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From the apostles to the present day, this illustrated volume offers an overview of the growth of Christianity and its impact around the world. Key moments and figures are explained, and the development of different branches, with timelines, maps and a glossary supporting the information.

The New English Translation was written by leading biblical scholars around the world, with the aim of creating an accurate and complete edition from the best available manuscripts and making full public access to translation notes available online. It is presented here in a teal, imitation leather-bound format which lies flat when opened and features wide, lined margins on which readers can make notes.

The New English Translation was written by leading biblical scholars around the world, with the aim of creating an accurate and complete edition from the best available manuscripts and making full public access to translation notes available online. It is presented here in a grey cloth-bound format which lies flat when opened and features wide, lined margins on which readers can make notes.

The New English Translation was written by leading biblical scholars around the world, with the aim of creating an accurate and complete edition from the best available manuscripts and making full public access to translation notes available online. It is presented here in a coral cloth-bound format which lies flat when opened and features wide, lined margins on which readers can make notes.

Based on over 40 years of teaching, the Jeremiah Bible Study series explores the meaning of the Bible, at the time it was written and to those reading it today. In this volume David Jeremiah identifies key themes in the Acts, which record efforts to spread the word of Christ, and follows the verses with questions that will consolidate the stories and prompt further reflection. Space is given for readers to record their thoughts.

Based on over 40 years of teaching, the Jeremiah Bible Study series explores the meaning of the Bible, at the time it was written and to those reading it today. Paul’s letter in response to those who slandered him is discussed in this volume, with questions to prompt further reflection and space

This award-winning series helps readers to understand the continued relevance of the Bible by following the stories with explanatory text that discusses their original meaning and shows parallels with the modern world. In his exploration of 1 and 2 Samuel, Bill T Arnold demonstrates the timeless human nature behind the actions of characters including Saul, David, Goliath and Bathsheba.

Part of the MacArthur Bible Studies series, this book guides readers through the events that occurred during Solomon’s reign. It suggests passages to read, with notes placing them in context and explaining their key messages, before exploring their meaning and offering space and prompts for readers to record their own thoughts. Off-mint.

Based on over 40 years of teaching, the Jeremiah Bible Study series explores the meaning of the Bible, at the time it was written and to those reading it today. This volume focuses on the guidance Paul offered to the citizens of Corinth, with questions to consolidate the meaning of the text and prompt further reflection. Space is given for readers to record their thoughts. Off-mint

This award-winning series helps readers to understand the continued relevance of the Bible by following the stories with explanatory text that discusses their original meaning and shows parallels with the modern world. Exploring the struggles of ancient Israel, Andrew E Hill reveals ageless truths about hope and faith.

The Biblical tale of humanity’s disobedient first parents has resonated down the ages, influencing Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought, literature and art. Stephen Greenblatt, Pulitzer-winning author of the The Swerve, traces the many and varied interpretations of Adam and Eve from the ancient origins of their story to the post-Darwinian world in which they continue to speak to us as vivid embodiments of human responsibility and human vulnerability. Slightly off-mint.

In this book accompanying his BBC radio series, the former director of the British Museum explores the role of shared beliefs in the life of human communities around the globe. Rather than focusing on religious doctrine, he concentrates on practices, objects and places, tracing how societies from the Ice Age onwards have used stories and rituals to mark their identity and strengthen cohesion: ‘for in deciding how we live with our gods we also decide how to live with each other’. Slightly off-mint and felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge.

The principles and practices of monasticism – obedience, celibacy and withdrawal from society – long pre-date Christianity. This history, by a Catholic monk who worked in India, Congo and Madagascar, surveys its origin in Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism. After examining the links between Eastern and Christian monasticism, it follows its development from the founders of the fourth century through the establishment of the Benedictine order to the challenges it faces today.

The Noble Eightfold Path – ‘the way that leads to the extinction of suffering’ – is the last of the Four Noble Truths, which set out the essence of Buddha’s teaching. This volume is a compilation of passages from Buddhist texts that guide the reader along the Path by describing and explaining its interdependent principles.

