The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church
10 best books like The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church (Church of England): Extreme Devotion, The Enchiridion on Faith Hope and Love, John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology, The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality, Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas, The Women's Bible Commentary with Apocrypha, Introduction to Christian Worship, The Beauty of Christ through Brokenness, Meditations with Meister Eckhart, The Christian Tradition 5: Christian Doctrine & Modern Culture since 1700
| Author | The Voice of the Martyrs |
| ISBN | 0849917395 |
Christians were persecution 2000 years ago. Christians ARE persecution today Over and over as you read this book, you are challenged.As I read each day's devotional I see an example of incredible, sacrificial faith in Jesus Christ. And each day I am pushed to ask myself: what kind of faith do I have. Do...
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
| ISBN | 1565481240 |
Written as a favor for a friend this little work is a wonderful explanation of the Christian faith. A true catechism from which, throughout the history of the church, other catechisms have drawn and learned including the recent Catechism of the Catholic Church which quotes Augustine extensively....
John Wesley is recognized as the founder of Methodism. An acclaimed preacher, Wesley travelled extensively on horseback and drew large crowds for his outdoor sermons. A contemporary of William Wilberforce, Wesley was a strong voice opposing slavery in England and the United States. His influence...
| Author | Carl McColman |
| ISBN | 1571746242 |
In popular usage, "mysticism" typically refers to New Age or Eastern forms of spirituality. However, the mystical tradition is also an important component of the Christian tradition. At its heart--and much like its expression in other faith traditions--Christian mysticism is an ancient practice...
| Author | R.S. Thomas |
| ISBN | 0753811057 |
Is there a good way to write poetry? In the late Sixties, like many thousands of other unwashed urchins, I encountered RS Thomas at school in a slap-in-the-face poem that has puzzled me ever since.
You remember Davies? He died you know
With his face to the wall, as the manner is
Of the poor...
In the critically acclaimed best-seller, Women's Bible Commentary, an outstanding group of women scholars introduced and summarized each book of the Bible and commented on those sections of each book that have particular relevence to women, focusing on female charecters, symbols, life situations...
Introduction to Christian Worship
| Author | James F. White |
| ISBN | 0687091098 |
Introduction to Christian Worship, Third Edition traces the development of the major forms of Christian worship, and includes discussion of the newest service books of the principal churches of North America and the British Isles. This staple of liturgical history is used widely in Protestant seminaries...
This is a beautiful book that showed me, or helped me to understand, for the first time just what it means for a person to be "broken."
Life is FULL of difficulties on this earth, and at times it is nearly impossible to deal with things of the flesh and to remember that things of the spirit are far more...
| Author | Matthew Fox |
| ISBN | 0939680041 |
Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality. This tradition affirms humanity’s potential to act divinely, and it embraces life--living and dying, growing old and sinning, groaning and celebrating--as...
| Author | Jaroslav Pelikan |
| ISBN | 0226653803 |
Jaroslav Pelikan begins this volume with the crisis of orthodoxy that confronted all Christian denominations by the beginning of the eighteenth century and continues through the twentieth century in its particular concerns with ecumenism. The modern period in the history of Christian doctrine,...
| Author | Diarmaid MacCulloch |
| ISBN | 0300074484 |
Thomas Cranmer, the architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, was the archbishop of Canterbury who guided England through the early Reformation—and Henry VIII through the minefields of divorce. This is the first major biography of him for more than three decades, and the first for a century...
| Author | Rowan Williams |
| ISBN | 0664232132 |
What does it mean to believe in God? Can God possibly be almighty in the midst of so much evil and disaster? How am I to understand the meaning of Jesus Christ's ministry and resurrection? To what purpose is the church called? And what does it really mean to follow Christ in today's broken world? Tying together...
| Author | Iain H. Murray |
| ISBN | 0851517838 |
Iain Murray's Evangelicalism Divided provocatively reviews fifty years (1950-2000) of change in the evangelical world. This time period was one where lack of suspicion was held up as a Christian virtue, a stark contrast to Paul's exhortations (1 Cor. 14:20).
During this time Martyn Lloyd-Jones...
| Author | Christopher L. Webber |
| ISBN | 0819218200 |
The perfect book for inquirers and new members, as well as current Church members who may be unfamiliar with some of the Church s history, beliefs, and practices. This new introduction to the history, polity, spirituality, worship, and outreach of the Episcopal Church is written in an easy-to-read...
The Oxford NRSV Bible offers readers an unbeatable combination of quality construction, affordability, and the most accurate translation of the Bible available today.
Churches and homes across America overwhelmingly choose the NRSV for its easy-to-understand translation and its sensitivity...
The Gospel According to John
| Author | Leon L. Morris |
| ISBN | 0802825044 |
Recognizing the central importance of the Fourth Gospel in any series on the New Testament, Morris devoted more than ten years to preparing this volume. Written with considerable acumen and a thorough knowledge of the previous scholarly work on the Johannine text, The Gospel according to John is one...
| Author | N.T. Wright |
| ISBN | 0802843204 |
Taking the Lord's Prayer clause by clause, Wright locates this prayer within the historical life and work of Jesus and allows the prayer's devotional application to grow out of its historical context. Grasping the Lord's Prayer in its original setting can be the starting point for a fresh understanding...
| Author | Chester P. Michael |
| ISBN | 0940136023 |
I enjoyed this book and the connection between temperament and prayer style. I found the assessment of prayer preferences to be spot on. I taught parts of this book to my Sunday school class and they enjoyed being introduced to new styles of prayer. If I had any criticism of the book is that it is extremely...
Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels, NRSV
| Author | Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. |
| ISBN | 0840774842 |
In Walter Wink's "Introduction to the Christian Scriptures" class at Union Theological Seminary in New York we were assigned the task of going through the four canonical gospels, magic markers in hand, noting the parallels that existed between two or more of the texts in the Revised Standard Version...
The most comprehensive book of its kind, the new edition of the Christian Theology Reader collects more than 360 readings that illuminate the key doctrines, point of views, intellectual developments, and theologies from various factions of Christian history.
Contains 361 readings, drawn...
| Author | The Northumbria Community |
| ISBN | 0060013249 |
The Ancient Paths of Northumbria in northeastern England have been trod by generations of men and women who loved God and followed Jesus, bringing faith, hope, and love to vast numbers of people. Today, the Northumbria Community remains a living expression of this monastic, contemplative stream...
