Hub: SCM Press

    • John Weaver (2010)

      Beginning with explorations of how we understand science and interpret the Bible, the text moves on to discuss five key areas in which science and theology are engaged in a search for understanding.

      Science, Faith, Bible

    • Victoria Harrison (2007)

      This book should provide readers with some feel for the extremely wide variety of forms of religious thought, many of which to date remaining relatively unknown to all but a few specialists.

      Comparative Religion, Modernity, Modern Thought, Philosophy of Religion

    • Edward Dowler (2011)

      This book aims to stretch and challenge readers who are relatively new to this subject, and yet be kind to them, by explaining ideas patiently and carefully, without heavy academic name-dropping or use of unnecessarily technical language.

      Ethics

    • Geoffrey Harris (2009)

      This book does not separate Paul the practitioner and planner of missions and Paul the thinker and debater. It seeks to reconcile Paul the intellectual and Paul the man of action, to give a more rounded account of Paul’s life and work.

      Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Paul

    • Richard Cooke (2009)

      This book is an introduction to the New Testament by means of historical study, suitable both for beginning students and also for those who want to reacquaint themselves with the study of the New Testament.

      Keywords: Bible, New Testament

    • Simon Patrick Woodman (2008)

      This book serves as an interpretative aid to all who are interested in exploring the meaning of the letter of Revelation and its implications for those living in the modern West.

      Bible, New Testament, Revelation, Letter

    • Alexander S. Jensen (2007)

      Understanding texts, one’s self, God and the world are at the heart of the theological enterprise.

      Hermeneutics, Theology

    • William Kay (2009)

      This book gives a global overview of Pentecostalism in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia while tracing interconnections between these continents.

      Ecclesiology, Pentacostalism

    • Anthony Reddie (2012)

      The book shows the diversity and vibrancy of Black Theology as an international movement that emerged not in the context of the academe but from the lived experiences of Black people and yet has gained recognition as an academic discipline.

      Political Theology, Black Theology

    • Mike Higton (2008)

      This book provides offers an up-to-date, accessible introduction to one of the core subjects of theology. Written for second and third-year university students, it shows that Christian Doctrine is not a series of impossible claims to be clung to with blind faith. .

      Keywords: Doctrine, systematic theology

    • Paul Hedges (Ed.) and Allan Race (Ed.) (2008)

      This book deals with the main underpinning philosophical and theological perspectives, and critiques range of different approaches that Christian's may take in relating to those of other faiths.

      Keywords: Multi-faith, Mission, Doctrine

    • Alastair Hunter (2006)

      This book ducks none of the complexities and challenges of the genre, but admirably clarifies many issues. it will be a source of great interest to devotees of the biblical text who wish to learn more about its inner structures and meaning.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Wisdom

    • Alison Jack (2012)

      This book explores the crossover between attempts to read the Bible as literature and to read the Bible in literature. It seeks to assess what form a truly inter-disciplinary approach to the reading of the Bible would have to take.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies

    • Gwen Griffith Dixon (2005)

      This book considers a range of questions present in the world's many religions and philosophical traditions, giving attention to Continental European and Eastern philosophy as well as to Anglo-American thinking.

      Keywords: Continental European, Eastern philosophy, Religious Studies

    • Eric Maroney (2006)

      This textbook explores Judaism, Christianity and Islam, using compelling examples of how syncretism works and looks, to show how these three religions have adopted customs and conceptions of other religions, most often acquiring practices from pagan predecessors and neighbours.

      Keywords: Continental Philosophy, Eastern philosophy, Religious Studies, Philosophy of Religion

    • Karen E. Smith (2007)

      This book brings together biblical, historical and pastoral reflections on the nature of Christian spirituality within community.

      Keywords: Christian spirituality, community, pastoral theology

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      Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski (2010)

      Studies in the history of the early Church and Patristic theology.

      Doctrine, Patristics, Early Church

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      David Holgate and Rachel Starr (2006)

      This introductory book goes beyond offering guidance on how to do exegesis; it is also intended as a practical tool to help readers develop good interpretative strategies for themselves.

