CANTERBURY PRESS

Theology, says Brian McLaren, is at its best when it is in conversation with the wild world that flourishes beyond our walls and outside our windows and cities. In God Unbound, McLaren follows his love of nature all the way to the Galapagos Islands, where the natural world awakens his soul in a way that organized religion cannot.

God's Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic Mission presents a confident and joyful assertion of the Catholic character of Christian mission and its sacramental nature, exploring the transforming role the Catholic tradition can play in evangelism.

Ann Loades is one of the most significant figures in contemporary theology. Grace and Glory in One Another's Faces is a collection of her best sermons given in cathedrals, college chapels, parish churches and ecumenical contexts around the UK and abroad.

The first in a new series of books explaining serious theology for a popular audience, Grace explores the free, unconditional and limitless love of God. Tackling common misunderstandings, both Protestant and Catholic, it gives an essential overview of one of the most important concepts in the Christian faith.

Offers 52 ready-to-use choral music-themed programmes for occasional celebrations in local churches, or as an alternative to evensong. Great Sacred Music will support the work of the church in drawing in people who would not ordinarily attend a service, but who enjoy its rich choral music heritage.

Sam Wells reflects on the challenges to our understanding of Christ's crucifixion that arise today. Exploring contemporary ideas in history, biblical studies and philosophy, he reflects on six biblical stories and discovers that in the face of these challenges, the cross has an enduring power to shape how we live.

The heart as an image of love is found everywhere in popular culture, yet devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is often dismissed as excessive piety. This rich and deep tradition, that is rooted in scripture and reaches back to the earliest Christian centuries, springs from an understanding of the name and nature of God as love.

A second collection of Malcolm Guite's widely acclaimed columns on the back page of the Church Times