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

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

Tradition: A Feeling for the Literary Past: The Literary Agenda (Lerer Seth)(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

Everyday Stories: The Literary Agenda (Bowlby Rachel)(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

Reading and the Reader: The Literary Agenda (Davis Philip)(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

Literature and the Public Good: The Literary Agenda (Rylance Rick)(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

The Humanities and Everyday Life: The Literary Agenda (Levenson Michael)(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

Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century: The Literary Agenda (Wolf Maryanne)(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

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,

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

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

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

Silence and Honey Cakes (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

The Archbishop of Canterbury explores the lessons we can learn from the wisdom and spirituality of the desert

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

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

Weapons of the Viking Warrior (Williams Gareth)(Paperback)

Drawing upon contemporary literary and historical accounts from the North Atlantic to the Arab world, surviving examples of weapons and armor, and practical experimentation and reconstructions by modern weapon-smiths and re-enactors, Weapons of the Viking Warrior casts new light on how Viking

Living Weapon (Phillips Rowan Ricardo)(Paperback / softback)

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONLiving Weapon is a love song to the imagination, a new blade of light homing in on our political moment. Living Weapon is a piercing, flaring collection from 'a virtuoso poetic voice'

Lion's World - A Journey Into The Heart Of Narnia (Williams Lord Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

A compelling account of the Narnia novels, unlocking their Christian symbolism and exploring the moral and spiritual wisdom that C. S. Lewis intended to convey. Answers contemporary critics of Lewis (such as Philip Pullman) over charges of sexism, violence and racial

Christ on Trial - How the Gospel Unsettles Our Judgement (Williams Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

Bringing the gospel accounts of the trial and resurrection of Christ vividly to life, Christ on Trial shows how the words of the disciples still relate directly to us today. The trial, conviction and death of an innocent man 2000 years ago has particular resonance in an era when atrocities from

The Mystery of Christ: Meditations and Prayers (Ward Keith)(Paperback)

'Keith Ward . . . makes complex matters readily accessible.'Rowan Williams At the heart of Christian faith lies a vision of Christ present at the beginning of creation, in the crucified and risen Jesus, and at the end of all things. This vision retains its ancient power and gains new depth as it is

Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale (Melville Herman)(Paperback)

Herman Melville's masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Over a century and a half after its publication, Moby-Dick still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story

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

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 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