      Biblical Studies, Interpretation, Exegesis, Hermeneutics

    • Stephen Spencer (2007)

      This book explores the nature of Christian mission in contemporary post-modern society by examining the main historic types of mission in the Christian tradition, how they were forged in the cross currents of history and how they are expressed today.

      Keywords: Mission, Post-Modernity

    • Stephen Burns (2018)

      This revised edition of Liturgy comes 12 years after the original book.

      Liturgy

    • John Holdsworth (2005)

      This book provides an introduction to the Old Testament covering all the core topics provided on a typical first course in the subject area.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Old Testament

    • Stephen Spencer (2013)

      This book provides an introduction to the study of the ways the church has evolved in its corporate life since its birth in the first century.

      Keywords: Ecclesiology, Doctrine, Church History

    • Peter K. Stephenson (2013)

      This book provides an introduction to the practice of preaching and includes practical exercises that can be used by individuals or by groups.

      Keywords: Ministry, Preaching

    • Margaret Whipp (2013)

      The book aims to develop pastoral wisdom and integrity through a critical integration of theology and the human sciences.

      Keywords: Ministry, Pastoral Care

    • Ross Thompson and Gareth Williams (2008)

      This book is designed as a lucid and comprehensive introduction to spirituality for students of all religious backgrounds, especially those coming to the subject for the first time.

      Keywords: Christian Spirituality, Pastoral Theology

    • Ian Boxall (2007)

      This accessible guide covers the main areas tackled in introductory New Testament courses, such as the contents and diversity of the New Testament, how the texts came to be written and collected, their relationship to Jesus of Nazareth, and the nature of the canon.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Exegesis, Interpretation

    • Stephen Dawes (2010)

      This book introduces readers to mainstream scholarship on the Psalms and to the Psalms themselves, not least their major theological themes.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Psalms, Wisdom

    • Jean Dorricott (2005)

      This undergraduate textbook provides an introduction to the apparently incompatible subjects of religion and science. Part One explores the nature of god as revealed by scientific miracles. Part Two considers the historical relationship between science and Christian theology.

      Apologetics, Science, Theology

    • Ross Thompson (2006)

      This book looks by looking at general ideas of sacraments and ritual, the Old Testament practices and the response of Jesus and the Early Church. In turn it looks at the growth of sacramental theology up to the Reformation and since then.

      Worship, Sacraments, Pastoral Theology, Ecclesiology

    • Andrew Pratt (2010)

      This book offers a practical introduction for those who are training for ministry, both lay and ordained.

      Worship, Sacraments, Pastoral Theology, Ecclesiology, Ministry Skills

    • Jeff Astley (2010)

      Engages readers by developing theological conversations between his or her own 'ordinary theology', on the one hand, and the theological resources of ecclesiastical and academic theology, on the other.

      Doctrine, ordinary theology

    • Ian Boxall (2007)

      Up to date and accessible, this book describes the world out of which the New Testament came, and what can be known of the key figures of Jesus and Paul, before discussing the 27 books in turn.

      Bible, New Testament, Biblical Studies, Jesus, Paul, Exegesis, Interpretation

    • Stephen Spencer (2010)

      Aimed at students preparing for ministry, it presumes no prior knowledge of the subject and offers helpful overviews of Anglican history, liturgy, theology, Canon Law, mission and global Anglicanism.

      Bible, New Testament, Biblical Studies, Jesus, Paul, Exegesis, Interpretation

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      Neil Messer (2006)

      A wide ranging introduction to Christian ethics that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. It introduces a range of approaches to Christian moral reasoning and discusses numerous practical ethical issues.

      Ethics

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      Judith Thompson, Ross Thompson, Stephen Pattison (2019)

      This book offers newcomers a step by step introduction to understanding what theological reflection is and helps them to explore which of the methods introduced best suits them and their particular situation.

      Ethics

    • Vincent J. Donovan (1978,1982)

      The premise of this book is that every theology or theory must be based on previous missionary experience, and that any theory or theology which is not based on previous experience is empty words, of use to no one.

