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Pauline Perspectives
Essays on Paul, 19782013 N. T. Wright
Pauline Perspectives brings together N. T. Wrights most important articles on Paul and his letters over the last three decades. The book begins with Wrights auspicious essay of 1978 in which he proposed, for the first time, a new perspective on Pauline theology. The book ends with a paper he gave in 2012, exploring the foundational role of Abraham in Romans and Galatians. Each one of the 33 articles published here will amply reward those looking for detailed, incisive and exquisitely nuanced exegesis, resulting in a clearer, deeper and more informed appreciation of Pauls great theological achievement.
N. T. (Tom) Wright is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. He has written over seventy books (see page 1 for full author biography).
N. T. WRIGHT
This companion volume to N. T. Wrights Paul and the Faithfulness of God and Pauline Perspectives is essential reading for all with a serious interest in Paul, the interpretation of his letters, his appropriation by subsequent thinkers, and his continuing significance today. In the course of this masterly survey Wright asks searching questions of all of the major contributions to Pauline studies since the Enlightenment. Praise for N. T. Wrights Christian Origins series: It is difficult to know which feature of it is to be admired the most: the immense erudition . . . the lively examples . . . the integration of so many different approaches and disciplines . . . the easy intelligibility of the writing . . . the lucid ordering of the argument. The Expository Times
N. T. (Tom) Wright is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. He has written over seventy books (see page 1 for full author biography).
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A Call to Serve
The inside story of Pope Francis STEFAN VON KEMPIS and PHILIP LAWLER
He loves the tango, was trained as a chemist and in his youth had a regular girlfriend whom he planned to marry. For a pope, Francis has an unusual life story. Two Vatican experts join pens in this fascinating profile of Pope Francis his humble background, his rise to the papacy and his compelling spiritual vision! Offers behind-the-scenes reportage, first-hand commentary, moving personal reflections and a wealth of insight into the life and character of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Includes over 150 full-colour photographs. A unique combination of words and pictures, designed to inform all who are curious about the new pope the fresh approach he brings, the hope he inspires and the huge challenges he faces.
Available now 12.99 ISBN: 978 0 281 07146 3 French flaps 160 pp
STEFAN VON KEMPIS is editor at Vatican Radio and author of several books on Pope Benedict XVI. PHILIP F. LAWLER has covered the Catholic Church as editor for Catholic World News and Catholic World Report, and has written several books on political and religious affairs.
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Letters to London
Bonhoeffers previously unpublished correspondence with Ernst Cromwell, 19356 Edited by STEPHEN PLANT and TONI BURROWES-CROMWELL
In 1935 the 29-year-old Dietrich Bonhoeffer was working as a pastor of two German-speaking churches in London. It was during this time that he began his friendship with Ernst Cromwell, one of his confirmands a friendship that is now documented in these letters published here for the first time. Seventy-five years later, the release of these letters throws light on several aspects of Bonhoeffers life and thought, including his views on the practice of silence, his approach to catechesis and confirmation, the impact on his personal relationships of his involvement in the Church struggle, and his understanding of friendship, in particular friendship that values the contribution of young people to living out the truth-telling of Jesus Christ.
Stephen Plant is Dean and Runcie Fellow at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, where he teaches theology and ethics in the Divinity Faculty. Toni Burrowes-Cromwell is an international development specialist and former international director of one of the UKs largest childrens charities.
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Haphazard by Starlight
A poem a day from Advent to Epiphany JANET MORLEY
A companion volume to the bestselling Lent book, The Hearts Time, which delighted readers with its thoughtfully chosen selection of poems and biblically sensitive commentaries. For each day, throughout December to 6 January, the reader is offered a poem (sometimes explicitly Christian, often not) and an accessible commentary which is both critically informed and devotional. The varied range of poets includes: Rowan Williams, Elizabeth Jennings, Edwin Muir, Philip Larkin, Jane Kenyon, Gillian Clarke, George Herbert, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Waldo Williams, P. J. Kavanagh, Ruth Fainlight and William Blake.
Janet Morley has been a successful SPCK author for many years, with books of prayer All Desires Known and Bread of Tomorrow and then the very successful Lent book, The Hearts Time. She worked on resources for Christian Aid and the Methodist Church, but is now retired.
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Born of a Virgin?
Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, tradition and theology ANDREW T. LINCOLN
Many Christians nd the virgin birth a difcult doctrine and are not sure how to handle it. Andrew Lincoln investigates how the Gospel birth narratives function as part of ancient biography, and assesses the likely historicity of the traditions in Matthew and Luke. He then looks at how our views of history and biology affect traditional understanding of the doctrine, and the wider implications for Christology. ANDREW T. LINCOLN is Portland Professor of New Testament, University of Gloucestershire and was Lord and Lady Coggan Professor of New Testament, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, from 1995 to 1999.
