Lots of people assume that Christianity is simply a nice story for kids or a niche hobby for weirdos—or worse, unattractively restrictive. In this book, Ben Shaw invites sceptical readers to think again. He outlines seven reasons why Christianity is worth considering—or reconsidering—not least becau... (more)

Would you volunteer to walk the streets of your town or city late on a Saturday night? This is what Street Pastors do, showing compassionate care and concern to everyone they meet. Founded in 2003 to respond to critical social issues, more than 12,000 volunteers have now been trained to serve as Str... (more)

an Shaw charts the story of Christianity from its birth and infancy among a handful of followers of Jesus Christ, through its years of development into a global religious movement, spanning continents and cultures and transcending educational and social backgrounds

It's all very well to say that the Bible is clear when it talks about homosexuality. But is it realistic? Isn't it unrealistic and unfair to those who struggle with this issue? Doesn't it condemn them to loneliness, a lack of fulfilment and the loss of basic human satisfactions like sex and marriage... (more)

If you are new to leadership then this book is for you

Western society is in the process of undergoing profound changes in moral ethos and in the structure of relationships as more and more areas of life are commodified. The Church is now having to grapple with the challenges to its authority-patterns posed by contemporary individualism, reductionism, c... (more)

High street book shops are lined with topselling stories about abused lives. The news is full of stories of the abused and their abusers. There is an incredible demand for information, but there is so little hope for many looking for full healing from the consequences of abuse. This book is differen... (more)

This book is the antithesis of every "traditional" book about prayer. It is light, engaging, entertaining, and honestly compelling. The authors dare to ask the questions about prayer many of us choose not to say out loud. For a thought-provoking, entertaining book on prayer, this book fits the bill.... (more)

A resource for use wherever weekday celebrations of the Eucharist take place. It includes scripture readings from the NRSV and psalms from the Common Worship Psalter, and provides all the readings for the two year cycle of the weekday lectionary in one place.

For every day of the year, Living By Grace offers a selected quotation from literature, poetry or the world's great spiritual writers, on the theme of grace and the way it comes flooding into our lives, often when we least expect it, from surprising people and strange places. Each month has a par... (more)