Ninety biblical characters and their most famous deeds are introduced in this illustrated encyclopedia, which also contains entries on places and events including the Tower of Babel and the Sermon on the Mount. Age 9+

This introduction to the history of the Bible answers some of the questions most commonly asked about its origins and transmission: when and by whom were the different books written, how were texts chosen for inclusion, and how have they been passed on through the ages? The authors also bring out the adventure and intrigue of a tale which includes such significant archaeological discoveries as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Canonized in 2019, John Henry Newman (1801–90) led the Oxford Movement of High Church Anglicans before controversially taking his followers into the Catholic Church in 1845. This sympathetic biography of the man responsible for the ‘Second Spring’ of English Catholicism examines his upbringing and studies, his struggles with his faith, and his poetry, which included the text for Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius.

First published in 1999, this book resulted from its author’s ‘anger and dismay’ at the Anglican Church’s response to contemporary ethical challenges. He argues that, if we are to discover a workable ethic for our time, moral debate must proceed through human-centred justifications rather than appeals to divine authority. A new afterword briefly covers more recent developments in the Church.

The fundamental elements of 50 major religions, denominations and less widespread sects are explored in this volume, with about 300 words for each. The succinct essays are accompanied by glossaries and notes on key texts including the Bible, I Ching and Bhagavad Gita.

Looking beyond art historical issues, this detailed, well-illustrated history of the building of Beverley Minster in Yorkshire starts with a study of the masons’ marks and uses the huge number of marks found in the building, in combination with documentary evidence, to reveal the complex construction history and show how the building evolved between c.1190 and 1400. The study also discusses later restorations, including those of Nicholas Hawksmoor, and the maintenance of the Minster down to the 19th century. Slightly off-mint.

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Recording the spread and impact of Protestantism since the beginning of the Reformation, this history of the faith focuses on how it developed in Germany, its role in the creation of the Swedish Empire and the USA, and recent growth in Korea and Tanzania. Illustrated throughout, it explores the way in which the religion was adapted by, and used to shape, different cultures, and its continued influence.

This collection of 22 simplified bible stories from the Old and New Testaments is supported by full-page illustrations and selected scripture references. Panels encourage little readers to interact with the tales by, for example, counting the pairs of animals on Noah's Ark. Age 7+

As an Evangelical Christian singer-songwriter, Vicky Beeching faced a painful dilemma: she knew she was gay, but to come out could alienate her from the faithful and end her musical career. In this memoir, she recalls her religious upbringing, her theological studies and her life as a touring musician, before explaining how she faced up to the challenge and became a campaigner for LGBT rights in the church and wider society.

Even in our cynical age the idea of freedom can inspire passionate devotion and sacrifice. Tomlin investigates what kinds of social and personal liberties help us thrive. After tracing the concept’s development in Western culture he suggests that a Christian perspective, viewing freedom as a gift not a right, will enable the modern world to face its biggest challenges.

In his second volume on the history of religious decline, Callum Brown argues that there is an intimate and causative interconnection between the three great social and cultural changes that began in the 1960s: the secularisation and the decline of Christianity; the revolution in family structures; and the transformation in women’s identities and the social construction of gender. Studies in Modern British Religious History. Volume 29.

Illustrating the various important roles played by leading ecclesiastics in England, both within the church and in the political sphere, this volume of nine papers includes studies of Bede, Archbishop Ecgberth of York, Bishop Æthelwold, Wulfsige of Sherborne and Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Medieval altarpieces, Italian Renaissance masterpieces and Dutch old masters all feature prominently in this portfolio of paintings from the National Gallery, selected for religious contemplation. Biblical scenes and stories and secular works are offered as a starting point for reflection on issues of life and the human experience as well as Christian teachings.

Seeking respite from her quarrelling parents, eleven-year-old Olivia goes for a walk on the beach. There, she meets God in female form, who requests her help in re-crafting the Ten Commandments for the modern world.

Meditating under his Bodhi tree, the Little Buddha realizes something is missing from his life, and sets out to find new people and places. These simple tales recount his quest, and the lessons it offers in life, love and friendship.

Inspired by the author’s own travels through India and written for his four-year-old daughter, this simple story sees the Little Buddha go on a journey of mindfulness and discovery about the experience of loving and being loved.

Edith Stein (1891–1942), who was canonized in 1998, was born into a Jewish family in Breslau and died in the Auschwitz gas chambers. This introduction to her life draws on her autobiographical writing and follows her academic and religious journey, from philosophical studies with Husserl, through conversion to Catholicism, to her years as a cloistered Carmelite nun.