      Mission

    • Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2015)

      Perhaps Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s most radical book, this reading of the Sermon on the Mount has influenced many Christians throughout the world over the last 50 years.

      Discipleship

    • Elaine Graham, Heather Walton and Frances Ward (2005)

      This book aims to enable participants to engage in patterns of theological reflection that are richer in the sources they draw on, more diverse in their knowledge-base and more rigorous and more imaginative.

      Practical Theology, Theological Reflection, Reflective Practice

    • Elaine Graham, Heather Walton and Frances Ward (2007)

      This book is a companion volume to Theological Reflection: Methods and assembles a selection of primary sources in order to demonstrate each method in greater detail.

      Theological Reflection, Practical Theology

    • Helen Cameron, Deborah Bhatti, Catherine Duce, James Sweeney, Clare Watkins (2010)

      This book aims to help its readers to find more faithful ways of relating the whole of theology and the complexities of practice.

      Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Reflective Practice, Theological Reflection

    • Jane Leach and Michael Paterson (2010)

      This book focusses on the need to develop structures of support and accountability and to build frameworks for life-long learning within the Church.

      Ministry, Supervision, Pastoral Care

    • David Goodhew, Andrew Roberts and Michael Volland (2012)

      Written for anyone training for church leadership who is concerned to see the Christian Church effectively connect people with Jesus Christ

      Keywords: Ecclesiology, Missiology, Leadership

    • Michael Moynagh (2012)

      Church for Every Context addresses the theology and methodology of Fresh Expressions/church planting.

      Keywords: Ecclesiology, Mission, Church Planting

    • Jessica Rose (2013)

      This clear and accessible book offers a fresh perspective on the application of psychology in a wide range of pastoral activity.

      Keywords: Pastoral Theology, Ministry, Psychology

    • Ralph McMichael (Ed.) (2014)

      This book, by range of leading Anglican theologians, presents a contemporary Anglican theology rooted in its sources but reaching into the future.

      Keywords: Theology, Anglicanism

    • Heather Walton (2014)

      This book offers a stimulating, provocative and accessible book that will be of use to students and practitioners who are seeking ways to use their own experience in the work of spiritual and theological reflection.

      Keywords: Theological Reflection

    • Sally Nash and Jo Whitehead (Eds.) (2014)

      This book provides a comprehensive overview of Christian youth work, drawing together practice, theory and theology in a format which is both engaging and informative.

      Keywords: Youth Ministry, Youth Work, Ministry

    • Eric Stoddard (2014)

      This book argues that practical theology as a discipline does not at present fulfil its radical potential and addresses some directions that the discipline needs to take in order to respond adequately to changing social, ecclesial and global circumstances.

      Keywords: Practical Theology, Discipleship

    • Hywel Clifford (2016)

      This book offers guidance and enrichment for first time and experienced readers of the Old Testament.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Old Testament

    • Mark Earey (2013)

      This book asks whether the framework of canon law, notes and rubrics within which Common Worship operates is any longer fit for purpose.

      Keywords: Ministry, Church, Liturgy, Worship

    • Laurie Green (2015)

      The book introduces us to Britain’s poorest housing estates and uses the radical edge of contextual theology to present a prophetic challenge to each one of us, and to a Church which is reluctant to respond seriously to the challenges of the Beatitudes.

      Keywords: Ministry, Poverty, Contextual Theology

    • Michael Moynagh (2017)

      This book explores the theology and practice of new and emerging forms of church, focussing this through the lens of Trinitarian Theology and Ecclesial Innovation.

      Keywords: Ecclesiology, Mission, Fresh Expressions

    • Andy Milne (2016)

      This book is a resource to help people involved in fresh expressions, pioneering, youth work and mainstream church ministry. It explores God's calling, teamwork, how to plan, worship and much more.

      Keywords: Ecclesiology, Mission, Pioneer

    • Richard Sudworth(2017)

      This book uses the vexed subject of Christian-Muslim Relations to provide the presenting arena to explore what political theologies enable the Church of England to engage with the diverse public square of the twenty-first century.

