A Nazareth Manifesto is an eloquent and impassionedecumenical proposal for re-envisioning Christianity’sapproach to social engagement away from working “for”the people to being “with” them.Questions the effectiveness of the current trend ofintervention as a means of fixing the problems of people indistressed and disadvantaged circumstancesArgues that Jesus spent 90% of his life simply being among thepeople of Nazareth, sharing their hopes and struggles, thereforeChristians should place a similar emphasis on being alongsidepeople in need rather than hastening to impose solutionsWritten by a respected priest and broadcaster and renownedChristian ethicist and preacherSupported by historical, contemporary, exegetical and anecdotalillustrations

Product Description: Reflections for Lent is designed to enhance your spiritual journey through the forty days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (18 February - 4 April 2015). Covering Monday to Saturday each week, it offers reflections on readings from the Common Worship Lectionary, written by some of today's leading spiritual and theological writers...read more

Product Description: Much of eastern England is below sea level, resulting in wide swathes of marshland that are easily flooded. In the seventeenth century, the Bedford Level Corporation was set up by Francis Russell, fourth earl of Bedford, in order to manage the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, which became known as the Bedford Level and is the largest region of fenland in eastern England...read more

Product Description: Much of eastern England is below sea level, resulting in wide swathes of marshland that are easily flooded. In the seventeenth century, the Bedford Level Corporation was set up by Francis Russell, fourth earl of Bedford, in order to manage the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, which became known as the Bedford Level and is the largest region of fenland in eastern England...read more

Product Description: "Truth” is a difficult subject in this pluralistic culture, and “the truth” is even more troublesome. Speaking the truth from the pulpit can result in an invitation to speak it at your next church. Speaking it in the community can earn you the label of narrow, intolerant, or irrelevant...read more

We are pleased to annouce that God’s Companions by Samuel Wells has been shortlisted for the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. www.michaelramseyprize.org.uk Grounded in Samuel Wells’ experience of ordinary lives in poorer neighborhoods, this book presents a striking and imaginative approach to Christian ethics. It argues that Christian ethics is founded on God, on the practices of human community, and on worship, and that ethics is fundamentally a reflection of God's abundance. Wells synthesizes dogmatic, liturgical, ethical, scriptural, and pastoral approaches to theology in order to make a bold claim for the centrality of the local church in theological reflection. He considers the abundance of gifts God gives through the practices of the Church, particularly the Eucharist. His central thesis, which governs his argument throughout, is that God gives his people everything they need to worship him, be his friends, and eat with him. Wells engages with serious scholarly material, yet sets out the issues lucidly for a student audience.

Product Description: About the Contributor(s): Samuel Wells is dean of Duke Chapel, Duke University.

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