Sacristy Press: 57 books
The Divine Heart of Darkness
Finding God in the Shadows
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
There is a universal assumption that associates darkness with fear and evil. Why is it that light has come to be exalted, venerated—worshipped even—whilst darkness has become demonised and feared? As a devoted lover of the dark, Catherine Bird seeks to ask how we can use the experience of darkness...
Northern Gospel, Northern Church
Reflections on Identity and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
“Enlightening, thought provoking and honest, a bit like the North itself” — Kate Bottley (the “Gogglebox Vicar”)
Foreword by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
A must-have book for anyone seeking to understand the challenges of proclaiming the Gospel in the North of England.
From...
Mission From Below
Growing a Kingdom Community
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
“a book that needs to be taken very seriously”
— Philip North —
“challenging lessons for the modern church”
— Michael Turnbull —
This is a radical and controversial challenge to the top-down leadership models that are so widespread in the church, instead making the case...
by David Lowther
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
"You're expendable. A young journalist making his way up the ladder. You're not a public figure like some of them. Not yet anyway."
Recovering from the horrors of war and the Great Depression, Britain clings to dreams of peace as Europe slides towards Fascist dictatorship. Amidst...
by Kevin Carey
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Christmas Carols are one of the most visible parts of Christianity, instantly recognisable to church-goers and others alike. Over the years many fine new musical settings have emerged, but the words remain the same. Kevin Carey has been inspired to create a second anthology of new and vibrant lyric...
Cross Purposes
Reflections for Good Friday
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
A collection of thought-provoking reflections inviting us to contemplate the events of Good Friday in new ways.
It is all-too-easy to become so wrapped up in the celebration of Easter Day that the preceding days are forgotten. The reflections are diverse, from Peter’s clumsy fear to the...
Living Prayer
Learning to Pray in Daily Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Prayer can seem like a formidable challenge. Even if we find the time to pray in our busy lives, knowing what to say, or how to say it, can be daunting, and even make us feel inadequate before God.
In this concise book, John Davey introduces prayer not with abstract theory but with actual prayers...
Building St Cuthbert's Shrine
Durham Cathedral and the Life of Prior Turgot
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Durham Cathedral was built as the Shrine of St Cuthbert. Without Cuthbert, this great Norman edifice would not exist, and neither would the castle or, indeed, the city of Durham.
Construction was begun by Bishop William of St-Calais in 1093 and was brought to near-completion by Bishop Ranulf...
God's People and the Seduction of Empire
Hearing God’s call in the modern age
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Foreword by Michael Woolcock (World Bank & Lecturer at Harvard University)
“An accessible, radical and rare example of the aliveness and relevance of both the Old and New Testaments. Allow your faith to be energised and made passionate by reflecting on the insights that are brought to...
Suffering and Glory
The Church from the Apostles to Constantine
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Patrick Whitworth tells the story of the growth of the early Christian community. Eschewing speculation, he provides a clear narrative interspersed with pithy accounts of the most significant Christian teachers in the period which culminated in the advent of the first Christian Emperor, Constantine.
It...
Spirit
The Third Testament For The Third Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Following the inexplicable murder and reappearance of Perpetua, her followers spread a gospel of unconditional love. Whilst struggling to deal with issues of freedom and uniformity, power and love, tension mounts.
Set in two quintessentially British settings, they quickly discover that each...
The Third Testament for the Third Millennium
Complete Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
The Third Testament for the Third Millennium is a bold re-telling of the New Testament in a 21st Century context, asking Christians to question what they believe and why.
Incorporating a dazzling array of artistic styles, convention-breaking use of language and sharply drawn characters, the...
by Kevin Carey
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Bring the Passion narrative alive with this Parish Passion Play suitable for production by anyone with little or no acting experience, and requiring minimal rehearsal and no props.
Ideally suited for use in a parish church, the play is based upon the chronology presented by Professor Colin...
God B.C.
God’s Grace in the Old Testament
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2018
“a classic of biblical interpretation”
ROWAN WILLIAMS
God B.C. is a clear and profound guide to the spiritual world of the Old Testament, providing a highly readable introduction to the nature of the God whom Jesus called “Father”. It charts the relationship between God and God’s...