      Keywords: Islam, Mission, Interfaith

    • Ray Gaston (2017)

      Demonstrating a new and innovative approach to interfaith engagement, this book argues for theological reflection on the multi faith reality of our society to focus on the practice of Christian interfaith engagement, drawing on the tools of contemporary practical theology.

      Keywords: Interfaith, Practical Theology, Mission


    • Andrew Davison and Alison Milbank (2013)

      This book argues that forms of church should be more determined by our theological traditions than by the surrounding culture, and show that the traditions of the parish church represent ways in which time, space, community are ordered in relation to God and the gospel.

      Keywords: Church, Fresh Expressions, Ecclesiology

    • Neil Pembrook (2017)

      Foundations of Pastoral Counselling offers a completely new approach to its subject through an integration of philosophical ideas, theological thought and psychotherapeutic psychology.

      Keywords: Ministry, Pastoral Care, Counselling

    • Justin Thacker (2017)

      This book suggests deeply theological answers to questions around the effect of capitalism on global poverty and whether aid is really a sustainable long term solution for the world’s poor.

      Keywords: Globalisation, Poverty, Social Justice

    • Walter Bruggeman (2017)

      This book suggests that the covenant of God in the witness of biblical faith speaks now and demands that its interpreting community should resist individualism, overcome commoditisation, and thwart the rule of empire through a life of radical neighbour love.

      Keywords: Old Testament, Public Theology

    • Kate Bruce (2015)

      Imagination can help to engage the hearer in a sermon which seeks to evoke rather than to inform. Imagination frames how we see the world and ourselves in it. As such it has a vital role in how preachers see the preaching task itself.

      Keywords:Ministry, Imagination, Preaching

    • Zoe Bennett and Christopher Rowland (2016)

      The Bible forms a key part in the development of critical theological thinking and reflection on experience. Equally, to understand how we as individuals read the bible, we need to be critically aware of our own stories and context.

      Keywords:Biblical Studies, Hermeneutics, Practical Theology

    • Helen Cameron (2015)

      This book draws upon the increased activism of local churches and links it to effective use of democratic processes to achieve justice for the people with whom they have a pastoral relationship.

      Keywords: Ministry, Political Theology, Church

    • Doug Gay and Duncan Forrester (2009)

      This book shows how Christian worship in its many and changing forms interacts in significant and interesting ways with its varying contexts - cultural, social, political, economic..

      Worship, Ecclessiology, Church, Liturgy

    • David Heywood (2017)

      Drawing on the discipline of adult education and his own research into the way people learn, this book explains how churches can become learning communities in which people grow as disciples and find their place in a collaborative pattern of ministry.

      Keywords: Church, Discipleship, Learning, Collaborative Ministry

    • Vaughan Roberts and David Sims (2017)

      This innovative and original book builds on qualitative thinking about organizational narrative and argues that it can provide significant insights into how churches function, which is much more in keeping with their ethos and history.

      Keywords: Leadership, Ministry, Management

    • Cathy Ross and Steve Bevans (2015)

      This book brings together a number of the biggest names in the field in this edited volume of essays on mission. Each contributor considers mission through the lens of "prophetic dialogue".

      Keywords: Mission, Diologue

    • E P Sanders (2016)

      This book gives a detailed study of the life paul and a close reading paul's letters offers profound wide-ranging insights into legacy man without whom christianity would not be what it is today.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, New Testament, Paul

    • Nicholas Taylor (2016)

      Drawing on recent scholarship on the Pauline tradition within early Christianity, this book examines Paul's theology of baptism and highlights its practical application in ministry today.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Paul, Baptism

    • Joanna Collicutt (2015)

      This book focuses on the psychology of character, virtue and spirituality.

      Keywords: Ministry, Formation, Psychology

    • Bert Dicou (2017)

      This book seeks to reclaim the Bible for a Christianity that is open to society and keen on participating in conversation about major issues.

      Keywords: Biblical Studies, Hermeneutics

    • David Heywood (2011)

      This book places mission at the heart of the Church's life, explaining the way in which the Church's understanding of mission has developed over the past generation and showing how the shape of the Church and its ministry grow out of the mission of God

      Keywords: Mission, Ministry, Church

    • Helen Cameron (2009)

      This book offers the missing link between missiological thinking and the practical theological thinking about the task of mobilising local churches.

