Faith in the Public Square (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

Faith in the Public Square (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation. His views are consistent and orthodox and yet he has been consistently misunderstood - especially in relation to his views on contemporary society, public morality and the common good. In this, the final published work

On Christian Theology (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

This distillation of 20 years of Rowan Williams' pastoral and academic work tackles many of the most searching questions of theology and society at the end of the twentieth century. Collects the work of a prominent writer and serving bishop on the history of Christian theology and spirituality

Rowan Williams in Conversation - with Greg Garrett (Williams Lord Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

A unique opportunity to sample the rich and wide-ranging thought of Rowan Williams, as he talks about the spiritual issues and intellectual passions that are most dear to his

Holy Living: The Christian Tradition for Today (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams writes frankly on belief, Christianity and the place of religion today. Apart from being a scholar and theologian, Rowan Williams has also demonstrated a rare gift for writing plainly and clearly about essentials of the Christian faith. In Holy Living,

Christ the Heart of Creation (Williams Rowan)(Pevná vazba)

In this wide-ranging book, Rowan Williams argues that what we say about Jesus Christ is key to understanding what Christian belief says about creator and creation overall. Through detailed discussion of texts from the earliest centuries to the present day, we are shown some of the various and

Public Burning (Coover Robert)(Paperback)

A controversial best-seller in 1977, The Public Burning has since emerged as one of the most influential novels of our time. The first major work of contemporary fiction ever to use living historical figures as characters, the novel reimagines the three fateful days in 1953 that culminated with the

Hamlet in Analysis: A Trial of Faith (Williams Meg Harris)(Paperback)

This novel, originally entitled A Trial of Faith, is an exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet in the form of a novel tracing the course of a Kleinian analysis. It is an experiment in literary criticism as much as in fiction, and was written in collaboration with psychoanalyst Donald

Meeting God in Paul (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

Fresh insights into Paul's revolutionary message by one of the world's greatest living theologians. Rowan Williams explores the essentials of Paul's thought for complete beginners - as well as for those who've read Paul's letters many times before and want to see them in a fresh light. Written at a

Why Study the Past? (new edition) - The Quest for the Historical Church (Williams Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

Blue Labour: Forging a New Politics (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, and the worst recession for over seventy years, Britain has witnessed one of the most turbulent eras in politics since the Second World War. The dominant political and capitalistic system has come under close scrutiny; and the 2008 financial crash and

Sir William Rowan Hamilton (Hankins Thomas L.)(Paperback)

One of the most imaginative mathematicians of the nineteenth century, Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) changed the course of modern algebra with his discovery of quaternions in 1843. Although Hamilton's work was largely theoretical, his ideas came to have invaluable practical applications

Faith in Children (Lamont Ronni)(Paperback)

In most churches, Christian education for children is run by enthusiastic volunteers from the worshipping community. But how much support and training do they receive? Do they get the opportunity to explore and apply principles of child development or current theories of faith development? And to

Candles in the Dark (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

'As we contemplate the coming months, not knowing when we can breathe again, it's worth thinking about how already the foundations have been laid for whatever new opportunities God has for us on the far side of this crisis.'Rowan Williams offers these words of wisdom and many more in Candles in the

The Green Face (Meyrink Gustav)(Paperback)

'Of the volumes available to the English public, The Green Face, first published in 1916, is the most enjoyable. In an Amsterdam that very much resembles the Prague of The Golem, a stranger, Hauberisser, enters by chance a magician's shop. The name on the shop, he believes, is Chidher Green;

Guilty Ones (Ellis Joy)(Paperback / softback)

Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman faces the most difficult case of his life. His sister-in-law, Sarah, disappears to London and throws herself into the river. As a woman with a seemingly happy home life and two beloved sons, what drove her to

Open to Judgement (new edition) - Sermons and Addresses (Williams Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

The Hidden and the Manifest: Essays in Theology and Metaphysics (Hart David Bentley)(Paperback)

Rowan Williams says that David Bentley Hart 'can always be relied on to offer a perspective on the Christian faith that is both profound and unexpected.' The Hidden and the Manifest, a new collection of this brilliant scholar's work, contains twenty essays by Hart on theology and metaphysics

Sloths: A Celebration of the World's Most Misunderstood Mammal (Hartston William)(Paperback)

In public estimation, sloths have undergone an astonishing transformation in the course of the past few years. Thanks largely to YouTube clips posted by the sloth orphanage in Costa Rica, sloths have attracted a vast audience of admirers. Instead of seeing them as ridiculous anachronisms of which

The BBC: Myth of a Public Service (Mills Tom)(Paperback)

The BBC: the mouthpiece of the Establishment? The BBC is one of the most important institutions in Britain; it is also one of the most misunderstood. Despite its claim to be independent and impartial, and the constant accusations of a liberal bias, the BBC has always sided with the elite. As Tom

Public Relations: The Basics (Smith Ron)(Paperback)

Public Relations: The Basics is a highly readable introduction to one of the most exciting and fast-paced media industries. Both the practice and profession of public relations are explored and the focus is on those issues which will be most relevant to those new to the field: The four key

Letters Written in France (Williams Helen Maria)(Paperback)

The first and most important of eight volumes chronicling the French Revolution to an England fearful of another civil war. The author's twenty-six letters recounting old regime tyranny and revolutionary events provide both an apology for the Revolution and a representation of it as sublime

Wayward Women: Female Offending in Victorian England (Williams Lucy)(Paperback)

We most often think of the Victorian female offender in her most archetypal and stereotypical roles; the polite lady shoplifter, stowing all manner of valuables beneath her voluminous crinolines, the tragic street waif of Dickensian fiction or the vicious femme fatale who wreaked her terrible

The Rigger: Operating with the SAS (Williams Jack)(Paperback)

For most people, climbing a ladder to clear the gutters is a challenge. Jack Williams and his colleagues in the specialist signals unit supporting the SAS in Northern Ireland had to climb towers and maintain vital communications - often in full view and under fire from terrorists.This is the

The Tragic Imagination: The Literary Agenda (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities. The category of the literary has always been contentious. What is clear, however, is how