Church Life between the Metropolitan and the Local. Parishes - Parishioners and Parish Priests in Seventeenth-Century Mexico (Lundberg Magnus)(Paperback / softback)

Church Life between the Metropolitan and the Local. Parishes - Parishioners and Parish Priests in Seventeenth-Century Mexico (Lundberg Magnus)(Paperback / softback)

Rector's Wife (Trollope Joanna)(Paperback / softback)

For twenty years, Anna Bouverie, as a priest's wife, has served God and the parish in a variety of ways. When her husband fails to gain promotion to archdeacon and retreats into isolated bitterness, and the bullying of her daughter at the local comprehensive reaches an intolerable level, Anna

Parish Councillor's Guide (Clayden Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Offers coverage of various aspects of the law and practice of parish, town and community councils in England and Wales. This work also incorporates changes in the law. It is suitable for new councillors and

Parish: An Anglican Theology of Place (Rumsey Andrew)(Paperback)

The Anglican parish is uniquely embedded in English culture and society, by virtue both of its antiquity and close allegiance with secular governance. Yet it remains an elusive and surprisingly overlooked theme, whose 'place', theologically, is far from certain. Whilst ecclesiastical history has

A Little History of the English Country Church (Strong Roy)(Paperback)

The first narrative history of the English parish church -- from the first buildings erected in Anglo-Saxon times to its uncertain future in the twenty-first century. A richly illustrated elegy, and a plea for the preservation of the country church. 'From the Hardcover

Ministry in Three Dimensions - Ordination and Leadership in the Local Church (Croft Steven)(Paperback / softback)

Morvern: A Highland Parish (MacLeod Norman)(Paperback)

A reissue of Norman MacLeod's nineteenth-century bestseller - but with a difference. The names and places which the author attemptedto conceal, because of the political correctness of the time, are

Complete Father Brown Stories (Chesterton G K)(Paperback / softback)

The character of Father Brown, brought to life by Mark Williams, is based on a real parish priest and the idea that priests, through hearing Confession, know the worst of human nature more than anyone, including the

Human Happiness (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback / softback)

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in this work are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at

Illustrated Natural History of Selborne (White Gilbert)(Paperback / softback)

First published in 1789, this is a study of the flora and fauna of the parish of Selborne in Hampshire. This volume also includes the author's correspondence with the two distinguished naturalists, Thomas Penant and the Honourable Daines

Medieval Tiles (Lemmen Hans Van)(Paperback)

During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Many medieval tiles disappeared during nineteenth-century restorations but the designs lived on in the copies made by Victorian tile manufacturers. The

The Parish (Taylor Alice)(Paperback)

In a series of vignettes of life in her own village, Alice Taylor reasserts the priorities of public space and social

The Secrets of Pain (Rickman Phil)(Paperback)

Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mother, and exorcist, works for the Diocese of Hereford in a remote village on the border of England and Wales. Cozy? Not in the least.The elite warriors of the Hereford-based SAS know all about pain and the enduring of it. Syd Spicer, ex-SAS trooper, has

A Short History of the Reformation (Parish Helen L.)(Paperback)

When, in October 1517, Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, he shattered the foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther's seismic action, and protest against the sale of indulgences,

Norfolk Summer: Making the Go-Between (Hartop Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

A story of the making on location of this classic film at a seventeenth-century mansion in the Norfolk countryside, starring Julie Christie and Alan

Freedom and Death (Kazantzakis Nikos)(Paperback / softback)

The context is Crete in the late nineteenth century, the epic struggle between Greeks and Turks, between Christianity and Islam. A new uprising takes place to rival those of 1854, 1866 and 1878, and the island is thrown into confusion yet again. The life of the local community continues shakily,

Anne Clifford's Autobiographical Writing, 1590-1676 (Malay Jessica L.)(Paperback)

Anne Clifford describes the dramatic and tragic events of her life in the seventeenth century. Of how she danced in the masques of Inigo Jones, experienced both joy and abuse in her two marriages, lost and gained an inheritance, and successfully defended her rights against kings and armies. All

Introduction to the Devout Life(Paperback / softback)

Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva in the early seventeenth century. He was known as a preacher, evangelizer, and spiritual director, and he founded the congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary. In the preface, he states that anyone with courage and determination can live in the world without

Counternarratives (Keene John)(Paperback / softback)

Ranging from the seventeenth century to our current moment, and crossing multiple continents, Counternarratives' stories and novellas draw upon memoirs, newspaper accounts, detective stories, interrogation transcripts, and speculative fiction to create new and strange perspectives on our past and

A Kingdom of Love (Mann Rachel)(Paperback)

Trans woman writer and Anglican parish priest, Rachel Mann, interrogates the place of faith and myth in a secular

The Slave (Singer Isaac Bashevis)(Paperback)

Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without her, and the two escape together to a distant

Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy: Theory, Issues, and Practice (Parish-Plass Nancy)(Paperback)

The integration of animals into the therapy setting by psychotherapists has been a growing trend. Psychological problems treated include emotional and behavioral problems, attachment issues, trauma, and developmental disorders. An influential 1970s survey suggests that over 20 percent of therapists

Family Moskat (Singer Isaac Bashevis)(Paperback / softback)

In the topsy-turvy years between the dawn of the twentieth century and the dark days of 1939, the Moskat family battled on. In Warsaw, where saints mingle with swindlers, tough Zionists argue with mystic philosophers, and medieval rabbis rub shoulders with ultra-modern painters, life is inexorably

The Life Written by Himself (Petrov Avvakum)(Paperback)

Moscow in the middle of the seventeenth century had a distinctly apocalyptic feel. An outbreak of the plague killed half the population. A solar eclipse and comet appeared in the sky, causing panic. And a religious reform movement intended to purify spiritual life and provide for the needy had