The autobiography of trailblazer Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Britain's first black woman bishop, who has been right at the heart of a changing nation for over forty years

A top scholar offers robust readings of eight pivotal Old Testament passages that unpack the nature of God in Christian Scripture.

One of the world's leading Christian theologians invites readers into a fresh, profound encounter with Jesus through the Gospel of John in this comprehensive theological commentary.

A powerful new history detailing the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate.

An illustrated history of St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, a building at the heart of British life for over 700 years.

This volume offers an authoritative treatment of Anglican Studies. Featuring 44 chapters by leading scholars, themes include historiography, method, identity, controversy, practice, and the future of Anglicanism.

This Handbook represents more than a century of scholarship related to the theology, history, and methodology of the propagation of Christian faith and the engagement of Christians with cultures, religions, and societies worldwide.

The story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar and is highly illustrated with paintings, photographs, and ancient texts.

This new version of the late fourth-century diary of journeys in and around the Holy Land known as the Itinerarium Egeriae provides a more literal translation of the Latin text than earlier English renderings, with the aim of revealing more of the female traveller's personality.

Originally published in 1913, this book examines the effect of the Puritan Revolution upon the Church of England and the Universities.

The first volume to explore various facets of contemporary change in consecrated religious life in selected central and eastern European countries, this book presents a series of studies of Catholic and Orthodox monasticism, with attention to the impact of modern social and cultural processes on life in the cloister.

Guides the reader through challenging issues that face those attempting to deal with the subject of theological anthropology. This book addresses the complexities surrounding such questions as: What does it mean to be made in the image of God? What does it mean to be a 'person'? And, what constitutes a human person?

Practical theology and theological reflection are growing areas of theological studies. This book aims to create a bridge between pastoral practice and public theology.

This title provides a basic introduction to a variety of models of theological reflection and identifies their strengths and weaknesses, providing historical and contemporary examples of these models. It reflects the diversity of church and global traditions and the various approaches to theological reflection, and more.

Over the years a number of theologians have been using aspects of sociology alongside the more traditional resources of philosophy. In turn, sociologists have also contributed to an interaction between theology and sociology. In his trilogy, the author contributes to the mapping of three abiding ways of relating theology and sociology.

The most comprehensive study available of one of the most influential of German Protestant theologians.

This study of St Paul provides a detailed, yet readable work. Chapters include "humankind under indictment", "the gospel of Jesus Christ" and "the process of salvation".