illuminating introductory volume on a system of law that has often been characterised as backward and brutal by opponents in the West

This book suggests several different paths through the debates that surround science and religion. These paths offer ways of holding a rational interest in the world and scientific attempts to understand it and a lively and questioning faith in God which takes the Bible seriously.

In nine sessions, this study guides you in how to be a loving and caring presence in not only the lives of your grandchildren, but also for your adult children as they parent.

These studies address nine parenting challenges, and point the reader to the truth from Scripture that helps raise their children with wisdom and joy.

One of the world's foremost theologians meditates on the mystery of Christ and helps us form a truly contemporary Christian spirituality

In masterly surveys, John Stott looks at the New Testament witness, the way the church has portrayed Christ down through the centuries, and the influence Christ has had on individuals over the last two millennia. Here is the fruit of a lifetime of biblical study, rigorous Christian thought, and devotion ...

"Integrity matters. We expect it, naively perhaps, of leaders in all walks of life. We trust people whose words, character and actions are consistent. But why is integrity so rare? Why does our walk not match our talk?" "Jonathan Lamb examines key passages and interweaves them with examples from everyday ...

"For too long I have lived life on comfort mode, making choices for life engagement based on safety, ease, and convenience. It has left me very little wiggle room, just a small parcel of real estate upon which to live, move, and have my being. It's not quite the abundant life Jesus was offering." Whether ...

A special anniversary edition of the biography of the man who made the phenomenon of Taize possible.

Constructs an approach to social action that is shaped and inspired by the gospel.

Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean invite us to envision youth ministries full of practical theologians, addressing the deep questions of life with a wonderfully adolescent mix of idealism, cynicism and prophetic intolerance for hypocrisy. The result is a more rigorous and meaningful youth ministry, and ...

Paul Beasley-Murray highlights the resurrection as the climax of the gospel. Exploring a wide range of Scripture passages, he paints for you the message of the resurrection on the larger canvas of God's story--framed by creation and re-creation.

Studying the Bible in an academic institution can be very different from studying it in a church service or house group, but for all Christian readers the fundamental task is the same: to understand, and to live out, the meaning of the text as fully as possible.
Nevertheless, formal courses in universities ...

Offers a liberating understanding of evangelism as a corporate activity, in which the gifts needed to enact the life of the Kingdom - to stir people into asking, 'What does this mean?' - are spread throughout the whole Church. This book encourages the development of a theology of conversion that sees beyond 'becoming a Christian'.