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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY


We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice.


- Pope Paul VI


71163 A TREASURY OF PSALMS


The Book of Psalms contains some of the most beautiful passages in the Bible and this gorgeous gift edition reproduces a selection of the most memorable in the language of the glorious King James translation. Written in Judah and Israel over a period of 800 years following the Exodus in 1300BC, these prose hymns express the heartfelt hopes and beliefs of men and women of


the faith, and speak eloquently on behalf of the downtrodden and rejected. 74 of them are believed to be the work of King David, 12 others by his son Solomon, and the rest composed by professional musicians. So familiar and well-loved did many of the psalms become that people often sang them as they worked in the fields and at home and over the centuries their rhythm and poetry has brought consolation to generations of readers. In these selected extracts, the recurring themes of praise, celebration, supplication and meditation ring as true today as when they were first written. Each extract is accompanied by a detail of a painting from masters such as Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Giotto and Ghirlandaio in this inspiring anthology. 78 glossy colour pages and some medieval ornamentation and gold blocking on the dust jacket. £9.99 NOW £4


71161 SAINTS: A Visual Guide


by Edward and Lorna Mornin Saint Michael: actually, there lived no such person as Michael, for he is, with Gabriele and Raphael, one of the Archangels named in the Bible. He is certainly a powerful entity. It was he who vanquished Satan and drove him out of Heaven, and as such he is usually portrayed in armour trampling on or slaying a devil, a dragon or a serpent. St


James Minor was probably a relative of Jesus and was one of the Twelve Disciples. St Martha is the patron saint of housewives and lay sisters. St Barbara probably never existed, though she was supposedly executed during the Roman persecution of Christians about 303. According to her story, she was a beautiful maiden who was confined in a tower by her heathen father to safeguard her from the attentions of men. St Benedict, St David of Wales, St Wendelin, St Korbinian, St Olaf, St Zita, St Roch, St Joan of Arc, St John of the Cross, St Joseph of Copertino - here are more than 130 of the most popular saints from the Archangels to St Bernadette and Padre Pio. Each saint is pictured in colour or beautiful wood engraving and an invaluable key enables the reader to identify saints by their attributes. 296pp in 2006 first edition, paperback. £12.99 NOW £4.50


70346 CONFUCIAN AND TAOIST WISDOM:


Philosophical Insights by Edward L. Shaughnessy


250 freshly translated stories, extracts and aphorisms from the golden age of Chinese thought. Selected from classic texts like Confucius’s Analects, Lao Zi’s Tao Te


71014 EXPLORING BRITAIN’S CHURCHES AND CHAPELS: Inspirational Journeys of Discovery


by Mic Cady, Julia Brittain and Sue Joiner Visiting churches and chapels is not just about admiring superb buildings of historic importance. It is about walking into places that have been at the heart of people’s lives for centuries. Here are 870 of the most inspiring of these buildings to be found in England, Scotland and Wales. All the chapels and churches in this volume are special. Each is unique in its look, feel, setting, history and objects of interest. For each cluster of churches and/or chapels in the eight regions within this book - the West Country, Southern England, London, Wales, Central England, Eastern England, Northern England and Scotland - one outstanding building has been chosen to reflect all that is best in the churches and chapels of its region. The choice includes remote and little-known buildings as well as famous structures. Each building has been carefully selected by local experts and the National Churches Trust. Feature articles and introductory pages tell their story from the earliest days of Christianity in Britain. Here, for instance, are St Cuthbert, Darlington, which has a complete medieval spire and contrasts strangely with the nearby Friends Meeting House comprising two large chambers, one for men and one for women, separated by large sliding shutters that were raised into the roof space by a winding mechanism that still survives. Here, too, is the remarkable 13th century leaning church of Cwmyoy, which was built on what turned out to be an unstable hillside made up of debris from an Ice Age landslide. The photo is spectacular! There is no end to the delights in this volume. 256 pages 29cm by 22cm in super colour with glossary, list of National Church Trust Contacts and locator maps at the start of each region.


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Ching, Sun Tzu’s Art of War and the disciples of Confucius like Zeng Shen and Kong Ji. It is an anthology of profound philosophical and spiritual literature with chapters on sagehood, death, government, family, education, warfare and the Dao. 176 beautifully decorated pages. Bottle green clothbound handsome edition with satin green bookmark and heavy quality glossy pages.


