Christian Life

The Catholic tradition offers a rich and varied resource for the Church of England to draw upon. Far from being the preserve of one discrete corner...

In a restless, fast paced world of quick fixes, there is huge value in the way priesthood is, as the ordinal puts it, ‘weighed and pondered’. In th...

When Jesus Calls considers the new approach to vocation in the Church of England and offers a guide for those who are exploring a call to licensed ...

This landmark volume from an influential group of Anglican theologians and practitioners explores a phenomenon that is bubbling up in today's churc...

Samuel Wells explores the key tenets of Christian belief by engaging with the most widely used arguments against religious faith - that it's a crut...

A Year of Grace. Exploring the Christian seasons, by David Hoyle. Most of us think that theology is what you do if you haven't got a life. At best,...

Between the Bells. Stories of reconciliation from Corrymeela. Corrymeela - a Christian community committed to reconciliation, is bounded by bells. ...

A leading poet and a theologian reflect on the Old Testament story of Ruth, a tale that resonates deeply in today's world with its themes of migrat...

Bridgebuilding. Making peace with conflict in the Church, by Alastair McKay. There is a prevailing culture of ‘niceness’ within churches which can ...

Enfolded in Christ, The Inner Life of the Priest, by John-Francis Friendship. Enfolded in Christ is a book about priesthood with a difference. Inst...

Love Mercy is a thoughtful and realistic exploration of forgiveness and making peace from bestselling author and broadcaster Samuel Wells. Utterly ...

The movement for ordaining women in the Catholic Church is rapidly gaining ground. As it does, questions are increasingly being asked about how the...

Pioneering ministry sounds like something you do, something active, even something driven. However, prayer and contemplation are at its heart, payi...

Send My Roots Rain, Refreshing the spiritual life of priests, By Christopher Chapman. The pressure of expectations often means that priests fail to...

Richard Carter swapped a life of simplicity with an Anglican religious order in the Solomon Islands for parish ministry in one of London's busiest ...

Walk Humbly. Encouragements for living, working and being, by Samuel Wells. In the spirit of the popular poem 'Desiderata', world-renowned ethicist...

This is a new combined and enlarged edition of two favourite Canterbury Press backlist titles, Raymond Chapman's Stations of the Nativity and Stati...

This introduction to Christian mindfulness offers a practical guide to mindfulness as a way of Christian living. Over forty days, examples of mindf...

Act Justly is the final book in the trilogy begun by Walk Humbly and Love Mercy, together forming an introduction to Christian faith and life. Taki...

Esther de Waal is one of today's most beloved spiritual writers. In The White Stone, she reflects on the changes and losses that come with growing ...

Gardening and growing has never been so popular, nor has the awareness of why we need to do it been so acute. When Hazel Southam took on an overgro...