Culture and values
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Can I Tell You About Being Jewish?
A Helpful Introduction for Everyone
Howard Cooper, illustrated by Catherine Pape
Ruth is Jewish. In this illustrated guide, she explains what this means, and shows the different practices, symbolic markers and beliefs that Jewish people can follow. This is the ideal introduction for explaining to children the different ways of being Jewish. Learn More2019, Ebook, ePUB, CA$17.98ISBN: 978-1-78450-880-7 -
Can I Tell You About Being Jewish?
A Helpful Introduction for Everyone
Howard Cooper, illustrated by Catherine Pape
Ruth is Jewish. In this illustrated guide, she explains what this means, and shows the different practices, symbolic markers and beliefs that Jewish people can follow. This is the ideal introduction for explaining to children the different ways of being Jewish. Learn More2019, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 5.98in / 230mm x 152mm, 88pp, CA$18.95ISBN: 9781785924910 -
God, Gender, Sex and Marriage
Mandy Ford
Discussion of gender equality, sexuality and other key issues in modern society, from the Church of England's perspective. Presents the history, biblical readings and forms of reasoning on these issues to get the reader to think about their own ethical viewpoint of God, gender, sex and marriage. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 6.50in / 216mm x 165mm, 128pp, CA$20.95ISBN: 97817859247502018, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, CA$20.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-860-9 -
We Need to Talk about Religious Education
Manifestos for the Future of RE
Edited by Mike Castelli and Mark Chater. Foreword by Professor Linda Woodhead, MBE
A manifesto for a new model of religious education (RE) in the UK national curriculum. It sets the context of the current religious climate and need for reform in RE, and gives suggestions for the future development of the topic in schools. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.91in / 228mm x 150mm, 264pp, CA$54.00ISBN: 97817859226952017, Ebook, ePUB, 264pp, CA$54.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-565-3 -
A Christian Theology of Chaplaincy
Edited by John Caperon, Andrew Todd and James Walters, Foreword by Martin Seeley
Offering a practice-based theological reflection on chaplaincy, this book examines the current significance of chaplaincy within the ministry of the Church. It offers a discussion of the theological grounding of chaplaincy, before exploring its importance as a form of ministry in the 21st century. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 6.57in / 215mm x 167mm, 176pp, CA$34.95ISBN: 97817859209052017, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, CA$34.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-353-6 -
Playful Awakening
Releasing the Gift of Play in Your Life
Di Gammage. Foreword by Stuart Brown MD
This eloquent ode to keeping a place for playfulness in adulthood explores the importance of play for leading a happy, authentic and harmonious life. Inspired by a plethora of writers and artists as well as the Core Process psychotherapy model, it reveals how play helps us understand ourselves, heal from hardships, and live life to the full. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 5.98in / 226mm x 152mm, 248pp, CA$34.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-150-72017, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, CA$34.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-350-8 -
Learning to Live Well Together
Case Studies in Interfaith Diversity
Tom Wilson and Riaz Ravat
Shows how to overcome intolerance and promote positive interactions in multi-faith societies. With real examples from case studies, this book demonstrates how to address the frictions that may arise for harmonious living among multi-faith communities and better relations between the members of the public and people who run community services. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 6.14in / 216mm x 156mm, 176pp, CA$38.95ISBN: 97817859219402017, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, CA$38.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-467-0 -
Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul
Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness
Glòria Durà-Vilà. Foreword by Professor Roland Littlewood.
This ground-breaking book contemplates how some religious individuals and communities conceptualise severe sadness and emotional distress, which might otherwise be described as pathological, as an essential ingredient for spiritual development. It explores the implications this may have for clergy and psychiatrists seeking to understand sadness. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.14in / 228mm x 156mm, 360pp, CA$59.00ISBN: 97817859205612017, Ebook, ePUB, 360pp, CA$59.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-313-0 -
Crafting Secular Ritual
A Practical Guide
Jeltje Gordon-Lennox. Foreword by Isabel Russo
Addressing the origins, history and function of rituals, this book looks at how we can create non-religious rituals to mark important life stages and events. The book offers readers the tools, tempered and tested by the author, to craft their own meaningful rituals for life events such as weddings, births and deaths. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.14in / 229mm x 156mm, 176pp, CA$26.95ISBN: 97817859208822016, Ebook, PDF, 176pp, CA$26.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-350-5 -
Hope and Grace
Spiritual Experiences in Severe Distress, Illness and Dying
Dr Monika Renz
Introducing a specialised approach to the spiritual care of patients, this book explores how you can understand different types of spiritual experience among suffering patients and engage with them creatively as an essential part of good care. Case studies enable you to work confidently with religious and non-religious people in your care. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 6.30in / 215mm x 160mm, 192pp, CA$34.95ISBN: 97817859203012016, Ebook, ePUB, 192pp, CA$34.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-277-5