      Keywords: Mission, Church, Practical Theology

    • Mark Earey (2012)

      This book is an introduction to the principles and skills of 'pastoral liturgy'. It offers an overview of the ways that worship can be a means of pastoral care, such as ways that Sunday worship can extend care to those who attend, but is focused on those acts of worship which begin with a particular pastoral need.

      Keywords: Worship, Liturgy, Pastoral Care

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      Bob Mayo (2016)

      Bringing together sociological observation and theological insight to shape sound practical theological reflection.

      The Parish Handbook

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      Helen Cameron and Catherine Duce (2013)

      This book proposes to bring together three elements for the benefit of those researching practice in ministry and mission.

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      John Swinton and Harriet Mowat (2006)

      The latest thinking in practical theology; of how to use theological learning in practical situations, is fully explored in this new edition of an established textbook.

    • Helen Morris (2019)

      In Flexible Church, Helen D. Morris speaks to this issue by proposing an ecclesiology for innovative expressions of church that is grounded in biblical texts whilst self-consciously and intentionally developed for the contemporary Western milieu.

      Ministry, Ecclesiology

    • Tom Wilson (2019)

      Written for ordinands and those preparing to minister in neighbourhoods where interfaith and intercultural dialogue are essential, Tom Wilson argues that rather than a threat to churches, interfaith dialogue is an important tool for discipleship.

      Ministry, Interfaith, Discipleship

    • Jenni Williams (2019)

      The story told in the Book of Isaiah is one of power, fall, loss and restoration. It speaks not only to its own time and place but to us today in a world of political unpredictably, upset and division – in such a world, what does the Kingdom of God really mean?

      Bible, Old Testament

    • David Jasper (2018)

      Focussing upon the Church of England and the Anglican tradition, this book traces the history of `liturgical language' as it begins in the Early Church, but with particular emphasis upon the English Reformation liturgies.

      Ministry, Worship

    • Cathy Ross & Colin Smith (20)

      Missional Conversations introduces the reader to key themes in contemporary mission through global conversations between theory and praxis, this book takes the form of a conversation between reflective practitioners - both those in academia and with those who are practically engaged.

      Mission

    • Hannah Steele (2017)

      The emerging church movement has quickly become one of the fastest growing ecclesiological phenomena in the west today. But there is still a debate to be had about whether accessibility should trump Christian orthodoxy.

      Ministry, Ecclesiology

    • Stefan Paas(2019)

      Pilgrims and Priests blends this experience with a thorough analysis of relevant biblical, historical, sociological, theological and spiritual sources that bear relevance to missional identity in the challenging circumstances presented by the secular West.

      Mission

    • Deryn Guest, Robert Goss, Mona West (2015)

      The Queer Bible Commentary brings together the work of several scholars and pastors known for their interest in the areas of gender, sexuality and Biblical studies.

      Bible, Biblical Studies

    • Helen Cameron, Philip J. Richter, Douglas Davies (2005)

      This practical handbook - aimed at final year undergraduates, Masters-level students, student ministers, church leaders and policy makers interested in local faith communities - guides readers through the various tools, methods of analysis and research skills needed for studying local churches.

      Church, Research

    • Ralph McMichael (2019)

      In The Eucharistic Faith, the first of a significant new systematic theology of the Eucharist, Ralph N. McMichael weaves liturgy and theology together to understand the ways in which theology and Christian faith are, at heart, about the receiving of the gift of Jesus' life in Communion.

      Ecclessiology, Worship

    • Frances Young (2002)

      In lucid and non-technical prose, Young demonstrates how and why the two most familiar Christian creeds - the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed - came into being.

      Theology, Creeds

    • Christopher R. Baker, Elaine Graham Eds. (2018)

      This book offers not only an appreciation of John Atherton's work within a prodigiously large array of disciplines, but also an attempt to ask `what next', taking his work forward and considering where the future of public theology might lie.

