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By David Adam, SPCK, £9.99 Writing from lived experience as much as knowledge, David Adam conveys a delight in the mystery of being that is deeply attractive. Love the World opens by looking at the beginning of the universe, then moves on to the earth’s atmosphere, the miracle of water and things that we often...

–  Pope who rescued the doctrine of the Incarnation How do you think of Jesus?  As the Lord of lords in glory?  Or as a human baby soon to be born in Bethlehem?   November brings the glorious climax of the church year with the Sunday of Christ the King on 25th November – only to...

By Jane Clamp, SPCK, £9.99 One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, a traumatic experience for any woman, but one in which she typically feels alone. This 30-day devotional helps mothers who have lost children start to come to terms with what has happened. The purpose of this book is to inform, encourage and support...

By Cris Rogers, Monarch, £7.99 This is a book about who God is and who we are in light of that. What we think about ourselves will govern what we do. If we think we are powerless we will behave that way. If we believe we are weak we will be weak. If we believe...

Does this sound familiar?  An Archbishop of Canterbury tries to bring unity and calm to a Church split down the middle over seemingly irreconcilable differences, and all the while to promote the Gospel to the wider non-Christian society, in the face of widespread ignorance and even hostility towards Christianity. This isn’t Justin Welby, though. It...

By Dianne Parsons, Lion Hudson, £12.99 Enter the warmth of Dianne’s front room to chat over coffee. She shares stories, thoughts, favourite quotes and memories as a child, wife, mother, and grandmother, and from 30 years working with the national charity, Care for the Family. The journal also encourages you to share your stories, thoughts...

This winter, when you next see someone who looks both poor and cold, think of Martin of Tours.  This monk bishop, born in Pannonia (now Hungary) became one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. Martin’s father was a pagan officer in the Roman Army, and Martin was intended for the army as...

By David Runcorn, Canterbury Press, £12.99 Tears are a common experience we rarely discuss, and then only in relation to pain and loss. David Runcorn draws upon a long Christian tradition of seeing tears as a gift to explore their deeper meaning and purpose, their place in human life and their significance for prayer and...

By Nancey Murphy, SPCK, £25 A Philosophy of the Christian Religion offers a new kind of introduction to the subject. Whereas most introductions in the past have attempted to deal with religion in general, this book focuses on philosophical issues of special importance to Christianity. In doing this, Nancey Murphy also takes full account of how...

Connecting churches and communities Together we’re restoring prisoners’ lives Modernise the church – or close down More of us are praying online Why Cathedrals are fun Days of parish priests as ‘kings’ are over, says new Dean Central Asia clamps down on Christians   ** Editor:  This autumn HOPE is helping thousands of local churches...

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on America 17 years ago this autumn, many Americans were seen to be ‘saintly’ in their brave attempts to help save lives.  But Frances was the first citizen of the United States to be officially canonised as a saint – by Pope Pius XII in 1946.  She founded...

How much time did your children spend on social media today?  Educationalists and child psychologists are warning that their smartphones have become an all compelling master that demands hours upon hours of their daily time and attention. ‘Teenagers today are in a seemingly unbreakable relationship with their phones, and – more importantly – the social...