Longman: 151 books

In fifty brilliant short essays one of the UK's liveliest young writers on religion introduces the key themes, movements and thinkers in theology.

Simple faith is simply to journey in trust, like a baby, but with the wounds and scars of an adult, like a man who died on a cross, and invites us to 'become like little children', and when we follow him we discover that his footsteps lead right back, full circle, to a whole new beginning. A...

In this unique presentation of the bestselling book of all time, Jonny Griffiths has paraphrased every book of the Bible and its related themes in exactly one hundred words. Jonny’s enthralling personal journey reveals just what has made the Bible loved and respected by millions of people...

This unique book is distilled from the Westminster Faith Debates on Religion in Public Life, and presents the positions of leading thinkers and policy makers including Alistair Campbell, Steve Chalke, Polly Toynbee, Giles Fraser and Delia Smith. The book has been designed with both the general reader...

We live in a world full of distractions, where lack of time and the pressures of daily living contribute to our spiritual lives becoming sometimes treated with less priority, sometimes forgotten altogether. This is a book for the forgetful-hearted; those who frequently forget God in their lives, even...

Discover why … … Plato was not a world-hating totalitarian … Aquinas’s Five Ways are not so bad after all … Kicking stones cannot refute Bishop Berkeley … Schopenhauer was not quite an atheist … and other refreshing new perspectives on spiritual thinking...

Includes new material by Keith Ward written specifically for this collection. Philosopher and theologian Keith Ward is one of the most prolific scholars alive. This reader offers a distillation of Ward’s most incisive pieces collected together for the first time. It will be an invaluable...

‘It is remarkable how atheism is becoming fashionable. It has become almost compulsory to say that you do not believe in God. … I believe that science itself points in a very different direction. There is a huge amount of evidence for the reality of a spiritual dimension to the world.’ There...

There is a huge need for churches to be more inclusive – some might be more inclusive in some areas than others (both in attitude and resources), but on the whole this is a massive failing of churches. Most church leaders recognise this failing but lack the resources and understanding to effect...

After a lifetime spent on the road, a tireless speaker on spirituality and personal development, Maurice Smith finally made the greatest discovery of his life. He learned the art of happily going nowhere. In this short, direct, beautiful book, a natural storyteller brings ancient spiritual wisdom alive with a simple message: 'Relax. Be still and know.'

The morning on which John Rogers was due to deliver his ‘mardle’ (a talk of local interest) to the people of Letheringham, Suffolk, about the community’s ancient Priory Church, he suffered an unexpected heart attack. In this beautiful and evocative book, he revisits the months of research leading...

Down’s Syndrome: The Biography presents an accessible and entirely necessary back history of Down’s Syndrome: the genetic condition diagnosed by John Langdon Down that continues to affect a significant number of adults and children across the globe. The story begins in Cornwall, the birth...

There is a huge need for churches to be more inclusive – some might be more inclusive in some areas than others (both in attitude and resources), but on the whole this is a massive failing of churches. Most church leaders recognise this failing but lack the resources and understanding to effect...

Christian women. If images of the Women’s Institute, tweed and coffee mornings spring to mind, then it’s time to think again. Parties, men, careers, friends – life can be pretty demanding for the modern woman. But what if you’re Christian too – or at least a little bit curious about this...