Selina O’Grady examines the concept of tolerance – ‘that highest of liberal political virtues’ – through the histories of Islam and Christianity, from the time when the Roman Empire became Christian to the genocides of the 20th century. As she traces the two religions’ changing attitudes to religious minorities she asks whether tolerance is enough to bring today’s post-Christian and Islamic worlds together, or whether something deeper is needed.

Organized alphabetically and by Testament, this guide offers a brief biography for more than 600 people mentioned in the Bible, with a section at the end for those whose names are not given. Illustrated with over 300 images, the text also includes references and quotations from the King James version. Slightly off-mint.

A devout Christian, Dickens wrote this version of the New Testament expressly for his own children, and it was not published until 1934 after they had all died. This edition includes 60 illustrations, two prayers, and A Child’s Hymn. The idiosyncrasies of the original manuscript have been retained in the text, to preserve the personal nature of its creation.

The books of the Apocrypha, which are omitted from many editions of the Bible, include the Wisdom of Solomon, the story of Judith’s decapitation of Holofernes and an account of the Maccabees’ revolt in the 2nd century BCE. This volume reproduces the translation from the 1894 Revised Version and features colour plates depicting important historical figures from the texts.

This book examines the evolution of the world’s six major faiths and their practice in the modern world. Topics include the lives of the Buddha and Guru Nanak, each of the religions’ geographical spread and conflicts such as the Crusades.

Fragments written in preparation of a defence of Christianity, unfinished at Pascal’s death in 1669 and published posthumously, Pensées has long been regarded as a literary masterpiece as well as a great work of philosophy and theology.

The 423 simple verses of the Dhammapada record the Buddha’s sayings on topics including old age, punishment, happiness and pleasure. This translation is by Max Müller, one of the pioneers of Indian studies in the West.

One of the world’s most important spiritual works, the Bhagavad Gita forms a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna on the eve of battle. This foundational Hindu text appears here in Edwin Arnold’s influential verse translation.

Founded within a decade of the Norman Conquest, Lewes’s Cluniac Priory of St Pancras was one of the largest, wealthiest and most influential monasteries in England, with vast landed estates that included 160 churches and chapels and supported around 100 monks. Graham Mayhew presents a comprehensive, illustrated account of the Priory and its architecture, art, liturgy and history, from the foundation and the first prior, the saintly Lanzo, to its destruction during the reign of Henry VIII.

While the Bible contains numerous tales of deceit and murder, love and forgiveness, it can be hard to read in its traditional form. This volume provides background information and accessible retellings of Old and New Testament stories, created in consultation with expert scholars and illustrated with photographs of ancient artefacts, Biblical sites and artworks from across the centuries.

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Based on research in Saudi archives and interviews with the kingdom’s leading clerics and intellectuals, this historical and sociological study analyses the rise of the Wahhabi religious movement since the 18th century and its complex relationship with Arabia’s political authorities.

This boxed set comprises ten pocket-size editions of selected books from the King James Bible. Each volume is introduced by a modern writer who gives a personal response to the text. These include the Dalai Lama on four New Testament epistles, PD James on the ‘complex, fascinating and occasionally puzzling’ Acts of the Apostles and Peter Ackroyd on Isaiah, which he describes as ‘not unlike the texts of Anglo-Saxon poetry’.

Celebrating England’s long tradition of tolerance towards unconventional men of the cloth, these short biographies describe how clergy have displayed their own unique forms of holiness by treading ‘the thin line between prophet and clown’. The peculiar parsons include a mermaid-impersonator, a collector of French pornography and the incumbent who surrounded his vicarage with barbed wire – not to mention the infamous Vicar of Stiffkey, whose performance as Daniel in a den of real lions brought predictably fatal results.

Little was known in the West about Shi‘i Islam before the Iranian Revolution of 1979 but much unrest has been attributed to tensions between Shi‘i and Sunni communities since. This introduction explains the origins, leadership and doctrines of the religion. Slightly off-mint.

This exploration of the central text of Islam by noted South African scholar Farid Esack explains its cultural and historical context. It examines key themes and interpretations, and controversies surrounding aspects of its teaching.

Anthony Le Donne’s introduction to Jesus’ life and legacy is in five parts, looking at his existence as historical figure, and his place in early literature, in the pre-modern imagination, among modern intelligentsia, and in the popular culture of today.

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