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If You Meet George Herbert on the Road, Kill Him
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 29.95Priestly ministry in the Church of England needs a radical rethink…. George Herbert died in 1633. His legacy continues. His poems are read and sung, and his parish ministry remains the model for the Church of England’s understanding of how and where and why its priests should minister. But there is a problem. The memory of Herbert celebrated... more...
Strangely Warmed
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 14.95A collection of short pieces designed to be read on the bus or in the bath, as one would a magazine column. Each piece takes a wry look at the world and reflects on the questions of faith that arise from the everyday -- the advertising slogan, the church jumble sale...Drawing on the ingredients of scripture, theology and philosophy, Strangely... more...
The Church of England c.1689c.1833
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 46.00This book brings together recent work on the Church of England in the 'long eighteenth century', demonstrating the importance of religion for a full understanding of English life in this period. more...
The Church on Capitalism
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 105.00An examination of the views on capitalism of bishops, academics and business people in the Church of England. Highlighting the richness and distinctiveness of these arguments, it also points to flaws and gaps. Offering a new framework for public theology, Poole urges the Church to take its proper place in re-shaping the global economy. more...
Faith Under Fire
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00After the Great War some texts by British Army veterans portrayed the Anglican chaplains who had served with them in an extremely negative light. This book examines the realities of Anglican chaplains' wartime experiences and presents a compelling picture of what it meant to be a clergyman-in-uniform in the most devastating war in modern history. more...
Crisis and Recovery
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 39.00During the ongoing global financial crisis, a lack of moral and ethical leadership in society has been exposed. The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and Larry Elliott, The Guardian , bring together their thoughts on the issues of ethics and morality in business, with contributions from leading business figures. more...
Tree of Knowledge, Tree of Life
Continuum International Publishing 2006; US$ 75.00The Bishop of one of the richest dioceses in the world, Chartres is passionately concerned with preaching the Christian Gospel. For Chartres wisdom is a way of being in the world, respectful of other human beings, taking life, not for granted, but with thanksgiving to its Author. Having set out his basic theme in the first chapter, Bishop Chartres... more...
Our Man in Rome
Random House 2012; US$ 26.691527. Gregorio 'The Cavalier' Casali is Henry VIII's man in Rome. An Italian freelance diplomat, he charmed his way into the English service before he was twenty. But now he faces an almighty challenge. Henry wants a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and Casali must persuade Pope Clement VII of his master's case. Set against the backdrop of... more...
Christ the Stranger
Continuum International Publishing 2012; US$ 110.00Rowan Williams is a complex, creative and versatilethinker. Not only a theologian and church leader, he is also a poet, atranslator, a literary critic, a social theorist and historian. His imaginativevision brings together the streams of modern literature, patristic theology,Russian orthodoxy, German philosophy and Welsh piety. In this lucid and elegantguide,... more...
Queen Elizabeth II and Her Church
Continuum International Publishing 2012; US$ 75.00The Queen, when she was 21, declared that her whole life whether it was long or short would be devoted to service. At the coronation, she was set apart for service after the example of Jesus Christ. In Her Majestys diamond jubilee year, the Dean of Westminster recalls the coronation, and special commemorations attended by The Queen in Westminster Abbey... more...









