The world is alive with evidence that compels mankind to hope. It is an insatiable human appetite. Poets have found it, and so have the wise from hard experience. This anthology draws from the greatest spiritual writers with a Christian insight through the centuries. Each of its 90 extracts, in vers... (more)

Christian prayer rests on two foundations which give it its specific character: belief in the transcendent and personal nature of the God who is revealed in the Bible, and acceptance of the intimate relation of God and man made possible by the atoning work of the Incarnate Christ The book is for peo... (more)

Here is a new anthology from Christopher Howse, a sequel to his hugely successful books Best Sermons Ever and Best Spiritual Reading Ever. The book contains over eighty extracts, in prose and verse, from spiritual writers of a Christian background who have won a place in English-speaking tradition. ... (more)

This is the alternative to Prozac for a generation which has lost the meaning of the word 'comfort'. This new anthology from Christopher Howse is a sequel to his successful Best Sermons Ever and Best Spiritual Reading Ever. It contains more than eighty extracts, in prose and verse, from spiritual wr... (more)

Each sermon is introduced by a short note on the preacher and his time and a contemporary prayer is added at the end. The sermons range from hell fire to profound spiritual comfort. John Knox`s sermon castigates the monstrous regiment of women, Bossuet preaches on the love of God and Martin Luther K... (more)

An erudite and spiritually uplifting anthology of readings chosen for their intrinsic literary merit. The selection is based on material originally written in the English language, but there are also extracts from foreign writers who have influenced the religious life of the English-speaking world. ... (more)

Each sermon in this collection is introduced by a note on the preacher and his time. They range from hell fire to profound spiritual comfort. John Knox' sermon castigates the monstrous regiment of women, Bossuet preaches on the love of God and Martin Luther King on his dream of the Promised Land.

Christopher Howse has made a collection of the best sermons ever. Each sermon is introduced by a short note on the preacher and his time and a contemporary prayer is added. The sermons range from hell fire to profound spiritual comfort. John Knox's sermon castigates the monstrous regiment of women, ... (more)