Rule and Exercises of Holy Living (Treasures from the Spiritual Classics S.)
by Jeremy Taylor
This volume commemorated the 50th anniversary of the installation (1941) of Eric Milner-White as Dean of York. He undertook the restoration of the Minster glass after the War, added considerably to the furnishings and fabrics in the building, and promoted the development of the distinguished musical tradition of York. The improvement of the Minster Library was among his major contributions. His permanent influence on York was not confined to his work for the life and worship of the Minster, but...
History of the Mission House of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States
by Charles B Durborow
"I came late to Christianity," writes Sara Miles, "knocked upside down by a mid-life conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread. I hadn't decided to profess an article of doctrine, but discovered a force blowing uncontrollably through the world." In this new book, Sara Miles tells what happened when she decided to follow the flesh and blood Jesus by doing something real. For everyone afraid to feed hungry strangers, love the unlovable, or go to dark places to bless and heal, she...
History of the Sussex County Association of Change Ringers
by David Kirkcaldy
What Anglicans Believe in the Twenty-first Century (Continuum Icons)
by David L Edwards
This new edition of the 1974 classic What Anglicans Believe is for the very different world of the twenty-first century and its powerful new preface examines the whole question of belief. David Edwards' purpose is to present a straightforward account of what many Anglicans believe. He writes honest answers to the questions that many are asking of their faith and the Church. He aims to help Anglicans all over the world to understand their own tradition and what it can offer them. A list of quest...
From his vantage point in the nineteenth century, John Henry Newman offers much needed clarity to the twenty-first century, an age characterized by significant tension between science and religion and by a marginalization of the humanities. As a philosopher, theologian, priest, and man of Letters, he sheds light on our modern age by distinguishing between the different ways reason functions in science, religion, and literature. During his time, in response to a looming crisis in both religion an...
Much beloved broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray recounts her great love affair with Butch the Chihuahua. There was always a dog. If not real, then imagined. As a lonely only child, Dame Jenni Murray longed to have a dog. She had only Timmy her imaginary pooch for company until her fifth birthday when her parents bought her a beautiful little puppy -- Taffy the Corgi. This was to be the start of a life-long passion for man's best friend. Having been a small dog owner all her adult life, in her fift...
The Church of Ireland's Book of Common Prayer is an all-in-one volume containing everything necessary for public worship and personal devotion. The authorised prayer book of the Church of Ireland, it is treasured and used on a daily basis by clergy and laypeople alike. Contents include: * Two orders for Holy Communion; * Morning and evening prayer for Sundays; * Compline; * Daily prayer for weekdays; * The occasional offices: baptism, confirmation, marriage and funerals; * Resources for ministr...
This is a study of the liturgical arrangement of Anglican churches in the period between the Reformation and the Oxford Movement. Based both on surviving buildings and on a wide range of archival sources, it documents internal changes, such as in-seating plans, and the reasons behind them. In the course of the book the author challenges many widely-held assumptions about the liturgical outlook of the Pre-Tractarian period, and about the impact of ecclesiology on the Church of England. In particu...