CANTERBURY PRESS

The bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses forty poems from across the centuries that express the universal experience of loss and reflects on them in order to draw out the comfort, understanding and hope they offer.

Love's Mysteries reflects powerfully on our fundamental limitations as creatures of flesh and bone, and what our experiences of grief, loss, and fragility tell us about God. Rachel Mann explores what happens when our bodies are under pressure, suggesting that the precariousness of life might be where we most authentically encounter God.

The rekindling of devotion to Mary has been one of the many gifts of the Catholic movement to the Church of England, and there are few better exponents of it than Roger Greenacre. Here he traces the way that Mary has been perceived throughout Anglican history, from the Middle Ages to today, and examines her role in ecumenical dialogue.

40 reflections exploring how the writings of Julian of Norwich can provide comfort and support for the most extreme need. Focusing on her central themes- suffering, overcoming evil, the faithfulness of God- they are ideal for personal reading during Lent, for a retreat, or for group reflection.

A resource that gives practical ideas for reflection and study based on the central Christian symbol - the cross - an endlessly rich theme against which to explore individual stories and experiences. Includes a CD-ROM with instructions for making hand held crosses and colour images of crosses worldwide.

Offers creative ways to explore your own spiritual journey, helping you to trace your relationship with God from the beginning, whether looking at your entire life or exploring significant moments.

Explores a fresh approach to leading the church through its current times of change. Most books on church leadership are written by men and focus on formulae and strategy, but this examines how different times demand a different kind of leadership, involving imagination and creativity - gifts and qualities exhibited by numerous women in scripture.

Published in the UK for the first time, Mixed Blessings is one of Barbara Brown Taylor's earliest books which helped to establish her reputation as one of the finest spiritual writers in the English language. In a series of reflections on scripture, she considers the startling reality of what it means to be the people of God.