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Acclaimed writer Kathleen Norris explores the almost forgotten but very contemporary concept of Acedia – the phenomenon of losing the ability to care. Related to depression, acedia is in fact experienced by many and often understood as a ’spiritual malaise’ by Christians. This book brilliantly explores this condition, and the conditions and culture that gives rise to it and the damage it does both to the individual and society as a whole.
An important book for anyone suffering from depression, a spiritual slough: or those who just know they are somehow ‘not right’ in their soul.

Dudley J Deleffs calls on his experience in counseling to offer
means and strategies to deal with emotional pain and wounds to heart and soul. Knowing that the busyness of life can create a block to finding a space in which to reconnect with God when we are distanced or hurting, Deleff offers ideas and references for breaking out of pain and returning to wholeness in God.

‘People with the talent of Dennis Lennon should be locked in a room with pen and paper and told to write until they could write no more…’ !
Lennon deals with the issues many Christians have with prayer in a fresh, practical and robust way. A popular writer of Encounter With God daily readings, this is Lennon’s fourth book and has been most welcomed as an inspiring invitation to pray refreshed.

In a remarkable and enlightening book Allan E Wright takes us into the stories of the lesser known ‘ordinary’ characters throughout the Gospels. Turning the tables on the maxim that history is written by and about the winners and powerplayers only, Wright delves behind the silent and unknown people who are there but barely noticed or commented upon. A superb book revealing a whole new dimension to our understanding of Jesus and the Gospels.

The resentment and pain that comes from life’s griefs and disappointments can make these crucial times the very point at which you just can’t bring yourself to God. Is God listening? Did God cause the very thing that is causing the distress?
With wisdom and sensitivity born of wide experience, Roy Lawrence writes of the Christ who can bring healing and hope into the darkest situation, a powerful reminder of God’s unfailing love.

Patton Taylor offers assistance to those who find the Old Testament a bit hard to get into! He gives an overview to establish a framework from which to see where you are going, a guide to different types of writing, clear explanations of tricky issues and practical application for the life of the reader.

The third paperback volume in Brian Mclaren’s much admired A New Kind of Christian trilogy. These are profound books that have already transformed and renewed many with new vision and grace and hope. A fantastic trilogy now available in paperback.

This slender but important text by Elizabeth McGill and Angela Bauer-Levesque finds in Exodus and Acts finds paradigms and lessons for a world that desperately needs to learn to live well with diversity – of race, cultures and creeds. Working towards a healthier inclusiveness, this book uses the Bible itself as our guide and foundation for living well within diversity.

The unabridged text of this remarkable and hugely influential text.
Still regarded as one of the greatest philosophical works of all time, it was written by 12th Century Biblical and Talmudic scholar, Moses Maimonides, for those who were bewildered by the apparent conflicts between religion and the scientific thought of the day.
This book has been a major influence on Christian, Jewish and Muslim thought.

There are many, including Christians, who might regard the Ten Commandments as an old list of dos and don’ts that are unlikely to be relevant to the moral relativism of today. But not so. Dr Scott Cowdell takes a new look at the Ten Commandments to make clear that these guidelines for living remain as rich and relevant as ever.