Religious and ceremonial art

Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource from the Church of England that helps enquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Jesus Christ.

An overview of recent developments in church planting.

Kingdom Calling offers a compelling theological grounding for the vocation, ministry and discipleship of the whole people of God.

This report from the Faith and Order Commission explores the idea of 'witness' in the life of the church.

Christians are increasingly seeking new ways of doing church, often called 'fresh expressions', which has created new questions and challenges for the Church as a whole.

A visual feast of eclectic artwork informed and inspired by spiritual beliefs, magical techniques, mythology and otherworldly experiences.

Religions teach their adherents how to see and feel at the same time; learning to see is not a disembodied process but one hammered from the forge of human need, social relations, and material practice.

David Morgan builds on his previous groundbreaking work to offer this new, systematically integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture.

Shows how fifteenth-century writers explored the complex relationships between visual and verbal images.

Shows how fifteenth-century writers explored the complex relationships between visual and verbal images.

Reflecting the spirit of East Indian myths, legends, and fables, these illustrations were compiled by one of the nineteenth century's foremost Orientalists.

One of the most inspired painters of the nineteenth century, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794 -1872) was also a brilliant engraver and draftsman.

John Taylor's most famous book is a reminder that the Holy Spirit urges us toward a communal humanity.

The impact that John V.

We are witnessing an unprecedented technological revolution.

What does "e;missional"e; mean for small Christian communities in a deeply secular society?

Leading thinkers offer theoretical, contextual and practical responses to encourage a renewed love for the church and renewed energy to bear witness appropriately and creatively.

Reimagining Mission from Urban Places offers much needed reflection about the nature of mission and about expectations for missional outcomes.

Beginning with a 'Street Nativity Play' that didn't end as planned, and finishing with an open-ended conversation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, "e;Being Interrupted"e; locates an institutionally-anxious Church of England within the wider contexts of divisions of race and class in 'the ruins of empire', alongside ongoing gender inequalities, the marginalization of children, and catastrophic ecological breakdown.

Seeking insight from the real-life development of the earliest expressions of emerging church from their birth, through times of adolescent angst and into the reality of adulthood, this book offers a unique insight into the long-term sustainability of fresh expressions.

Considering the factors which help shape millennial belief, Changing Shape reflects on the challenges and opportunities that 'missing generation' bring to the Church, and considers what lessons the Church can learn from the Millennial mindset.

'Multicultural Kingdom' explores some of the causes and implications of ethnic diversity on the British Christian landscape - and the landscape of theology itself.

What is genuine church growth?

Missional Conversations introduces the reader to key themes in contemporary mission through global conversations between theory and praxis.

The emerging church movement has quickly become one of the fastest growing ecclesiological phenomena in the west today.

This book is a resource to help people involved in fresh expressions, pioneering, youth work and mainstream church ministry.

Thirty years ago John Hull wrote "e;What Prevents Christian Adults from Learning?

Just Mission draws upon the increased activism of local churches and links it to effective use of democratic processes to achieve justice for the people with whom they have a pastoral relationship.

Generous Ecclesiology seeks to present a positive theological response to the issues raised by Mission-Shaped Church and For the Parish.

Mission is the key subject in all denominations.

Aimed at scholars and students of missiology, this book consider missions through the lens of 'prophetic dialogue'.

George Pattison offers theological reflections on a range of works of art and films which have attracted wide discussion such as Anthony Gormley's 'Angel of the North'.

There has been a growing interest in the rapidly evolving nature of cities in the past 10-15 years, but especially in the last 5 years, and the profound impact this is having upon our understanding of community, belonging and church.

Presents an introduction to mission studies - the history, theology and issues of mission.

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Consultancy is increasingly being used to support mission and to help church leaders and workers in the challenges they face in their work.

The first comprehensive textbook on the theology and methodology of Fresh Expressions, one of the most important developments within the contemporary church.

Explores the nature of Christian mission in contemporary post-modern society.

There is a lively debate about the mission of the local church and an interest in doing new things or doing things differently.

Doug Gay seeks to identify and evaluate what goes on in the emerging church and how it relates to other developments of the twentieth and twenty-first century church.

This book explores what mission and discipleship meant for some of the earliest Christian communities.

Two abundantly illustrated volumes offer a vibrant discussion of how the divine is and has been represented in art and architecture the world over.

New readings demonstrate the centrality of the rood to the visual, material and devotional cultures of the Middle Ages, its richness and complexity.

Looks at the politics of the Catholic Church during a turbulent period in central MozambiqueThis book is concerned with the internal diversity and complexity of the Roman Catholic Church.

2022 Historians of British Art Book Award for Exemplary Scholarship on the Period before 16002021 International Center of Medieval Art Annual Book PrizePioneering investigation of the popular "e;double tomb"e; effigies in the Middle Ages.

Globalization and urbanization are twin forces that are powerfully shaping economics, politics, and religion in the world today.

Vincent Donovan is best known as the author of the influential bestseller, Christianity Rediscovered (1978).

The Eastern Christian "e;Love of the Beautiful"e; canbe a companion on your own spiritual journey A collection of writings by monks from the fourth to fifteenth centuries, the Philokalia more than any other text reflects the Eastern Church's interpretation of the Bible's meaning.

In thisfour-color illustrated journey that is part travelogue and part theological investigation, bestselling author and acclaimed Bible scholar John Dominic Crossan and his wife Sarah painstakingly travel throughout the ancient Eastern church, documenting through text and image a completely different model for understanding Easters resurrection story, one that provides promise and hope for us today.

Christian musicians know of the obligation to make music as agents of Gods grace.