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Christmas Gifts

The Church House Bookshop team has selected a range of its best books for giving this Christmas.

Savings of up to 20% on all books.

Read the reviews in the Church Times Christmas Books supplement for more inspiration. Add voucher code CT229 at the checkout for the discounts to apply.

Blythe Spirit

The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe

Ian Collins

'An intimate and insightful portrait of the peerless observer of rural life' RICHARD MABEY'Moving, candid, vivid, it is all that we could hope for in a memoir of this unique and treasured writer' ROWAN WILLIAMS<br...

Hardback

£25.00

£20.00

Murder Under the Mistletoe

A Canon Clement Christmas Novella

Reverend Richard Coles

It is Christmas Day and at Champton Rectory, Canon Daniel Clement and his mother Audrey are joined by the residents and guests of the big house to drink, eat and be merry. At the festive feast, peace and goodwill prevail. <br...

Hardback

£12.99

£10.39

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Dave Walker

Dave's enthusiastic fans will welcome this eighth collection of his shrewd church cartoons. It includes: All-age talks - how to get everyone on your side; Curates - the mess they leave behind when they move on; A guide to understanding the Cake...

Paperback / softback

£9.99

£7.99

Deck the Hall

The Stories of our Favourite Christmas Carols

Andrew Gant

'Christmas carols are sung in church, therefore Christmas carols have always been sung in church.Christmas carols have these words and this tune, therefore Christmas carols have always had these words...

Paperback / softback

£10.99

£8.79

The Eclipse of Christianity

and why it matters

Rupert Shortt

A call for Christianity to recover its confidence.

Hardback

£25.00

£20.00

Praying by Heart: The Lord's Prayer for Everyone

Stephen Cottrell

Signed copies while stocks last. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell argues that the first two words of Christianity's most famous prayer - the Lord's Prayer - encapsulate the radical heart of the Christian faith: that we belong...

Hardback

£14.99

£11.99

When Courage Calls: Josephine Butler and the Radical Pursuit of Justice for Women

Josephine Butler and the radical pursuit of justice for women

Sarah C. Williams

Millicent Fawcett, the leader of the British suffragist movement, described Josephine Butler as 'the most distinguished English woman of the nineteenth century'. Among the first feminist activists, Butler raised public awareness of the plight of...

Hardback

£25.00

£20.00

I, Julian: The fictional autobiography of Julian of Norwich

Claire Gilbert

The stunning retelling of Julian of Norwich's story, the first woman to write a book in the English language.

Paperback / softback

£9.99

£7.99

Sounding the Seasons enlarged edition

One Hundred and Ten Sonnets for the Christian Year

Malcolm Guite

Cambridge poet, priest and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite transforms 70 lectionary readings into inspiring poems. This expanded edition includes further sonnets for the Christian year written since the original edition, including a sequence of 19...

Paperback / softback

£12.99

£10.39

ePUB

£10.39

My Big Story Bible: The First Christmas

Tom Wright

In this faithful retelling of the Christmas story, children will be amazed with Mary as she is visited by the angel, share in the joy of the shepherds on the hillside, and join the adventure of the wise men as they follow a distant star to visit the...

Hardback

£9.99

£8.99

P is for Pilgrim

The Christian Faith - A Journey from A to Z

Stephen Cottrell

Fully illustrated with original lino-print artworks on every page, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell introduces the key words and concepts of the Christian faith in this A to Z journey. P is for Pilgrim is a wonderful and useful gift for...

Hardback

£12.99

£10.39

Gold on the Horizon

A literary journey through Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

This fascinating book explores the numerous literary connections and themes underlying Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the second and third books in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia series, following the same format...

Hardback

£16.99

£13.59

Lower than the Angels

A History of Sex and Christianity

Diarmaid MacCulloch

The Bible observes that God made humanity ‘for a while a little lower than the angels’. If humans are that close to angels, does the difference lie in human sexuality and what we do with it? Much of the political contention and division in...

Hardback

£35.00

£28.00

Archdeacon Grantly Walks Again

Trollope’s Clergy Then and Now

Michael Higgins, Graham James

Paperback / softback

£12.99

£10.39

Three Wise Men

Carol Ann Duffy, DBE, Julia Klenovsky

It was the twelfth night of the winter feastsand giant yule logs had burned without cease . . .Seeking refuge from a snowstorm, a nameless traveller is welcomed into an ancient hall to warm their bones and fill...

Hardback

£12.99

£10.39

Scottish Religious Poetry

From the sixth century to the present

Linden Bicket, Emma Dymock, Alison Jack

A comprehensive selection of religious poetry that Scotland has produced over the centuries, including some Gaelic voices and reflecting the mixed religious profile of Scotland today. An earlier edition published in 2000 was a huge success,...

Hardback

£25.00

£20.00

ePUB

£20.00

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife

The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women

Hetta Howes

'A fascinating book about four women - it tells us so much about their world, and about our own… What jumps off the page is the liveliness of the women, their passion, their courage and their own way of being...'...

