William Morris is one of the most admired figures of the Victorian era. Studies of his Art and his life fill the shelves of libraries. Yet, for all this accessibility, an air of uncertainty has always
If it were once believed that the freedom of churches should be restricted to bring greater control to missions, Roland Allen sets out to overturn this conception.
Achieving a PhD in Biblical Studies raises questions about different stages of the process commonly encountered by those who venture into the academic world. In Prepare, Succeed, Advance, Nijay K. Gup
As experiences of suffering continue to influence the responses of identity groups in the midst of violent conflict, a way to harness their narratives, stories, memories, and myths in transformative a
Butts (professor and former chairman of The Children's Books History Society, England) offers a collection of essays that discuss and track the changing face of British children's literature from the
Why do men’s testicles hang outside the body? Why does our appendix sometimes explode and kill us? And who does the Designer like better, anyway – us, or squid? These and other questions are addressed
This book is a highly significant study on the concept of Christian discipleship as it was forged in response to the Nazi tyranny. There is no shortage of studies on the stances of the German churches
In AD 597 St Augustine arrived at Canterbury to preach the gospel to fine heathen English, and St Columba died on Iona. In this book Douglas Dales has produced a major new work on fine context and leg
How you eat affects the planet - and everyone else on it. What you eat might literally cost the earth. It also has implications for your health, for the grower or producer, and for the way you think a
The author examines the nature of Old Testament theology, and compares Old Testament literature with reference to The Illiad and The Odyssey and the religious literature of Egypt and Babylonia. He tra
A stimulating and enticing selection of the writings and witticisms of the early 19th century liberal cleric and founder of 'The Edinburgh Review', arranged thematically along with biographical extrac
Christianity stands or falls by what is believed and thought about Jesus. Brunner's thorough and provocative analysis of the biblical doctrine of the person and the work of Christ, establishing Jesus
Environmental issues appear deceptively simple: science tells us what the problems are and how to solve them, and, for Christians, the Bible motivates us to care for creation. And yet, both in society
A biography of the journalist and children's editor and writer, Arthur Mee (1875-1943). It draws on approximately 700 letters sent by Mee to his friend John Derry, as well as letters between Mee and A
Examines both the development of aesthetic theory and its practical applications in different environments. The author traces the way in which ideas about simplicity, clarity and lack of ornamentation
Should Christianity's theological face remain largely European and North American in the twenty-first century in the wake of the expansion of Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin Americ
University teacher and parish minister Puskas asked Robbins (religion and philosophy, Azusa Pacific U., California) to help revise the 1989 first edition of his introduction to the modern study of the
Presents a collection of apocryphal and pseudepigraphic texts from the 1st and 2nd centuries, of which some are: "The Dialogue of the Saviour", "Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 840", "The Gospel of the Hebrews",
Raising Good Children explores the pressures and difficulties of bringing up children in the twenty first century, from babies and toddlers through to problematic teenagers. This is a guide which sugg
Short description: Maurice is now recognised as one of the most influential liberal thinkers in nineteenth-century England, and Theological Essays, first published in 1853, is the formal and mature st
As a writer and prophet Dostoevsky was no academic theologian, yet his writings are deeply theological: his life, beliefs, even his epilepsy, all had a role in generating his theology and eschatology.
Follow 13-year-old Jamie in this book, the first in a trilogy drawing inspiration from "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift, "Mistress Masham's Repose" by TH White, and the beautiful and mysterious
A book aimed specifically at the 18-28 age group and those around them, Facing Grief deals frankly, sensibly and compassionately with the effects of bereavement on the young adult.The particular needs
The third and final part of Andrew Daltons trilogy, about the adventures of Jamie and his tiny friends who secretly live in the picturesque garden of Malplaquet. After a freak accident, Jedekiah Biddl
Short description: Brunner's thesis is that responsibility is the key to personality, and that the Biblical doctrine of man as created in the image of God, and therefore capable of responding to God's
