Short description: What did the early Christians wear? What did they eat? What did they talk about over the dinner table? What recreations did they enjoy? These are among the questions answered in th
Suffolk is a county renowned for the beauty of its many parish churches, but for many visitors the physical language in which they speak, that of stained glass, engraved fonts, and hammerbeamed roofs,
A ground-breaking study of the development of education in art and design in Britain from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present day, providing an extraordinary depth of information about
Too often when people enter into conflict with an eye on how to resolve it, manage it or transform it, they loose sight of the people involved and the desired end. Too often justice and peace serve as
Most Christian readings of the Abraham narratives focus pretty narrowly on such themes as Abraham's faith and righteousness, and God's promises to him and Sarah, but Gossai (religious studies, Georgia
During the mid-Victorian era, William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the most famous literary figures in London. Thackeray's life was very private and family oriented. Aplin, author of Correspondence
This book takes you on a journey that unpacks and demystifies what spiritual growth is and how it unfolds. The aim is to set you on your own path toward genuine, personal spiritual transformation. The
Are humans just complex biochemical machines, mere physical parts of a causally closed materialist universe? Are we approaching the so-called ‘Singularity’, when human consciousness can (and will) be
It’s obvious that Jesus fulfilled prophecies about the promised Messiah – or so the gospels make it seem. But the real story is more complex, and more compelling. In hindsight, we can see that Jesus h
There is within all theological utterances something of the ridiculous, perhaps more so in Christianity, given its proclivity for the paradoxical and the childlike. Few theologians are willing to disc
Christians have always turned to the Sermon on the Mount for inspiration. In Life Can Begin Again, Helmut Thielicke, himself one of the great preachers of the 20th Century, comes to grips with what is
The profusion of medieval churches in Norfolk provides not only examples of beautiful church architecture, but also records life in their communities and offers an insight into the history of medieval
"Since his death in 1942, St Ives has become marinated in the spirit of the naïve painter, Alfred Wallis. Naum Gabo, the Russian Constructivist, felt that Wallis’s gift as an artist wa
This is the remarkable story of the colony of artists who were inspired by the people, landscape and light of West Cornwall. Now internationally celebrated, they are forever to be associated with the
Religion has been a major influence on the development of science over the past two millennia. The Truth about Science and Religion tells the story of their interaction, examining fundamental topics s
Most Americans know the story of Pocahontas, but not the fact that she was a Christian, and the reasons for her dramatic conversion. Pocahontas had a history-altering encounter with Jesus Christ.
