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George Herbert, Priest and Poet

Kenneth Mason

George Herbert's total dedication provides inspiration and encouragement to priests who desire to experience more deeply the holiness of their own priesthood.

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£2.50

Spiritual Wisdom of the Syriac Book of Steps

Robert A. Kitchen

A contemporary interpretation of a fourth-century Syriac manual for Christian living, with a commentary on core passages from the original text

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£5.50

From Perfection to the Elixir

How George Herbert Fashioned a Famous Poem

Ben de La Mare

Ben de la Mare’s inherited and deep understanding of poetry leads him to explore George Herbert’s spiritual journey in the composition of his famous hymn, Teach Me My God and King.

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£3.00

Shem`on the Graceful

Mary Hansbury

The late seventh century in the Syrian Church saw the flourishing of several noted monastic writers, amongst them Shem`on, a monk of an abbey in south-west Iran. Few of his writings remain, but this homily has been preserved as a model of...

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£5.00

On Tour in Byzantium

Excerpts from The Spiritual Meadow of John Moschus

Ralph Martin

John Moschus, a monk from a monastery near Jerusalem, set off with a companion in about AD 575, to tour the Christian centres of the eastern Mediterranean. He thought of the world as a spiritual meadow, where wild flowers of every kind grew in...

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£7.00

Solitude and Communion

Papers on the Hermit Life

A.M. Allchin

These essays were first published to mark the revival of the hermit life in the Church. Prepared for a meeting of solitaries at St David’s in Wales in 1975, both their historical and contemporary content continue to speak to and encourage those...

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£10.00

Poet of the Word

Re-reading Scripture with Ephraem the Syrian

Aelred Partridge

St Ephraem’s layered approach to interpreting Scripture formed a tapestry of spiritual wisdom. This essay examines the principles that guided Ephraem’s biblical interpretation and reveals why he is indeed a Poet of the Word.

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£6.50

Growing Old with God

2nd Edition

T. N. Rudd

This heartening and perceptive study outlines common problems and sorrows in the ageing process. But there can be growth and fulfilment, too, and benefit to others. Tom Rudd affirms God’s loving purposes, encouraging us to see that the retirement...

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£3.50

Identity and Ritual

Alan Griffiths

In two thought-provoking essays Canon Griffiths reminds us that our identity as Christians is expressed through our language and focussed by the patterns of liturgical ritual and in our historical urge to keep watch in prayer, the practice of ‘vigil’

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£5.00

God Under my Roof

Esther De Waal

In this collection of songs and blessings from the oral tradition of the Hebrides we are encouraged to make some of the prayers our own, to befriend God and the saints as we talk to them with unforced simplicity and candour.

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£5.00

Letters of Saint Antony the Great

Derwas Chitty

The late Derwas J. Chitty translated into English seven letters addressed by Saint Antony the Solitary to his disciples. They centre our attention on those things which are essential in the spiritual life. As the reader ponders the text the dominant...

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£6.00

Prayer and the Struggle Against Evil

John Barton

None of us needs reminding that terrible situations exist and horrific events happen in the world around us. When we are confronted by such things, the word ’evil’ comes readily to our lips. What is evil though, and how can we respond?

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£7.00

Julian of Norwich

Four Studies to Commemorate the Sixth Centenary of the Revelations of Divine Love

A M Allchin, Benedicta Ward, SLG, Sister Eileen Mary

This book provides an introduction and companion to the study of the fourteenth-century Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich. The meaning of the Revelations for those who are living a contemplative life today is explored through...

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£5.50

Kind of Watershed

An Anglican View of Sacramental Confession

Christine North

Experiencing forgiveness can be like a watershed in our lives. An Anglican perspective on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, including answers to questions such as: Why go to Confession? How do I prepare?

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£4.00

Reflections of Abba Zosimas

Monk of the Palestinian Desert 3rd Edn

John Chryssavgis

A presentation of the teaching and example of Abba Zosimas, a sixth-century Palestinian hermit, based in obedience to the gospel and love of neighbour.

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£5.00

Sayings of the Urban Fathers and Mothers

James Ashdown

A translation of sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers into the urban wilderness of twentieth-century London, bringing the wisdom of the ancient desert vibrantly and entertainingly alive for modern Christians.

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£6.50

Discovery

Arthur Bell

Arthur Bell was Priest-in-Charge at St John’s Mission, Wabasca, 1967–1972 and 1977–1982. This book, commissioned by the Anglican Bishop of Athabasca, relates his adventures in the north of Alberta between 1969 and 1972, told through poetic sequence,...

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£10.00

Doors

Sister Raphael SLG

Gathered over a lifetime of meditation on the metaphor of doors as ways into the fulfilment of Christian life and the love of God, this is a collection of thoughts and quotations for every day, for everyone who is looking for a sympathetic and...

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£8.00

Living Healing

Andy Lord

A concern for healing and wholeness is common among many people today. This book introduces the thinking and practice of Leanne Payne, a leader in the charismatic healing ministry of the last century. Her focus on coming into the Presence of God as...

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£6.00

Julian of Norwich

This book contains four papers read at a conference held on 2–3 February 2023 to mark 650 years of the Revelations of Divine Love. They show the breadth and reach of Julian’s inspiration in today’s world, from personal issues such as impatience and...