Hardback

£22.00

£17.60

Immaculate Forms

Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies

Helen King

'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER 'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR 'Delightful, timely and critical' CAT BOHANNON, author of...

Hardback

£25.00

£20.00

My Big Story Bible

140 Faithful Stories, from Genesis to Revelation

Tom Wright, Helena Perez Garcia

My Big Story Bible takes the adventure of reading a children’s Bible to a new level. As you'd expect from Tom Wright, the narrative bursts with lively storytelling and a deep love for the original scriptures, while the vibrant illustrations on every...

Hardback

£16.99

£13.59

On This Holy Island

A Modern Pilgrimage Across Britain

Oliver Smith

Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of ‘pilgrimage’ in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time, from murmurs of ritual journeys in the depths of Ice Age to new pilgrimages of the 21st century. He...

Hardback

£20.00

£16.00

Paths in the Snow

A literary journey through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Jem Bloomfield

A superbly rich and engrossing exploration of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Paths in the Snow traces the literary allusions and echoes to be found in this beloved novel, drawing the reader deeper into the magic and meaning...

Hardback

£16.99

£13.59

Seeing God in Art: The Christian Faith in 30 Masterpieces

Over the centuries some of the world's greatest painters have explored and expressed their faith in God through their art. Here, Richard Harries invites you to reflect with him on thirty such artists, and to see how their paintings illuminate...

Paperback / softback

£14.99

£11.99

Church Going

A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles

Andrew Ziminski

'A joyous and illuminating exploration of our glorious heritage of old churches. A must for anyone who's ever stared at an apse or a misericord with no idea what they're looking at' - Sir Tony Robinson 'Captivating ... Brims with humour and...

Hardback

£25.00

£20.00

The Infernal Word

Notes from a Rebel Angel

Nicholas Papadopulos

See the Biblical story in an unusual light - from the perspective of a devil who took up arms against heaven under the leadership of Satan. Beneath their conversational and sardonic surface style, these twelve infernal reflections engage deeply with...

Paperback

£9.99

£7.99

ePUB

£7.99

News of Great Joy

The Church Times Book of Christmas

Hugh Hillyard-Parker

Each year, the Christmas double issue of the Church Times offers a feast of seasonal reading. News of Great Joy draws together the best Christmas writing by outstanding authors and poets over twenty years to create an ideal Christmas gift and a...

Paperback / softback

£18.99

£15.19

ePUB

£15.19

Village Hours (Wormingford Series 7)

Ronald Blythe

Britain's best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and commuters. For all the changes in the contemporary countryside, timeless qualities...

Hardback

£14.99

£11.99

ePUB

£11.99

Christmas Story

Brian Wildsmith

'Once, a long time ago, in a town called Nazareth, a little donkey was born.' As the wonderful events of the Nativity unfold, Brian Wildsmith tells of the journey of a little girl and a donkey to Bethlehem. It is their perspective on the Christmas...

Paperback / softback

£7.99

£7.19

Stour Seasons (Wormingford Series 10)

A Wormingford Book of Days

Ronald Blythe

Stour Seasons is the tenth collection of Word From Wormingford columns. Britain's greatest living rural writer observes in rich detail the gifts that each season of the year brings and in doing so, evokes a world of beauty, friendship and wonder at...

Hardback

£14.99

£11.99

ePUB

£11.99

Century of Poetry

100 Poems for Searching the Heart

Rt Hon Rowan Williams

For all who appreciate great poetry, one of the world's best-loved Christian writers and poets reflects on 100 of his favourite poems and why they have the power to change us.

Hardback

£19.99

£15.99

In the Artist's Garden (Wormingford Series 9)

A Wormingford Journal

Ronald Blythe

Ronald Blythe inherited an ancient farmhouse and garden in a fold of the Stour valley in Constable country. As the garden evolves through the year, Ronald Blythe celebrates the gifts of each season in this ninth collection of columns, blending...

Hardback

£14.99

£11.99

Out of the Valley (Wormingford Series 2)

Another Year at Wormingford

Ronald Blythe

An illustrated collection of the author's regular weekly column on the back page of the "Church Times", where, with a poet's eye, he observes the comings and goings of the rural world he sees from his ancient farmhouse in Constable country.

Paperback

£10.99

£8.79

Next to Nature

A Lifetime in the English Countryside

Ronald Blythe

Ronald Blythe lived at the end of an overgrown farm track deep in the rolling countryside of the Stour Valley, on the border between Suffolk and Essex. His home was Bottengoms Farm, a sturdy yeoman's house once owned by the artist John Nash. From...

Paperback

£12.99

£11.69

Thought for the Day

50 Years of Fascinating Thoughts & Reflections

Christine Morgan

'A daily taste of eternity in the midst of time' BBC Radio 4 staple Thought for the Day has been running for 50 years, aiming to capture the mood of the country and speak to it in a way that reaches people of all faiths and none. Take a tour of...

Hardback

£16.99

£15.29

Queen Victoria's Archbishops of Canterbury

Michael Chandler

Paperback / softback

£19.99

£17.99

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