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How Then Shall We Live?
Reflections deal with issues that matter Author is a renowned preacher, broadcaster, and internationally known ethicist Essays by a preeminent Anglican figure on the salient issues of our time, “issues on which I believe the Church should have a view,” says Wells. The issues run the gamut from social, political, personal, life-cycle to theological. Some of the issues treated include Islam, migration, the rise of religious extremism, dementia, Israel, marriage, LGBTQ identity, domestic violence, death, shame, old age, retirement, assisted dying, ecology, obesity, inequality, Brexit, and the Trump presidential election. “Sam Wells arguably has the liveliest, most agile, best informed, cr...
Life of David Ross
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Be Not Afraid
A popular preacher and ethicist offers down-to-earth help on facing and overcoming common fears in the life of faith.
A Nazareth Manifesto
A Nazareth Manifesto is an eloquent and impassioned ecumenical proposal for re-envisioning Christianity's approach to social engagement away from working "for" the people to being "with" them. Questions the effectiveness of the current trend of intervention as a means of fixing the problems of people in distressed and disadvantaged circumstances Argues that Jesus spent 90% of his life simply being among the people of Nazareth, sharing their hopes and struggles, therefore Christians should place a similar emphasis on being alongside people in need rather than hastening to impose solutions Written by a respected priest and broadcaster and renowned Christian ethicist and preacher Supported by historical, contemporary, exegetical and anecdotal illustrations
Writing
With emphasis on the key writing objectives at text and sentence level, the Writing: Steps to Success series offers a radical new approach to improving students' writing skills and developing their understanding of the skills required to progress to higher levels. Improvement in writing is targeted and achieved through review, investigation, analysis and supported practice. Writing: Steps to Success Level 3 to 4+ is written by authors who have many years experience in the teaching of English and expert knowledge in the field of Education. It provides focused support and explicit guidance, which enables pupils to produce high-qualtiy work, while at the same time, allows them the freedom to try out fresh and exciting new ideas.
Crafting Prayers for Public Worship
This is an inspirational and practical guide for all who help to lead the intercessions in regular worship or to offer prayers in public worship on specific occasions. It aims to empower and equip lay people and clergy alike to offer heartfelt, informed, thoughtful and appropriate prayers on behalf of the people of God for God’s world.Crafting Prayers for Public Worship:• considers what public prayer is and offers practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls.• explores prayer as an integral part of worship and the kinds of speech we need (and don’t need) to address God. • reflects on the basic structures and shape of the prayers we create, staying rooted in scripture, the answers we can expect with confidence, becoming part of the answer ouselves, and other practicalities • offers a wide range of templates and examples.
David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor
Sheppard first came to prominence as a cricketer in the 1950s. An opening batsman, he was selected for England while still at Cambridge, and later captained his country. In the 1960s Sheppard was a leading figure in the campaign to sever sporting links with South Africa, a crucial factor in the ending of apartheid. Converted in his first year at Cambridge, Sheppard was ordained into the Church of England in 1955. His curacy in Islington gave him a passion to serve the church in the inner city, a calling he fulfilled as warden for twelve years of the Mayflower Centre in Canning Town. Following his appointment as Bishop of Woolwich in 1969, he published a major text about his work in urban are...