      Theology, Public Theology

    • Robert Atwell (2013)

      This book is designed to be a practical guide to ‘leading worship’. Sunday is the shop window of the church and there are few things more important for our mission than getting our worship right.

      Theology, Worship

    • W. C. H Frend (2003)

      This book was first published in 1965, and was based on lectures which Frend gave in Cambridge to students preparing for the Cambridge Certificate of Theology.

      Theology

    • Philip Sheldrake (Ed.) (2005)

      The field of spirituality has changed radically in the twenty years since the late Gordon Wakefield edited the first SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality.

      Spirituality

    • Joe Aldred (Ed.) (2019)

      This collection of essays draws upon the scholarship of eminent academics and practitioners in the field of Pentecostal and Charismatic studies, who together consider the history of pentecostal and charismatic movements, their relationship with mainline Christian churches and their engagement with the social, economic and political world.

      Pentecostal, Charismatic

    • David A. Holgate and Rachel Starr (2019)

      This book offers a framework for interpreting the Bible. It goes beyond showing you how to do exegesis and enables you to relate the Bible to your experience of everyday life.

      Bible, Hermeneutics

    • Carol Tomlin (2019)

      The aim of this book is to examine the discursive practices of African Caribbean Pentecostal preaching in Britain. It explores the origins of modern Pentecostalism emanating from North America and its African roots.

      Preaching, Pentecostalism

    • Harvey Kwiyani (2020)

      Multicultural Kingdom explores some of the causes and implications of ethnic diversity on the British Christian landscape - and the implications on the landscape of theology itself.

      Diversity, Mission

    • Jon Coutts (2019)

      Reflecting theologically on the nature of leadership at the same time as considering the reality of its practicalities, this Study Guide seeks to call it back to theological essentials, locate it in the unique context of the Church, and then re-address modern pressures and needs from within a decidedly Christian framework.

      Leadership, Theology

    • Ruth H. Perrin (2020)

      Ruth Perrin's landmark study of emerging adults who as teenagers described themselves as Christians, reveals what has happened to this apparently "lost generation" - those who have lost faith altogether, those with a faith but who have withdrawn from the church and those with an ongoing active faith which is nonetheless now broader and deeper than previously.

      Faith, Millennials

    • Liz Shercliff (2019)

      Filling a glaring gap in the literature around homiletics, Preaching Women considers reasons why women preachers should preach from their experiences as women, what women bring to preaching that is missing without us, and how women preachers can go about the task of biblical preaching.

      Preaching, Women

    • Doug Gay (2011)

      The Emerging Church movement is a key part of the current landscape of Christianity. The term 'emerging church' is not without its critics.

      Emerging Church, Hermeneutics

    • Al Barrett (2020)

      Drawing on resources from political theologies, and in particular conversation with Graham Ward and Romand Coles, Interrupting the Church's Flow challenges our lazy understanding of receptivity, digging deep to uncover a rich theological seam which has the potential to radically alter how theologians think about what we draw from urban places. It offers a game changing liberative theology rooted not in the global south but from a position of self-critical privilege.

      Political Theology

    • Kirsteen Kim (2012)

      Joining in with the Spirit is an accessible introduction to mission studies - the history, theology and issues of mission, which is up-to-date and supported by contemporary scholarship. It also offers a theological framework for mission, which applies both globally and locally, to help the reader discern the movement of the Spirit of Christ among the many other spirits of this world.

      Spirit, Mission

    • Stephen Pickard (2012)

      Seeking the Church offers students, teachers and scholars an introduction to key themes for a contemporary doctrine of the church.

      Doctrine, Church

    • John Swinton (2012)

      Dementia is one of the most feared diseases in Western society today. Some have even gone so far as to suggest euthanasia as a solution to the perceived indignity of memory loss and the disorientation that accompanies it.

      Pastoral, Dementia

    • Julie Gittoes, Brutus Green, James Heard (2013)

      Generous Ecclesiology seeks to present a positive theological response to the issues raised by Mission-Shaped Church and For the Parish. The former reminds us that the church is to engage in creative and imaginative ways with our missionary calling. The latter affirms the place of inherited patterns and structures which cannot simply be discarded.

