DARTON, LONGMAN & TODD LT

A renowned Catholic lecturer and theologian explores the sacrament of Reconciliation and shows why it is the key to spiritual growth, particularly in these times of anxiety and uncertainty. Drawing on the history of ancient Israel, the Gospels, and the lives of the saints, Scott Hahn reveals the living, scriptural heart of the Church's teachings on penance, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

In this new edition, the author draws on the teaching of Julian of Norwich, and maintains that we project our own anger on to our image of God, whereas His compassionate love is acting at all times to abate and dispel the wrath within ourselves. Once this deficient image of God is corrected the scene is set for an authentic prayer life.

Hilary Brand, author of popular Lent course booklets, has written a similar-styled course for Christian groups to explore issues of same-sex relationships, one of the most challenging and divisive subjects of the modern-day Church.

A collection of talks and sermons from Rowan Williams, one of the finest theological minds of our day, covering a range of issues from war, social justice and sexuality to prayer, spirituality and evangelism.

Distinguished British historian and theologian Jane Shaw introduces four innovators of Anglican spirituality from the early twentieth-century - Percy Dearmer, Evelyn Underhill, Somerset Ward and Rose Macaulay - and suggests how they might help us develop a renewed Anglican spirituality for our own 'spiritual but not religious' age.