Spirituality

"Melodies of a New Monasticism" adopts a musical metaphor of polyphony (the combination of two or more lines of music) to articulate the way that early Christian virtues can be woven together in community.

An honest and personal book, drawing out certain unexpected aspects of the ministry of Westminster Abbey in London, reflecting on its implications for the life and witness of the Church and for Michael Mayne's own inner journey. With a foreword by Alan Bennett.

An invigorating rereading of the fourth gospel, exploring how John uses the senses, both physical and spiritual, in his encounter with Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.

What her life, literature and letters tell us about Jane Austen's faith

To speak of God in pain is to consider no only the biblical accounts of Christ's suffering and death, but also to proclaim that God is present in our pain. Barbara Brown Taylor explores the eternal mystery of suffering from human and divine perspectives with her characteristic grace, sensitivity and profound biblical insight.

Unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. This book considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus' brief ministry.