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This is the incredible true story about a Middle Eastern refugee who changed the course of the world forever. This impoverished Middle Eastern refugee lived and died in Palestine some 2,000 years ago. But the world was expecting him long before he was born. His birth had been mystically foretold by astrologers for hundreds of years, yet the rulers of his day dreaded his coming. This humble carpenter became a magnet for the poor and oppressed, a symbol of love and mercy, who transformed the lives and restored the health and purpose in all who encountered him. The local elite and governing rulers eventually tortured him and put him to death in the most violent and public of ways. Yet that was only the beginning. In the years since, billions of people have dedicated their lives to this man and have testified to his truth.
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Ten great historic pilgrim routes of Western Europe, inspiration for today’s long distance walker
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From the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did monasticism change over the thousand years or so of the Middle Ages? Andrew Jotischky traces the history of monastic life from its origins in the fourth century to the sixteenth. He shows how religious houses sheltered the poor and elderly, cared for the sick, and educated the young. They were centres of intellectual life that owned property and exercised power but also gave rise to new developments in theology, music, and art. This book brings together the Orthodox and western stories, as well as the experiences of women, to show the full picture of medieval monasticism for the first time. It is a fascinating, wide-ranging account that broadens our understanding of life in holy orders as never before.
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A magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the last 1,400 years.
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A woman’s tale of the transformative power of walking Britain’s ancient pilgrim paths
‘Raw, honest, powerful. I couldn’t put it down.’ Cerys Matthews
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A Times History Book of the Year 2022
A TLS Book of the Year 2022
‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
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As a woman in the early 1980s, Clarissa Phipps is unable to pursue her vocation to the priesthood. Instead, she joins the BBC’s religious affairs department, where she is sent to interview celebrated artist, Seward Wemlock, about the panels he is painting for an ancient Cheshire church. 30 years on, Clarissa, now rector of that same church, chances upon Brian, the chief bell-ringer and husband of her closest friend, fondling 15-year-old David. Dismissing David’s claim that they are in love, Clarissa is obliged to act. Will she choose friendship or conscience, sympathy or her official duty of care? The fallout from that choice forces her to reflect on the controversy over Wemlock’s panels and her concerns about his relationship with the teenagers who modelled for Adam and Eve. Had she acted on the whispers that reached her at the time, how many lives would have turned out differently?
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In response to the devastating loss the world faced during the pandemic, Pope Francis was inspired to write a book to help people find hope and meaning. God is joyful, he writes. And God’s compassion is no less than the deepest expression of God’s joy, and the heart of all Christian preaching. The liberating revolution of the Gospel is encapsulated here. We are not supposed to carry burdens heavier than those we already have, but to bear witness to a new, beautiful and surprising horizon: to share a joy that has been prepared for everyone. From the anxieties of the age to the importance of nature, this book encourages readers to look outside themselves to embrace authentic beauty, change attitudes that exclude others, overcome life’s challenges with courage and, trust that joy and hope are still possible, even in challenging times; for joy has the last word – always.
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‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
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Dan Jones’s epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.
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Dan Jones’s epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.
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TV star, former SAS soldier, Guinness World Record holder, author and the first ever Chief Ambassador to World Scouting, Bear Grylls is an inspiration for youngsters who want to make the most of life’s adventures. In his recent bestseller ‘Soul Fuel’ Bear revealed for the first time the inspiration that helps him to stand strong and find peace each day. Now ‘Soul Fuel for Young Explorers’ takes his message and inspires children and young people to find courage and confidence in this source too. Bear offers seventy reflections along with stories from his own life.
