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Atheists assert that the natural world has no meaning or purpose. Dr Denis Alexander, Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St. Edmunds College, Cambridge, draws a different conclusion. Not only do recent evolutionary biological data appear inconsistent with the claim that the world is purposeless, but the Christian doctrine of creation has provided and continues to provide both context and stimulus for the study of the natural world. Christians started biology! However, is a belief in an omnipotent, benign Creator consistent with a world of pain and suffering? From a lifetime's study in the biological sciences, Denis Alexander believes that whilst the cost of existence is extremely high, it can nonetheless be squared with the idea of a God of love whose ultimate purposes for humankind render that cost more comprehensible.

A companion to the Candle Bible Handbook, with newly commissioned maps.

A daily Bible with a Talk Time and Prayer Time for each story

A fact-filled introduction to the story of the Bible

BIG pop-ups for big stories!

BIG pop-ups for big stories!

Bob Hartman has an enviable reputation as a performance storyteller. Here are his insights into how stories work; tips and techniques; and how to retell Bible stories ' plus 50 great stories to practise on. This is a revised and expanded edition of the Lion volume first published in 2002, with many new stories and ideas. The book is structured by storytelling styles, with pull quotes and boxes to keep the central material clear. This book is both a training manual and a resource. All the stories are taken from the Bible. It is published in the same popular format as TELLING THE BIBLE and TELLING THE GOSPEL.

Twenty parables with sophisticated watercolour illustration.

Sleuthing couple DI Tamsin Shah and her unusual cleric uncle battle to solve a murder mystery that reveals dark secrets from Abbot Peter's tempestuous student years . . .

A classic of Christian spirituality and a famous meditation on the love of God and his presence in suffering

A timeless classic on spiritual growth

A practical and informative book on dating, written by a dating course leader and psychologist specialising in couples therapy.

A new addition to the action-packed Tales of Rome series for readers aged 8+

Helps us appreciate how challenging the Gospels are and how exhilarating the vision of Jesus they offer

Cardinal Vincent Nichols considers some the most pressing human issues facing us today, and invites you join him in finding effective ways to help those most in need.

Book 5 in the Young Joseph series

Book 4 in the Young Joseph series

Two world-leading theologians bring a scholarly work of superior religious insight specifically designed for their For Everyone series, creating a more readable version of the Bible.

Concise historical introduction to Julian of Norwich and her continuing influence on the world and how we see it.

Keep your precious memories of your new baby in this wonderfully decorated record book.

A riveting account of the rise of the Christian faith in Shandong Province - a region with over 100 million people - over the course of the last 150 years.

Terry Waite invites you to meet some of the exceptional people he has got to know on his travels, and explore with him the widely different forms of solitary existence they inhabit.

A beautifully produced gift volume comprising Evelyn Underhill's two personal prayer books, rediscovered 75 years after her death. Foreword by Eugene Peterson

How can the Christian injunction to 'love your neighbour' be heard and applied in the context of issues and policies that threaten to exacerbate division and hostility in our world today?

Fresh ideas for public and private prayer from the author of The Intercessions Handbook and The Second Intercessions Handbook which have sold over 50,000 copies

Spiritual guidance through meditating on the wonders of the created world.

A humourous and quirky retelling of the story of Moses from a popular comedian

Life is at once wonderful and appalling, beautiful and horrific. How can we live with this contradiction? And how can we believe in a just and loving God in the face of all the evils of the world in which we have evolved?

One of the world's leading theologians offers a vibrant guide to the deep truths which shape a living faith

The seventh and final book in the Young Joseph series