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£7.00

Way and the Truth and the Life

An Exploration by a Follower of the Way

James Ramsay

Arguing that the theological meaning of St John’s Gospel can be properly understood only when seen as part of a holistic drama, this book offers help at a practical level in determining the narrative of our own lives as followers of Christ.

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£9.00

Immersed in God and the World

Living Priestly Ministry

Andy Lord

Based on a personal experience of ordained priesthood shaped by the Jesus Prayer in the context of various traditions, this book explores two contemplative disciplines and invites us to enter into a life stretched through the abundance of God.

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£6.50

Road to Emmaus

A Sculptor’s Journey through Time

Anthony Munday

The sculptor Rodney Munday examines the impact of the art works that have influenced his thinking and the evolution of his artistic style on his Christian faith, as well as the way in which his faith has shaped his own sculpture. This is an...

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£10.00

Eight Chapters on Perfection & Angels’ Song

Walter Hilton, R. Dorward

Eight Chapters on Perfection is Hilton’s translation of a Latin text by the Aragonese Friar Dom Lluis de Font, and is the only surviving record of that manuscript. It is a text of great humanity and wisdom about the possibilities of friendship and...

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£6.50

Mixed Life

Translated into Modern English by Rosemary Dorward

Walter Hilton, Rosemary Dorward

Clear, practical advice for Christians trying to balance duty to others with prayer and contemplation. The supreme example of the ‘mixed life’ is Christ himself.

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£8.50

Eliot’s Transitions

T. S. Eliot’s search for identity and the Society of the Sacred Mission at Kelham Hall

Vincent Strudwick

The influence of the Society of the Sacred Mission on T. S. Eliot's poetry and personal spiritual journey.

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£9.50

Unicorn

Meditations on the Love of God

Harry Galbraith Miller

Meditations on the love of God, starting from some scriptural texts and inspired by medieval tapestries, interwoven with consideration of the mythical unicorn and the Church’s calendar.

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£1.50

Pondering, Praying, Preaching

Romans 8

Bonnie Thurston

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£6.00

Jesus the Living Lord

Michael Ramsey

This clear and simple exploration of the life, death and resurrection of Christ remains one of the most succinct expressions of the heart of the Christian faith.

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£2.00

From Holy Week to Easter

Following the God Who is Going Before

George Linsley Pattison

Professor George Pattison takes the reader on a reflective journey through Holy Week to Easter, considering the events which were to change humankind’s understanding of the purposes and holiness of God. The words of Jesus form a mirror in which we...

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£4.00

Prayer of Silence

Alexander Ryrie

The cultivation of an inner life of prayer has always formed an essential part of the Christian way. Many long for silence and stillness, yet the words 'contemplative prayer' can seem to denote some specialist method of prayer. Sandy Ryrie, using...

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£7.00

Strength in Weakness

The Scandal of the Cross

John William Rogerson

These theological reflections on the Cross and Passion of Jesus Christ touch upon some central paradoxes of the Christian faith. Jesus was put to death publicly by crucifixion which, according to traditional Jewish teaching, was a scandal and an...

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£4.00

Pondering, Praying, Preaching

Bonnie Thurston

In a series of reflections on this pivotal chapter of the Letter to the Romans, the author shares her extensive theological scholarship. Included are suggestions for using the text in study groups or for preaching.

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£6.00

Dante's Spiritual Journey

A Reading of the Divine Comedy

Tony Dickinson

This book describes how Dante’s journey through the three realms of his Divine Comedy maps onto the inner spiritual journey of all Christians. Dante’s questions still concern us today and the text accompanies us on our quest to a greater...

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£5.00

Lent with George Herbert

Tony Dickinson

The poetry of George Herbert has inspired the faith of countless Christians over the centuries. In this book Tony Dickinson takes eight of the poems from The Temple (1633), that tackle the themes of frailty and forgiveness, as the inspiration for a...

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£6.00

Four Ways to the Cross

Tony Dickinson

Most of us live with one Passion story woven from incidents from the four Gospel accounts of the suffering and death of Jesus. In this essay, Tony Dickinson unravels these four narrative strands to reveal an understanding of the events that shape...

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£6.00

Gift of Joy

Curtis Almquist

Joy, a gift of the Spirit, is a rare commodity in society. Contains some of the key features of joy, and encouragement to rejoice.

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£2.00

Prayer and Holiness

2nd Edition

Dumitru Staniloae

In these five essays Fr Staniloae gives us the essentials of his teaching on prayer. They are the fruit not only of personal experience and long familiarity with the hesychast writings of Orthodox monasticism, but also of the spiritual tradition of...

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£6.00

Jesus the Undistorted Image of God

John Townroe

The Eastern Orthodox description of Jesus as ‘the undistorted image of God’ is the author’s favourite statement of belief about Jesus in relation to God and of the mysterious attractiveness of Jesus who draws everyone without distinction to God.

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£5.50

Being There

Caring for the Bereaved

John Porter

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£3.50

Ecology of the Heart

Duncan Forbes

Terms such as ‘climate grief’ and ‘ecological anxiety’ describe the sadness and desolation triggered in many people in response to our changing climate. What are we to do with this aching that is sometimes dull, sometimes sharp? Nowhere is immune...

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£7.00

Landscape, Soul and Spirit

Ecology, Prayer and Robert Macfarlane

Andy Lord

How might we develop our spirituality in the context of an environmental crisis that demands changes to our individual and communal ways of life? There is a challenge to develop our inherited patterns of spiritual life in the current ecological...

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£7.00

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