Book Reviews

Archbishop Justin Welby: The Road to Canterbury,  by Andrew Atherstone (2013) Who is Justin Welby and what sort of Archbishop will he be?  This little book offers a readable account of his life thus far.  It is not really a … Read more

The Helmsley Chronicles: a Diary celebrating rural and church life… a remedy for the uncertainties of the modern world by David Wilbourne (2012). I was immediately attracted to the cover of this book; a painting of the stone houses, church … Read more

Leaving the Reason Torn: Re-thinking the Cross and Resurrection through R.S.Thomas by Alison Goodlad (2012) The poet RS Thomas constantly struggled with the tension between crucifixion and resurrection during his life as a pastor in the harsh conditions of rural … Read more

Abiding: The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2013 by Ben Quash is the February book of the month Read more

‘Dreaming of Home’ by Michael Mitton is the January 2013 Book of the Month. Review by Lavender Buckland. Read more

‘Encircling the Christian Year: Liturgies and reflections for the seasons of the Church’ by Barbara Mosse (2012) Read more

October’s book of the month is by the ever popular Paula Gooder, and reviewed by Bishop Nicholas. Following the success of Gooder’s ‘Heaven’, she now turns her attention to the here and now, “ordinary people meeting an ordinary God”. Read more

“We need books to bridge the gap between belief and unbelief, between the Church and the enquirer who cannot find the entrance and between the pulpit and the pew. This book does it” This is what the Most Revd. Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, says about September’s Book of the Month, ‘Contemporary Creed’. Read more

Keith Lamdin, the Principal of Sarum College, is the author of the Book of the Month for August. Reviewed by Jane Charman, Director of Learning for Discipleship and Ministry, the book is on special offer during August. Read more