Recent Publications
 
 
The Anglican Communion and Homosexuality
A resource to enable listening and dialogue
 
Philip Groves, ed.
 
Anglicans believe that the Bible, the tradition of the Church and human reason are the channels through which we can hear God speaking to us.
This volume offers clear and accurate resources intended to help bishopsclergy and lay people in the Anglican Communion to listen to God and to one another on the subject of human sexuality, taking into account in particular Resolution 1.10 of the 1998 Lambeth Conference, which encourages a readiness 'to listen to the experience of homosexual persons'. This book is a contribution to the Anglican Communion Listening Process.
 
SPCK
£14.99
 
 
 
God, Gays and the Church
Human Sexuality and Experience in Christian Thinking
 
Lisa Nolland, Chris Sugden & Sarah Finch, eds.
 
In contemporary discussions about human sexuality, great prominence is given to personal stories from gay people. This emphasis can also be seen in recent Christian debates, such as those in the General Synod of the Church of England in February 2007. But it was a one sided testimony, and this book is intended to redress the balance.
 
The Latimer Trust
£9.99
 
 
 
 
Love, Reason, & God's Story
An Introduction to Catholic Sexual Ethics
 
David Cloutier
 
Dr David Cloutier provides readers with a basic understanding of the history of Catholic teaching on sexual ethics, particularly as it has evolved in the last half century. By engaging students in serious intellectual discussion the author encourages them to integrate new information and understandings with the practical questions that affect their lives.
 
Saint Mary Press
£12.95
 
 
Transfiguring Capitalism
An Enquiry into Religion and Global Change
 
John Atherton
 
Transfiguring Capitalism began in the British tradition of relating religion and capitalism, and developed into a four year enquiry into the contribution of religion to global change. The result is a powerful justification of religion's resurgent role in a global contaext alongside empires, capitalism and globalization.
 
SCM Press
£30.00
 
 
 
 
 
Moral, But No Compass
Government, Church and the Future of Welfare
 
A Report for the Church of England and to the Nation
 
In the heyday of Thatcherism the Church of England and the Conservative government of the day locked horns over the principles, policies, and strategic direction of the welfare state. The ensuing public debate, fraught with emotion, led to fundamental shifts in the political climate, not least with regard to the poorest members of UK society.
 
This new major study for the Church of England, drawing on hundreds of interviews and survey questionnaires, describes the modern setting in which the Labour Party's elfare and related voluntary sector policies often are experienced as 'discriminatory', inadequately rooted in evidence and at risk of failing the faith communities.
 
Matthew James Publ.
 
£9. 95
 
 
 
 
In The Eye of the Storm
Gene Robinson
 
A timely, courageous and revealing personal memoir from the figure at the centre of the explosive storm that is changing the face of Anglicanism worldwide.
 
Here, Gene Robinson tells his story. He reflects on his journey of faith, the scandal that his election has caused to some and the affirmation and hope it has brought to countles others who, in various ways, find themselves on the margins in today's world.
 
Canterbury Press
£12.99
 
 
 
The Path of Celtic Prayer
An Ancient Way to Contemporary Joy
 
Calvin Miller
 
As he travelled the Scottish Hebrides, author Calvin Miller sensed God calling him to a fresh adventure in prayer. Glimpsing the island of Iona, in a 'moment of epiphany' he pondered the flame of faith that has burned there for so many centuries, and what he might learn from the spiritual traditions that nurtured such centres of worship. How can the practices of the past breathe new life into our experience of living as Christians today - what can they offer as paths for the future.
 
BRF
£6.99
 
 
Theology for Pilgrims
Nicholas Lash
 
"If God is a stranger in our house, then it is quite certain that our house is not our home". Nicholas Lash's new collection of essays exposes the crisis in our thinking about God which is at the root of our misunderstandings and mistakes about science and politics, ethics and economics, life and death. Opening with a devastating critique of Richard Dawkins, he goes on to discuss the 'impossibility of atheism', disentangles faith and reason, retrieve the legacy of the second Vatican Council, and- amongst many other delights- offer sparkling insights into Diderot and Jospeh Conrad.
 
D L T
£14.95
 
 
 
 
Community and Ministry
An Introduction to Community Developement in a Christian Context
Paul Ballard and Leslie Husselbee
 
All clergy, ministers, church- related community workers and lay leaders need to understand how they and their churches may relate to the community in which they are set, and this is an essential part of their training. This book provides a thorough and professional introduction to the subject.
 
SPCK
£12.99
 
 

 

Radical Orthodoxy

A Critical Introduction

Steven Shakespeare

Radical Orthodoxy is a new, exciting, sometimes baffling and always controversial, trend in theology. It also has a fearsome and off- putting reputation for complexity. Its books are full of detailed arguments and are crammed with philosophical terms in a range of languages.

Here Steven Shakespeare makes accessible Radical Orthodoxy's key arguments and offers explanation and critique of its theology. This jargon- free introduction will help students, clergy and those with an interest in theology to engage both with the movement and with the wider debate about the place of the Church in the world.

SPCK

£14.99