      Ecclesiology, Mission

    • Emmanuel Y. Lartey (2013)

      Postcolonializing God examines how African Christianity especially as a practical spirituality can be truly a postcolonial reality. The book offers thoughts as to how African Christians and by that token others who were colonial subjects, may practice a spirituality that bears the hallmarks of their authentic cultural heritage, even if that makes them distinctly different from Christians from the colonizing nations.

      Postcolonialism, Diversity

    • Roger Walton (2014)

      In the midst of a cluster of recent 'how to' books on Christian Small Groups, Disciples Together attempts to set the phenomenon in the broader context of research and theological reflection.

      Discipleship, Formation

    • Zoe Bennett (2014)

      This practical handbook is written by the leader of one of the most successful MA programmes in theology in the UK. It caters for the needs of both undergraduates moving on to study at postgraduate level or of those who are returning to study after years out of education. 

      Study Skills, Theology

    • Sarah Lawrence (2019)

      Using a new interdisciplinary approach to practical theology, A Rite on the Edge, reflects theologically on the findings of research conducted by Sarah Lawrence into baptism in the Church of England and in English culture more widely, using insights and research methods from corpus linguistics. It offers a profound challenge for those struggling to comprehend how `outsiders' understand baptism.

      Baptism, Church

    • Revd Dr. Phillip Tovey, Sally Buck, Graham Dodds (2016)

      Written by two experienced teachers working with Readers and supporting Reader ministry, this resource offers a fresh look at Reader ministry and thus a resource for Readers to consider their own specific ministry as well as for those exploring Reader ministry as a possible vocation.

      Reader Ministry, Vocation

    • Rebecca Nye (2009)

      This book is about children’s spirituality: what it is, why it’s important to protect and nurture it, and how to put spirituality first in your practice.

      Children, Spirituality

    • Tim Lomax (2015)

      Creating Missional Worship explores how contemporary context and Anglican liturgical tradition can be fused together to create engaging and transformative worship.

      Mission, Worship

    • Margaret Withers (2010)

      Mission-shaped Church touched on the importance of involving and nurturing the children and young people in the Church, but only in passing; Mission-shaped Children fills this gap.

      Mission, Children

    • Loveday Alexander (Ed.) & Mike Higton (Ed.) (2016)

      Faithful Improvisation? is both a contribution to a current and sometimes vigorous debate on how the Church trains its leaders and also a practical and theological resource for discerning what the Spirit is saying and then acting upon it in local church contexts.

      Leadership, Church

    • John Swinton (2018)

      In Raging with Compassion, Michael Ramsey prize-winning author John Swinton argues for a practical theodicy, one embodied in the life and practices of the Christian community.

      Redemption, Evil

    • David Male (2016)

      This practical book is for all who are engaged in this form of ministry and it begins by identifying some basic principles from a wide variety of creative examples of pioneer ministry.

      Pioneer, Ministry

    • Andrew Davison (Ed.) (2011)

      This book draws on much that is most vibrant in contemporary theology to develop Christian apologetics for the present day. The contributors are leaders in their fields. They represent a confident approach to theology, grounded in a deep respect for the theological tradition of the Church. They display a perceptive interest in philosophy, and unlike many works of apologetics their interest is in the philosophy of the present day, not only that of previous centuries.

      Apologetics, Ethics

    • Gary O’Neill Liz Shercliff (2018)

      This book breaks new ground in exploring how a model of conversation can be used to lay a foundation for learning which provides a new architecture for both academic curriculum and personal formation.

      Ethics

    • Jon Russell (2018)

      A Preacher's Tale aims to provide not just a theoretical introduction, but a resource that uses sermons in the narrative style to reflect on how to prepare and construct them and how to deliver them effectively in the context of worship. By dramatic story-telling, it invites listeners into enter the text imaginatively and enables them to experience sermons as transformative events.

