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  • C. S. Lewis at Poets' Corner

    Edited by Michael Ward, Peter S. Williams ...
    On the fiftieth anniversary of his death, C. S. Lewis was memorialized in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, taking his place beside the greatest names in English literature. Oxford and Cambridge Universities, where Lewis taught, also held commemorations. This volume gathers together addresses from those events.Rowan Williams and Alister McGrath assess Lewis's legacy in theology, Malcolm Guite ... Read more

    $25.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Purpose and Providence

    Taking Soundings in Western Thought, Literature and Theology

    by Revd Canon Vernon White ...
    Do our lives have purpose? Despite the rise of secularism, we are still confronted by a sense of meaning and direction in the events of history and our own lives - something which is beyond us and not our own creation/imagination. Using the novels of Thomas Hardy and Julian Barnes, Vernon White tracks this belief in intellectual history and tests its resilience in modern literature. Both novelists ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Truth in Public Life

    by Vernon White, Stephen Lamport, Claire Foster-Gilbert ...
    Series series Haus Curiosities
    In Truth in Public Life, three public servants—a theologian, an economist, and an ethicist—contend for both the existence and moral imperatives of absolute truth. Each argues that society, built on ethical leadership and communal accountability, cannot be sustained without a widespread commitment to objectivity. This commitment begins at the top: policymakers must resist political expediency, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • God’s Song and Music’s Meanings

    Theology, Liturgy, and Musicology in Dialogue

    Edited by James Hawkey, Ben Quash, Vernon White ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts
    Taking seriously the practice and not just the theory of music, this ground-breaking collection of essays establishes a new standard for the interdisciplinary conversation between theology, musicology, and liturgical studies. The public making of music in our society happens more often in the context of chapels, churches, and cathedrals than anywhere else. The command to sing and make music to God ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Integrity in Public Life

    by Vernon White, Claire Foster-Gilbert, Jane Sinclair ...
    Series series Haus Curiosities
    Good governance is a fundamental value in the United Kingdom, and its citizens are entitled to expect that public officials, both elected and non-elected, behave according to the highest standards of ethical behavior. Of course, these aspirations alone are not enough to root out corruption in government. In order for integrity in public life to be maintained, the core principles underlying these ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Moral Heart of Public Service

    by William Hague, Mary McAleese, John Hall, Vernon White, Rowan Williams, Andrew Tremlett, Peter Hennessy, Stephen Lamport ...
    Now more than ever, public servants must consider and reassess how to keep moral courage in public life alive. With ethical expectations and needs changing and government policies under increasing moral scrutiny, Claire Foster-Gilbert of Westminster Abbey Institute gathers a series of essays and lectures by herself and others, exploring the meaning of 'moral code' in today's public service, and ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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  • Looking In the Distance

    The Human Search for Meaning

    by Richard Holloway ...
    Series series Canons
    Spirituality, like morality, has historically been tied to religion – and yet it is possible for one to exist without the other. In this meditative and highly personal account, Richard Holloway considers the nature of the spiritual, and what it means to live with the inevitability of death.Both celebration of the possibilities that life affords and an examination of how doubts and fears too often ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • The Territories of Science and Religion

    by Peter Harrison ...
    An "extremely rewarding" exploration of how these two great human endeavors can not only coexist but enrich each other ( Times Literary Supplement).The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce opposition? Actually, that's not the case, says Peter Harrison: Our very concepts of science and ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • God, Sexuality, and the Self

    An Essay 'On the Trinity'

    by Sarah Coakley ...
    God, Sexuality and the Self is a new venture in systematic theology. Sarah Coakley invites the reader to re-conceive the relation of sexual desire and the desire for God and - through the lens of prayer practice - to chart the intrinsic connection of this relation to a theology of the Trinity. The goal is to integrate the demanding ascetical undertaking of prayer with the recovery of lost and ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Morality

    Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times

    by Jonathan Sacks ...
    A distinguished religious leader's “brilliant, urgent” (The Washington Post) case for reconstructing a shared framework of values.With liberal democracy embattled, our public discourse growing increasingly toxic, family life breaking down, and drug abuse and depression on the rise, many fear what the future holds. In* Morality*, respected faith leader and public intellectual Jonathan Sacks traces ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Kingdom and the Glory

    For a Theological Genealogy of Economy and Government

    by Giorgio Agamben, Matteo Mandarini ...
    Translated by Lorenzo Chiesa ...
    Series series Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
    The renowned philosopher expounds on the ideas he introduced in Homo Sacer with this analysis of the theological foundations of political power.In the early centuries of the Church, in order to reconcile monotheism with God's threefold nature, the doctrine of Trinity was introduced in the guise of an economy of divine life. It was as if the Trinity amounted to nothing more than a problem of ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Trust

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Katherine Hawley ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Trust is indispensable, yet it can be dangerous. Without trusting others, we cannot function in society, or even stay alive for very long, but being overly-trustful can be a bad strategy too. Trust is pragmatic, but it also has a moral dimension: trustworthiness is a virtue, and well-placed trust benefits us all. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust ... Read more

    $7.99 USD