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The best book of its kind available. The Christian Century TOM WRIGHT is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of over seventy books, including the popular For Everyone guides to the New Testament and the highly acclaimed series, Christian Origins and the Question of God.
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JAMES WOODWARD is a Canon of Windsor Castle. PAULA GOODER is a theologian, freelance writer and Canon Theologian of Birmingham and Guildford Cathedrals. MARK PRYCE is Bishops Adviser for Clergy Ministerial Education in the Diocese of Birmingham.
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Why Sacraments?
ANDREW DAVISON
In this introductory textbook, Andrew Davison shows that the sacraments are all about Christ and his incarnation, Passion and resurrection. We understand the sacraments properly, he argues, when we see Christ at their centre. On that basis, he explores how the sacraments could belong more rmly at the centre of the Christian life than they sometimes do today. After all, as Tom Wright has pointed out, when Christ left us his interpretation of his passion, he did not leave a long explanation in words; he left us a meal. ANDREW DAVISON is Tutor in Doctrine at Westcott House, where he teaches theology across the ecumenical Cambridge Theological Federation. He moved there in 2010 and before that taught theology at Oxford, and was on the staff of St Stephens House. He has PhDs in both science and philosophical theology.
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Solidly based on sound scholarship . . . accessible to anyone who is interested in the history of Christian worship. Church Times HUGH WYBREW is an Anglican priest who has studied Orthodoxy for many years. He is an Associate Member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion in the University of Oxford, and has served as Secretary of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius, and Dean of St Georges Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem, where he was in close contact with Eastern churches.
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Discernment
Reading the signs of daily life HENRI NOUWEN with MICHAEL J. CHRISTENSEN and REBECCA J. LAIRD
For most people, the very word discernment implies something heady, private, and maybe even elitist. Henri Nouwen, as always, makes seemingly complex things personal, practical, intelligent, and very readable all at the same time! This is a rich and helpful book. Richard Rohr, OFM, author of Falling Upward An absolute gift to mind and soul. Christensen and Laird have seamlessly and thematically woven a luminous tapestry of both Nouwens published and previously unpublished work on discernment. Phyllis Tickle, author of Emergence Christianity HENRI NOUWEN (19321996), world-renowned spiritual guide and counsellor, is the author of Reaching Out, The Wounded Healer, Making All Things New, Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Formation (the latter two also published by SPCK). He was the senior pastor of LArche Daybreak in Toronto, Canada.
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How to Be Wise
Growing in discernment and love ROD GARNER
This intriguing book opens with an unexpectedly entertaining survey of the philosophical and religious roots of wisdom, before focusing on the brooding text of Ecclesiastes. Illumination of a more uplifting kind is then found in the sublime language of the Prologue of St Johns Gospel, and the life and letters of St Paul. In the second part, literature, music, the human emotions and, nally, silence are engagingly presented to us as having considerable signicance in matters of faith and our human journey. August 2013 9.99 ISBN: 978 0 281 06893 7 Paperback 144 pp CANON DR ROD GARNER is an Anglican priest, writer and theologian working in the Diocese of Liverpool, and the author of several books, including On Being Saved: The roots of redemption (DLT, 2011).
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The result is a book that helps us to look afresh at the Gospels, inviting readers to consider how Jesus grew and developed in his lifes journey, and to appreciate the ways in which Jesus reected the outlook of his times, while noting how his message would have stood out as unique. DAVID BRYAN is Director of Studies and Tutor for Ordinands with the Lindisfarne Regional Training Partnership, having previously taught Biblical Studies at Cranmer Hall, Durham; Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; and the Queens Foundation, Birmingham. An expert on research into the historical Galilee, he is co-chair of the Jesus Seminar of the British New Testament Conference and has written numerous articles relating to Jesus Studies.
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July 2013 10.99 ISBN: 978 0 281 07095 4 French flaps 160 pp
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Rhythms of Remembering
An everyday ofce book HANNAH WARD and JENNIFER WILD
While morning and evening prayer vary according to the seasons of the Christian year, the shorter ofces of midday and night prayer (Compline) do not. They are complete as set out here no need for a Bible, or to nd things in other parts of the book. An ideal way to express the ceaseless activity of prayer! HANNAH WARD and JENNIFER WILD are freelance writers and editors. They have both spent part of their lives as members of Anglican religious orders.
August 2013 9.99 (10.99 from Feb. 2014) ISBN: 978 0 281 07079 4 French flaps 144 pp
Still Caring
Christian meditations and prayers DOROTHY M. STEWART
There comes a time when a loved one needs more looking after than can be provided at home. Dorothy M. Stewart, whose husband suffers from dementia, found herself in just this situation. Still Caring offers help in negotiating the practical problems carers may face, and sensitive reections on the spiritual and emotional trials of considering residential care, including that great bugbear: guilt. DOROTHY M. STEWART is an experienced writer and editor of anthologies, including One Day at a Time: Meditations for carers, published by SPCK in 2010. 23
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