      Preaching, Exposition, Sermon

    • Meric Srokosz and Rebecca S. Watson (2017)

      Oceanographer Meric Srokosz and the biblical scholar Rebecca Watson offer environmental insights on the sea. They also connect the ocean with other key issues of broader concern-spirituality, economics, chaos, and our place in the world. Each chapter concludes with ideas for discussion and reflection, and for suggested actions in the light of the issues raised.

      Spirituality, Identity, Ecological

    • Stephen Wright (2010)

      Stephen Wright offers a constructive introduction to preaching as an existing and varied practice throughout the church on which it is important to continue to reflect theologically, so that it is executed with developing spirituality, understanding and skill. It discusses the practice of preaching - from its basic theological rationale right through to the dynamics of live communication and its aftermath.

      Preaching, Theological Reflection, Spirituality

    • Victoria Slater (2015)

      Victoria Slater explores the significance of chaplaincy for the mission and ministry of the contemporary Church, discussing the reasons for the recent growth in new chaplaincy roles in the contemporary cultural and church context and providing a theological rationale for chaplaincy along with practical suggestions for the development and support of chaplaincy practice.

      Chaplaincy, Mission, Ministry

    • Tasia Scrutton (2020)

      Offering a theological and biblical account of depression, Tasia Scrutton considers how depression has been understood and interpreted by Christians and how plausible and pastorally helpful these understandings are. It offers an important and well-informed resource for those with, or preparing for, positions of pastoral responsibility within the Christian Church.

      Mental Health, Pastoral, Theology, Biblical

    • Jennifer Strawbridge, Paula Gooder, Craig Keener (2020)

      This commentary looks at foundational themes for the Christian community such as: hope, holiness, suffering, joy, witness, hospitality, exile, resurrection, leadership. Tackling the themes such as: slavery, exile and refugees, patriarchy, hierarchy, oppression, gender justice, and the risk of hospitality.The book engages through commentary and short excursuses, drawing the reader to consider the more difficult questions.

      Commentary, Transformation, Bible

    • Nicola Slee (2020)

      In Fragments for Fractured Times, one of the world's leading feminist practical theologians, Nicola Slee, brings together 15 years of papers, articles, talks and sermons, many of them previously unpublished. Collected from diverse times, places, settings and occasions. Drawing on a wide and diverse range of her writing, Slee demonstrates the richness and variety of feminist practical theological writing.

      Feminist Theology, Practical Theology

    • A.D.A France-Williams (2020)

      The Church is very good at saying all the right things about racial equality. But the reality is that the institution has utterly failed to back up these good intentions with demonstrable efforts to reform. It is a long way from being a place of black flourishing. Unflinching in its critique of the church, Ghost Ship explores the harrowing stories of institutional racism experienced then and now, within the Church of England.

      Racism, Bible, Hermeneutics, Black Theology

    • John V. Taylor, Jonny Baker (2021)

      Based on his Cadbury lectures delivered in 1967, The Go-Between God is now considered one of the most important works ever written on the Holy Spirit and mission. This famous book is a reminder that the Holy Spirit urges us toward a communal humanity. Taylor's is a message especially pertinent in an age of crushing multinational capitalism and a rising tide of individual greed and fear of the Other.

      Holy Spirit, Mission

    • Ben Pugh (2010)

      Theology in the Contemporary World tries to provide the bewildered and intimidated student with a primer that is at once introductory and incisive; approachable and informative. It will help those training for ministry to recover their fascination for the subject of theology and how it could apply to their future ministry.

      Theology, Ministry

    • Hannah Malcolm (2020)

      With the dramatic rise in people experiencing a profound sense of anxiety in the face of our dying planet, and a consequent need for churches to be better resourced pastorally and theologically to deal with this threat. Words for a Dying World brings together voices from across the world - from the Pacific islands to the pipelines of Canada, from farming communities in Namibia to activism in the UK.

      Public Theology, Ecology, Pastoral

    • Stephen Burns (2006)

      This book is designed as an introductory resource for the study of liturgy at level one in theological colleges and university courses, and will also be of use to local preachers, readers, local ministry teams and clergy wanting to look afresh at liturgy.

      Keywords: Ecclesiology, Worship, Liturgy