$16.95 NOW £3.50


71328 BUSHIDO: The Soul of Japan


by Inazo Nitobe


Subtitled ‘An Exposition of Japanese Thought’, Bushido is the Way of the Warrior, a code of conduct and a way of life. For 100 years, this is the book to which many thousands seeking a clearer understanding of the great Japanese character and culture have turned, and been handsomely rewarded. The


Samurai warriors led lives in harmony with the epic system of Bushido - justice, courage, benevolence, politeness, veracity, sincerity, self-control, loyalty and honour. Bushido is the code of moral principals which Samurai were required or instructed to observe in a code unuttered and unwritten and what Japan was she owed to the Samurai. To seek honour by first looking inside the soul and confront the intimate fears we hide from ourselves, know your weaknesses and strengths, know where you belong, this is the purification of one’s soul. This is the philosophy behind Judo, Kendo, Aikido and Iaido martial arts. 128pp in new full price paperback with symbols. ONLY £4


70410 THE FIRST PAUL


by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan The authors are known for their rare lucidity, original scholarly insight, profound spirituality and brilliance in reinterpretation of the Christian message. This book is subtitled Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon. Here they reveal a radical Paul who has been suppressed by the Church. Paul is second only to Jesus as the most important person in the birth of Christianity, and yet he continues to be controversial even amongst Christians. How could the letters of Paul be used both to inspire radical grace and to endorse systems of oppression - condoning slavery, subordinating women, condemning homosexual behaviour? The authors use the best of biblical and historical scholarships to explain the reasons for Paul’s mixed reputation. They reveal that the later letters of Paul were created by the early church to dilute Paul’s egalitarian message and transform him into something more ‘acceptable’. They argue that there are actually three Pauls in the New Testament - ‘The Radical Paul’ of the seven genuine letters, ‘The Conservative Paul’ of the three disputed epistles, and ‘The Reactionary Paul’ of the three inauthentic letters. By closely examining this progression of letters the authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily ‘de-radicalised’ to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life ‘in Christ’, one of his favoured phrases, is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself. 230pp. $24.99 NOW £6


70564 MAJESTIE: The King Behind the King James Bible by David Teems


The King James that the author went looking for was the buffoon, the jester who came riding into town in a golden pumpkin but this was not the King James that he found. Orphaned, bullied, lonely and unloved as a boy, in time the young King of Scots overcame his


troubled beginnings to ascend the English throne at the height of England’s Golden Age. In an effort to pacify rising tensions in the Anglican Church and to reflect the majesty of his new reign, King James spearheaded the most important literary undertaking in Western history - the translation of the Bible into a beautiful, lyrical and accessible English. The narrative crackles with wit, using thoroughly modern language to depict a man at the intersection of political, literary and religious thought. 301pp in paperback and apologies for the sticker. £9.99 NOW £5


70550 PROPHETS, SEERS AND VISIONARIES by Melanie King


Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Moses and Abraham, charismatic cult leaders such as Joseph Smith Jr, founder of the Mormon Church, and Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard, spiritualists like Madame Blatavsky, psychics like the American Edgar Cayce, John Wroe and his virgins,


“time traveller” John Titor and David Icke. They range from the credible (or, at least, interesting) to the crackpot and/or fraudulent. King offers entertaining, readable, highly informative, eye-opening and occasionally shocking profiles of 50 men and women who have been regarded as prophets from 2000BC to 2000AD. Here are not only their life stories and their often extraordinary beliefs, but she also examines why prophets and what they foretold (and continue to foretell) still exert an attractive force. Photos, 192pp. £15 NOW £8.50


68712 IMAGES OF MUHAMMAD: Narratives of the Prophet in Islam Across the Centuries by Tarif Khalidi


A book about the Prophet by a leading Muslim scholar and translator of the Qur’an is a major event in religious understanding. Khalidi builds up images of ideal conduct for its central figure and shows the values shared by the Sunni, Shia and Sufi sects. Deliberately using the controversial name “Muhammad”, he seeks to restore emphasis on the love of Muhammad as comforter, friend, intercessor, and family member. He starts with the core story of the Prophet’s life, born in Mecca around 570 A.D. and receiving revelations in about 610, when he began to preach the faith. The turning point in his career was when he moved to Medina in 622, later adopted as the first year in the Muslim calendar. He considers the many images of Muhammad in all their rich complexity. 342pp. $27 NOW £4


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71182 YORK MINSTER: A Living Legacy by Revd Keith Jones, Richard Shephard and Louise Hampson


