Christianity

Using a compelling mix of theological reflection, sociological analysis, real-life case studies and personal experience this book explores ways forward for mission in a rural context in both traditional and fresh expressions of church. This insightful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781625648389Author Henry H Knight, IIIFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

"At the conclusion of my discussions with one group of the Magdalene Women one of those present sang 'Whispering Hope'. A line from that song stays in my mind - 'when the dark midnight is over, watch for the breaking of day'.Let me hope that this day and...

With 360+ pairs of questions and answers, as well as Scripture references to support each teaching, this catechism instructs new believers and church members in the core beliefs of Christianity from an Anglican perspective.About the AuthorJ. I. Packer...

John Julius Norwich expertly examines the history of the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter to the presentOf the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781441178022Author Vivian Boland OpFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Continuum Publishing CorporationPublisher Continuum Publishing Corporation

Attractive, black hardback journalling Bible with high-quality paper and extra-wide ruled margins for note taking and referencing. Includes contrasting endpapers, two ribbon markers, a presentation page and elastic strap closure. The New International...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990685156Author Hugh Ross WilliamsonFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Arouca PressPublisher Arouca PressWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

The Greek of 2 Corinthians is some of the most complex of any New Testament text, displaying Paul's full range of rhetorical strategies. Long's analysis of the soaring rhetoric locates Paul's letter within the first-century Mediterranean world, employing...

* What is the standard view of history is completely wrong? * What if science and writing developed from an advanced prehistoric civilisation in the British Isles? * What is written evidence in the Dead Sea Scrolls records megalithic history and provides...

Boy meets girl. Boy and girl go on romantic dates. Boy and girl establish healthy boundaries, share their hearts and fall in love. Boy buys ring. Girl says, aEURO~yesaEURO (TM). Boy and girl get married ... If only it was this simple! How do you...

Ever since the first century, Christians have regarded the book of Isaiah as a high point of the Old Testament prophetic literature. Its key themes, such as the suffering servant, deliverance from exile, and new creation, have been viewed as reaching...

Do You Believe? Today we're flooded with opinions and ideas. And they all might be interesting, but are they true? Would you die for them? Benjamin Myers re-introduces the Apostles' Creed. He helps us to see how difficult and counter-cultural the...

This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852449813Author Michael O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint GracewingPublisher GracewingWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944967703Author Eugenia Scarvelis ConstantinouFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Ancient Faith PublishingPublisher Ancient Faith Publishing

Spend a month in the company of St Augustine, with sixty-two reflections to enrich your mornings and evenings. '[The Confessions] has a perennial power to speak, even though written virtually sixteen centuries ago.' - Henry Chadwick, translator of...

An all-in-one introduction to Messy Church. When you need to introduce your children's workers, family coordinators and church leaders to the concept of all-involving, activity-based, new-to-church worship, this is the quick-to-read resource that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936270002Author Peter E GillquistFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Conciliar PressPublisher Conciliar PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible? Many biblical characters faced huge obstacles too, until God brought a ‘but’ into the situation that changed their circumstances in a powerful way. When God ‘buts’ in he isn’t meddling or interfering, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780862098056Author Geoffrey MoorePage Count 1216Imprint Kevin Mayhew LtdPublisher Kevin Mayhew Ltd

With a beautiful foiling pattern on both the book and box, silver gilt edges, family tree and ribbon marker, this Bible marries together the traditional with the modern for an ideal Christening memento.With over 400 million Bibles in print, the New...

A perfect gift with pages dedicated to highlighting the initial sacraments in any Catholic's faith journey published in the readable NRSV.Celebrate the important milestones of the Catholic faith with the Holy Scriptures. This edition features a...

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small groups in Greek and Roman antiquity. Organized around the workplace, a...

A new edition of Gregory Dix's masterpiece, still essential reading for students and scholars and in print constantly for fifty years. Dom Gregory Dix's classic account of the development of the Eucharist rite continues to be the definitive and...

'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet'The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting world-views. The Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recounts how, slowly and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838255602Author John MoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint FortunePublisher Fortune

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641234009Author A J GordonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Whitaker HousePublisher Whitaker HouseWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm *...

The Renaissance and Reformation were exciting times of learning and discovery - they pushed the boundaries of accepted thought. The repercussions of this, however, were that they left in their wake a period of universal uncertainty. The centuries-old...

Small enough to take with you everywhere you go, this pocket Bible will ensure you have the Word of God at hand at all times. With a pastel mint soft imitation leather cover and matching zip, the Bible pages will be kept tidy and clean.This lovely gift...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683701798Author Catherine MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Evergreen FarmPublisher Evergreen FarmWeight(grams) 1205g

In lucid and non-technical prose, Young demonstrates how and why the two most familiar Christian creeds - the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed - came into being. She describes how creeds originated in instruction before baptism and have their roots...

The place of religion in public life continues to be a much-debated topic in Western nations. This book charts the changing role of hospital chaplains and examines through detailed case studies the realities of practice and the political debates which...

The Open Churches Trust, founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has endorsed the reissue of this unique children's guide to church buildings. It aims to be a fun introduction to its subject, with cartoons, diagrams and fact boxes throughout.Book InformationISBN...

Byzantium has recently attracted much attention, principally among cultural, social and economic historians. This book shifts the focus to philosophy and intellectual history, exploring the thought-world of visionary reformer Gemistos Plethon (c...

In this famous essay, late theologian J. I. Packer analyzes Scripture and the works of early Reformers to defend the truth of Christ's substitutionary suffering and death, the heart of the Christian gospel.About the AuthorJ. I. Packer (1926-2020) served...

In the year 726 C.E., the Byzantine emperor Leo III issued an edict declaring images to be idols, forbidden by Exodus, and ordering all such images in churches to be destroyed. Thus commenced the first wave of Byzantine iconoclasm, which ran its violent...

Fools. Rebels. Ignorant peasants.That's how the Roman world saw the first Christians. Led by fishermen, tax collectors and renegade Pharisees, the first Christians shunned power and welcomed the poor and uneducated. Roman commentators mocked their...

Gravity and Grace was the first ever publication by the remarkable thinker and activist, Simone Weil. In it Gustave Thibon, the farmer to whom she had entrusted her notebooks before her untimely death, compiled in one remarkable volume a compendium of...

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality is a comprehensive single-volume introduction to Christian spirituality, and represents the most significant recent developments in the field. Offers a thoroughly interdisciplinary, broadly ecumenical,...