| A
selection
of books
we
hope will
be of interest.
Exploring Faith
Prayers and Spirituality
Poetry
Vocation
Ordained Ministry
Women’s Ministry
Reader Ministry
Being Anglican
New Ways of Being Church/Popular Culture
Children and Young People
Mission and Evangelism
Other Faiths
Courses for People Exploring Faith
Exploring Faith
Live
for a Change
Francis Dewar
(DLT 1988)
God
of Surprises
Gerald Hughes
(DLT 1996)
Christianity
Explored
Rico Tice,
Barry Cooper
Paternoster
Lifestyle
(2002)
The
Great Divorce
C S Lewis
Letters to
Malcolm Chiefly
Concerning
Prayer
What’s
the Point
of being
a Christian?
Timothy Radcliffe
Continuum
International
Publishing
Group (2005)
Why
Jesus
A short introduction
to the Christian
Faith by
the Revd
Nicky Gumbel
Awareness
Anthony De
Mello SJ
Zondervan
Publishing
House (1990)
Simply
Christian
Tom Wright
SPCK (2006)
The
Secret
Message
of Jesus
Brian McClaren
Nelson (Thomas)
Publishers,
U.S. (2006)
The
Lost Message
of Jesus
Steve Chalke
Zondervan
Publishing
House (2003)
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Prayers and Spirituality
Be with me: A collection of prayers and reflections
Published by the Mothers' Union of this diocese
(MU can be found at Carrs Lane Church Centre, Carrs Lane,
Tel:
0121 643 0938)
Sadhana – A Way to God
Anthony de Mello SJ
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc (1984)
Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life
Dennis Linn, Francisco Miranda (Illustrator)
Paulist Press International, U.S. (1995)
Time to Pray
Morning and night prayer throughout the week
Church House Publishing (2006)
Praying Like a Woman
Nicola Slee
SPCK (2004)
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Poetry
The
Poets’ Christ:
An anthology
of poetry
about Jesus
Compiled
by David
Winter
Lion
Press
The
Faber Book
of Religious
Verse
Edited
by Helen
Gardner
Faber
The
Oxford Book
opf Christian
Verse
Edited
by Donald
Davie
Oxford
University
Press
All
the Days
of my life:
poems to
console & inspire
Edited
by Philip
Davies
Dent
Collected
Poems 1945-1990
R.S.Thomas
JM Dent
Collected
Later Poems
1988-2000
R.S.Thomas
Bloodaxe
Books
The
Complete
English Works
George Herbert
Everyman
Collected
Poems 1909-1962
TS
Eliot
Faber
The Complete
English Poems
John
Donne
Penguin
New
Collected
Poems
Elizabeth
Jennings
Carcanet
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Vocation
How to Find your Vocation *
John Adair
Canterbury Press (2000)
On Call
Stuart Buchanan
BRF (2001)
Called or Collared *
Francis Dewar
SPCK (2000)
Live for a Change
Francis Dewar
DLT (1988)
This is our Calling *
Charles Richardson
SPCK (2004)
A Call to Live
Steve Walton
Triangle (1994)
Books or courses marked with a *
are available from the
Diocesan Office.
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Ordained Ministry
Being a Deacon Today:
A Distinctive Minsitry in the Church and the World
Rosalind Brown
Canterbury Press (2005)
Being a Priest Today *
Christopher Cocksworth and Rosalind Brown.
Canterbury Press (2002)
Ministry in Three Dimensions *
Steven Croft
DLT (1999)
An Introduction to Christian Ministry
Gordon Kuhrt
CHP (2000)
The Fire and the Clay *
George Guiver (ed)
(SPCK 1993)
Priests in a People's Church *
George Guiver (ed)
SPCK (2001)
The Christian Priest Today *
Michael Ramsey
SPCK (1972)
Ministry and Priesthood *
Alastair Redfern
DLT (1999)
Books or courses marked with a *
are available from the
Diocesan Office.
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Women’s Ministry
Jobs for the Boys?
