CANTERBURY PRESS

In this imaginative and rich prayer resource, words and icon-like images of hands, inspired by biblical figures, come together powerfully to create a versatile collection of contemporary liturgies. A unique resource for alternative worship, prayer groups, retreats and quiet days. Includes a CD of colour images for projection or printing.

In fifty pithy and engaging daily reflections from Ash Wednesday to Easter and beyond, popular broadcaster Rob Marshall leads us on a pilgrim journey to the Mountain of the Transfiguration, exploring its many layers and relating them to ordinary human experiences.

Britain's best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and commuters. For all the changes in the contemporary countryside, timeless qualities remain and both are captured here with a poet's understanding and imagination.

In a restless, fast paced world of quick fixes, there is huge value in the way priesthood is, as the ordinal puts it, 'weighed and pondered'. In this collection of reflections, Simon Cuff addresses key aspects of priestly life and the ways in which it prophetically stands in contrast to the priorities of contemporary culture.

For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it. A scholar of poetry as well as a renowned poet himself, he offers readers a soul-food feast for Advent.

Learn to see yourself and the world around you in a different way with Wake Up and Dream. Combining the ancient discipline of spiritual direction with contemporary management coaching, it will give you confidence to explore new possibilities and be excited about the difference you could make - and help turn dreams into exciting new realities.

Women over 40 are the biggest demographic in the Church of England. A huge proportion congregations will have experienced menopause and yet it is almost entirely taboo. Writing with refreshing frankness, Jayne Manfredi uses biblical reflection, prophetic storytelling and prayer to journey with those experiencing "the dreaded m word".

Richard Giles reflects with wisdom and humour on what it means to live out the vows made at baptism. Drawing on the words and the dramatic imagery of the baptism service - washing, clothing, being signed with the cross, anointing, being sent out into the world - he paints an invigorating, compelling picture of the dedicated Christian life.