The soaring lines of the Minster dominate the city of York as they have since medieval times. This volume is not only a richly illustrated celebration of the continued vibrancy of York Minster but also a tribute to the small army of volunteers who make it work. Much more than a history, the book explores archbishops and deans, the Choir School and music, bell ringing, policing, stonemason’s art, glass makers, restoration and heritage and the rich and complex relationship between the cathedral and the communities it serves. It is a cultural icon whose twin towers represent York and Yorkshire, and whose magnificent interior hosts concerts and recitals along with daily services the year round. Despite recent changes in attitude towards the church, attendances at Minster services have never been higher and it continues to be a symbol of faith and continuity. 176 paperback pages 23cm x 27cm illustrated in colour and b/w with


Timeline of Events. £19.95 NOW £7


70914 CHOIRS OF ANGELS


by Barbara Drake Boehm Subtitled Painting in Italian Choir Books 1300-1500. The illuminated choir book is one of the great legacies of Western culture, a unique combination of the illumination of books and the codified system of musical notation. Intended for monasteries and cathedrals half a millennium ago, these exquisite manuscripts are still captivating


today. For the art historian or musicologist, choir books provide a rich source in the development of chant and a primary source in the study of the lives of religious communities and the philosophy and faith that infused medieval Europe. 64 very large pages with map of the Italian peninsular circa 1400 and beautiful colour examples on each page plus colour photos and details. £11.99 NOW £5


52188 BOOK OF HYMNS


A fresh anthology of favourite hymns. This inspiring selection has such time-honoured favourites as the harvest ‘We plough the fields and scatter’, the Christmas ‘O come all ye faithful’, as well as hymns suitable for weddings ‘Love divine, all loves excelling’ and even funerals ‘The Lord’s my Shepherd’. Hymns have always played a significant role in our cultural heritage and this new selection is ideal for use both in planning services and also personal devotion. Paperback. ONLY £4


68633 ST. MARGARET’S GOSPEL-BOOK by Rebecca Rushforth


Published by the Bodleian Library Oxford in their beautifully illustrated series exploring individual masterpieces from their own collection, the author places St. Margaret in the turbulent political shifts which saw her exiled to Scotland after the Norman Conquest, her marriage to Malcolm, her contribution to the making of Scotland as a European power and her posthumous career as a saint in which she was invoked as a force for stability and reconciliation as late as the Restoration. But for bibliophiles and collectors, the best part of this book explores the writing, illumination and binding of the manuscript and compares it with other contemporary gospel books, examining their iconography and production. Large softback, 114 quality pages and large colour illus. First edition. £25 NOW £16


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69776 JESUS: A Biography from a Believer by Paul Johnson


Few figures have had such an influence on the world as Jesus of Nazareth. Johnson brilliantly notes the qualities of Jesus’s teachings especially in the parables, emphasises his reservations about the miracles he performs and analyses how he differently addressed men, women and children and the aged. Lastly, Johnson inspects the Passion, the Resurrection and their aftermath to Pentecost with intelligent faith. 242pp, roughcut pages.


£17.99 NOW £4.75


71184 KINGDOM POWER AND GLORY A Historical Guide to Westminster Abbey by John Field


With the beauty of its Gothic architecture, its monuments, effigies and superb decoration, Westminster Abbey is arguably the single most important historic building in the UK. The Abbey contains the shrine of its saintly founder King Edward the Confessor and has been the coronation church for 39 successive monarchs, from William the Conqueror in 1066 to Elizabeth II in 1953. It has also been the burial place of 17 of those monarchs and many of the great - as well as the not so great - of the nation. The author worked in the Abbey precinct for 30 years and here he tells its story through the words of kings, nobles, priests and chroniclers up to the present day-to-day existence. 160 pages 20cm x 29cm richly illustrated in colour with ancient illuminations and paintings with list of kings and queens, index to objects, plan of the abbey with a key to locations and monuments and a guided tour.


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69734 NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF by Julian Barnes


Barnes is an agnostic and his fascinating description of his family’s colourful religious beliefs forms an entertaining preamble to this anything-but-gloomy meditation on death. Religion, sex and politics were taboo subjects and therefore gained a certain mystique. Later in life, Barnes adopts strategies to make death, if not a friend, then a familiar enemy, analysing his and his wife’s dreams, and examining the modes of death and last words of a range of famous people from Zola to Goethe and Bertrand Russell. 242pp.


