Charged by Canterbury with the spiritual monitoring of a wayward bishop, Dr. Charles Ashworth, a young, driven Anglican minister, encounters a genteel world whose deeply embedded apostasy forces him to confront his own inner demons

A bishop attempts to turn the hierarchy of the Catholic Church into a simple, democratic Christian community with the help of Joshua, a young man who came to him in a dream and became his mentor and friend

Bishop Charles Ashworth finds his faith and morality shaken by his grief over the death of his wife and embarks on a spiritual quest in search of the absolute truths that have shaped his life. 40,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. BOMC Alt. Tour.

When ghostly happenings start occurring in the parish of Saints Peter and Paul, Bishop Blackie Ryan comes to investigate, and discovers evidence that the parish's recently deceased monsignor was murdered

A Chicago archbishop is savagely murdered, a knife-wielding young man swears that he is innocent, and Martin Vail, a brilliant renegade defense lawyer, battles to uncover the truth behind the murder. Reissue. (A new film, starring Richard Gere & Edward Norton) (Suspense)

Product Description: It is 1965, and Charles Ashworth has attained the plum position of bishop of Starbridge, an honor that keeps him in a heady whirl of activity that would exhaust the most seasoned corporate executive. With the invaluable support of his minions and his attractive, unsinkable wife, Ashworth stands against the amorality and decadence of the age Anti-Sex Ashworth...read more

The sister of Anne Rice offers a tale of medieval chivalry, sorcery, and romance involving a pagan woman and a young bishop, whose forbidden love, and the fate of their unborn child, is threatened by a jealous Viking invader. Reprint.

When incompetent auxiliary Bishop Gus Quill mysteriously vanishes, Bishop Blackie Ryan is forced to turn sleuth to find a churchman that everyone would prefer to remain missing

Product Description: Fairhaven Chronicles: A Fresh Start in Fairhaven (Mormon Mitford Series)

Product Description: What will happen next in the Fairhaven families we’ve come to love? The folks in Fairhaven find themselves, along with the rest of the country, reeling in the aftermath o the September eleventh attacks. In spite of the impact on their hearts, most summon the courage to carry on with their lives...read more

Product Description: A long-awaited novel from one of Africa¿s best regarded writers. He is a poet, but best known as a novelist, original and imaginative. His writing is described as fundamentally African, and specifically Ghanaian in source. Witty narrative and dark humour dominate this new novel in which an Anglican Bishop works scientifically and doctrinally with different types of sharks, an ecumenically minded Pope loves boxing over the telephone, and the Archbishop of Canterbury is powerless to stop genetic experiments which make the interaction between rich and poor countries almost impossible...read more

Timothy John Mulrennan journeys from post-World War II suburban New Jersey to a career as a Catholic priest to the turbulent election of the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church in the third millennium.

Assigned to watch his rival for the position of archbishop of Chicago, the ambitious Malachi Nolan, Blackie Ryan, a leading candidate for the position, heads to the Nolan family estate in Grand Banks, and is caught in the middle of a dynastic feud over the estate of Spike Nolan, an electronics tycoon, and finds himself investigating the attempted murder of his rival. 75,000 first printing.

Product Description: In 1204 A.D., Theophilos, jester and agent for the Fools’ Guild, is sent to Toulouse with his jester wife, infant daughter and young apprentice with one simple mission – get the current Bishop to quietly retire so that the position can be filled with one more sympathetic to the Guild's goals...read more

A bishop attempts to turn the hierarchy of the Catholic church into a simple, democratic Christian community with the help of Joshua, a young man who came to him in a dream and became his mentor and friend. By the author of Joshua. Reprint.

A bishop attempts to turn the hierarchy of the Catholic church into a simple, democratic Christian community with the help of Joshua, a young man who came to him in a dream and became his mentor and friend. By the author of Joshua. Reprint.

What happens when those we trust most commit the most egregious acts of betrayal? It's a scandal that has sent shockwaves throughout the world. Sexual abuse committed in the place where we-and our children-should be safe: the church. As three bishops stand trial in Federal Court, charged with conspiracy for protecting abusive priests, prosecutor William Goulding and defense attorney James Kobs prepare for the trial of a lifetime. As Goulding presents a litany of damning evidence, Kobs is forced to take an unorthodox route. But Kobs' toughest battle will be persuading the jury. From expert testimony about power, aristocracy, narcissism, and addiction, to the innermost thoughts of the trial's spectators and participants, this extraordinary courtroom drama unfolds as Kobs presents his startling case. An intelligent, provocative story about power and human nature, The Purple Culture is not a book about shame, guilt, finger-pointing, or lurid details. Part legal thriller, part psychological drama, The Purple Culture demystifies the majestic and intriguing traditions of the Roman Catholic faith.

Product Description: New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook returns with another ripped-from-the-headlines medical thriller, where DNA science, biotechnology, and religion collide.I t's been more than thirty years since New York City medical examiner Jack Stapleton's college graduation and almost as long since he'd been in touch with former classmates Shawn Doherty and Kevin Murray...read more

Product Description: This is a joyful story celebrating the determination of a boy as he grows into manhood. The story begins one beautiful Sunday morning with seven-year-old Matthew. While attending church with his family, Matthew hears a calling to the priesthood...read more

Product Description: The congregation at the Freedom Temple Church of God in Christ doesn't know what to think when their pastor, Bishop Lance Howell, returns from a vacation in Jamaica with a wife in tow.As if Lady Elect Arykah Miles's false eyelashes, scarlet red fingernails, and fishnet stockings aren't flashy enough, the blond wigs and sky-high stilettos she wears send Mother Gussie Hughes and Mother Pansie Bowak into panic mode...read more