Women Who Became Priests
Liz and Andrew Barr
Hodder and Stoughton (2001)
Voices of This Calling
Christina Rees (ed)
Canterbury (2002)
A New Strength, A New Song
Margaret Webster
Mowbray (1994)
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Reader Ministry
Bridging the Gap:
Reader Ministry Today
Kuhrt, Gordon and Nappin, Pat
CHP (2002)
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Being Anglican
The Anglican Undersatnding of the Church:
An Introduction
Avis, Paul
SPCK (2000)
Why I am still Anglican
Chartres, Caroline
Continuum (2006)
Being Anglican
Redfern, Alistair
DLT (2000)
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New Ways of Being Church/Popular Culture
The McDonaldisation of the Church
John Drane
DLT (2000)
The Shaping of Things to Come
Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch
Hendrickson (2003)
Church Next
Eddie Gibbs and Ian Coffey
IVP (2001)
Emerging Church
Michael Moynagh
Monarch (2004)
Mission-Shaped Church
Church House Publishing (2004)
Virtual Faith
Tom Beaudoin
Jossey Bass Wiley
The Prodigal project
Mike Riddell et al
SPCK Publishing (2000)
Liquid Church
Pete Ward
Hendrickson Publishers Inc., U.S.
Reel Spirituality
Robert K. Johnston
Baker Academic (2007)
Hollywood Worldviews
Brian Godawa
InterVarsity Press (2002)
Eyes Wide Open:
Looking for God in popular culture
Willliam D Romanowski
Brazos Press (2001)
Threshold of the Future
Mike Riddell
SPCK Publishing (1998)
A Churchless Faith
Alan Jamieson
SPCK Publishing (2002)
Church on the edge
Stoddard & Cuthbert
Authentic Media (2006)
Youth Congregations & the Emerging Church *
Graham Cray
Grove Books Ltd (2002)
Books or courses marked with a *
are available from the
Diocesan Office.
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Children and Young People
Offering the Gospel to Children
Gretchen Wolff Pritchard
Cowley Publications (1992)
Better than Halloween
Nick Harding
Church House Press (2006)
The Spirit of the Child
David Hay and Rebecca Nye
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2006)
Let the Children Come to Communion
Stephen Lake
SPCK Publishing (2006)
When Kumbaya is not enough:
A practical theology for Youth Ministry
Dean Borgman
Hendrickson Publishers Inc., U.S. (1997)
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Mission and Evangelism
Christianity Rediscovered
Vincent Donovan
SCM Press (2001)
Transforming Mission:
Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
David J. Bosch
Orbis Books (USA) (1992)
Beyond the Good Samaritan
Ann Morisy
Geoffrey Chapman (2003)
Journeying Out
Ann Morisy
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (2006
Explorations:
The Road to Growth
Bob Jackson
Church House Publishing (2005)
Mission-shaped Parish:
Traditional church in a changing world
Paul Bayes, Tim Sledge, John Holbrook,
Mark Rylands, Martin Seeley
Church House Publishing (2006)
Evangelism:
Which Way now? An evaluation of Alpha etc *
Mike Booker and Mark Ireland
Evangelism Among Retired People *
Arthur Creber
Lost For Words:
A course in evangelism for adults, teenagers and children *
Penny Frank
Telling Others *
Nicky Gumbel
Natural Evangelism *
J.John
Books or courses marked with a *
are available from the
Diocesan Office.
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Other Faiths
Understanding Islam:
The First 10 Steps
Chris Hewer
SCM Press (2006)
The Cross and the Crescent *
Colin Chapman
Intervarsity Press (2003)
(Also available as a course from CMS: sales@cms-uk.org
The Life We Share.
An interfaith (Christian/Islam) Study Pack *
USPG
Celebrating Difference, Staying Faithful
Andrew Wingate
DLT (2005)
Faith Meeting Faith
Elizabeth Harris
Methodist Publishing (2004)
Books or courses marked with a *
are available from the
Diocesan Office.
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Courses for People Exploring Faith
Alpha
Nicky Gumbel
Published by Kingsway
Christianity Explored Handbook:
videos, study guide and paperbacks *
Rico Tice
Essence (includes CD)
A couse for spiritually aware adults
Rob Frost
Emmaus
A contact, nurture and growth course
Church House Publishing
Start *
Robin Gamble
CPAS
Books or courses marked with a *
are available from the
Diocesan Office.
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