$24.95 NOW £3.50


69710 BIBLICAL LITERACY: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know by Timothy Beal


Have you ever been told that you are the apple of someone’s eye? Have you ever described a disastrous situation as the blind leading the blind, or easily predicted the future by claiming to read the writing on the wall? You will have been referring to the most influential book of all time. You only have to glance to find connections to: The Good Sam Club, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chariots of Fire, Martin Luther King, Cate Blanchett, Clint Eastwood, we could go on. 343 pages with glossary of biblical key words, and familiar biblical phrases and images. £16.99 NOW £5.75


69724 IMAGES FROM THE BIBLE: The Old Testament: Book and CD


by Pepin Van Roojen and Kevin Haworth A visually stunning catalogue of woodcut illustrations depicting 300 plus scenes from the Bible, in the case of this, the first volume The Old Testament: Samson killing a lion with his bare hands, Moses receiving the second tablets of the law, the Israelites worshipping a golden calf, Moses found by the Pharaoh’s daughter as a baby in his basket in an exquisite depiction, Jacob blessing his sons, the Fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel, Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt, Abraham’s servant meeting Rebekah who becomes Isaac’s wife. It is a beautiful collection of illustrations from the 17th to the 19th century. All are stored on the accompanying CD enclosed at the back of the book ready for use on printed media, handicrafts and web page design, flyers and decoration. 224 page large softback, 8½” x 11". £18.99 NOW £6


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69725 IMAGES FROM THE BIBLE: The New Testament: Book and CD


by Pepin Van Roojen and Kevin Haworth A visually stunning catalogue of woodcut illustrations depicting 300 plus scenes from the Bible, in this second volume The New Testament, such as The Seven Deadly Sins - Greed, Lust and Gluttony, Envy, Wrath and Sloth, a hand drawn map of Canaan and the travels of Jesus and His Apostles, a stunning woodcut of Gabriel appearing to Mary foretelling the birth of Jesus, shepherds coming to worship Jesus, Jesus in the temple talking with the teachers, John the Baptist baptising Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount, Mary Magdalene washing Jesus’ feet. All are chosen from 17th to the 19th century collections for their beauty and stored on the accompanying CD enclosed ready for use on printed media and web page design, flyers and decoration. 224 page large softback, 8½” x 11". £18.99 NOW £6


! 69900 IMAGES FROM THE BIBLE: Set of Two


by Pepin Van Roojen and Kevin Haworth Buy both and save more. £37.98 NOW £11


69777 READING JESUS: A Writer’s Encounter


with the Gospels by Mary Gordon The author decided to read the Gospels as literature and study Jesus as a character. The result was an eye- opening and impassioned book, in which she plumbs the mysteries surrounding one of history’s most central figures. In the process of analysing the fundamental stories of the Prodigal Son, the Temptation in the Desert, the parable of Lazarus, the Agony in the Garden and so on, she ponders the intense strangeness of a deity in human form, the unresolved moral ambiguities, and the problem posed to her personally by the miracle of the Resurrection. 205 roughcut pages. $24.95 NOW £4


70345 CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE: Spiritual Meditations


translated by Edward Pusey Saint Augustine of Hippo (354- 430AD) was an exceptional Christian Father and theologian who lived in the last days of the Roman Empire. As a young man he was a Manichaean Gnostic, but while living in Milan, the oratory of Bishop Ambrose led to his conversion to the


Christian church in 386. He settled in Hippo in North Africa where he founded a community and became its bishop. His ‘Confessions’ vividly recount his intimate spiritual experiences in the search for Truth which led to his conversion. It is one of the most valued books in the whole of Christian literature. 472 pages, satin bookmark.


$8.95 NOW £2.50


68730 PEOPLE OF THE FIRST CRUSADE by Michael Foss


Subtitled 'The Truth About the Christian-Muslim War Revealed'. In a desperate attempt to cleanse the spiritual chaos infecting most of Western Europe in the 11th century, Pope Urban II launched an army of knights and peasants to fight those who had seized the Holy Land. The recapture of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims was regarded as a redemptive task worthy of men who might call themselves 'soldiers of Christ'. They were threatened not only by internal corruption but also by the spectre of the Seljuk Turks, recently converted to Islam and intent on claiming the Holy Land for their own. Pope Urban II exhorted the faithful to free Jerusalem from the 'infidels'. The response was immediate and enthusiastic. 323pp, line art. $24.95 NOW £4


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