Raised in a remote village on the edge of a sugarcane plantation, fourteen-year-old Isabel was born with the gift and curse of 'seeing farther'. When drought and war grip the backlands, her brother Isaias joins a great exodus to a teeming city in the south. Soon Isabel must follow, forsaking the only home she's ever known, her sole consolation the thought of being with her brother again. But when she arrives, she discovers that Isaias has disappeared. Weeks and then months pass, until one day, armed only with her unshakeable hope, she descends into the chaos of the city to find him. Strikingly visual, told with astonishing empathy, the story of Isabel's quest - her dignity and determination, her deeply spiritual world - is a universal tale about the bonds of family and a sister's love for her brother; about journeys and longing, survival and true heroism: a tour de force of great emotional and narrative power.

A Far Country

Literature & Fiction

Tom Stuckey

Literary

Epworth

Studying the New Testament

Hooker, Morna Dorothy

Religion & Spirituality

A certain sound

Mayson, Cedric

The Irish in World Methodism 1760-1900

TAGGART

Norman W.

Christian Books & Bibles

This commentary on 1 Corinthians is the fruit of many years of teaching and reflection on the appropriate interpretation of the New Testament. The more clearly we can see the situation which the apostle Paul was addressing in his occasional writings, the more clearly we will see the point of what he was trying to say. In spite of the gap that separates the world of the New Testament from our own, if we dig deep enough, we will find again and again a message that resonates with our own experience. This second edition of Nigel Watson's commentary on 1 Corinthians is completely revised and updated, taking into account current Pauline scholarship and applying it to life at the present time.

The First Epistle to the Corinthians (Epworth Commentaries)

WATSON, Nigel

The Making of Methodism has since its first publication proved to be one of the most popular resources for those who are exploring the background and the history of Methodism for the first time. As well as telling the story of John Wesley and his followers in a way that is accessible to the non-specialist, the text is interspersed with short extracts from original sources which allow the early Methodist to speak for themselves. The new updated edition of this popular volume draws on recent events and sources showing how Methodism whilst being faithful to its roots and traditions engages with the changing situation of the contemporary world.

The Making of Methodism

History

Tabraham, Barrie

World

Weaving the Tapestry of Moral Judgement is a new, accessible and challenging introduction to Christian Ethics. The author invites readers to consider what informs the moral and ethical choices and decisions we make and what kind of people we seek to be and to become. He introduces a number of different approaches to making moral decisions and judgements, from different secular and Christian perspectives which he sees as being in creative dialogue rather than as clashing tectonic plates. Harrod argues that we make moral decisions first and foremost as human beings and do so in a context that is shaped by factors such as different philosophical traditions and other world religions. Weaving the Tapestry of Moral Judgement is not a text book in the sense of simply surveying impartially the literature, the history of debate, and the various options available for discussion. It argues its own case too much for that, whilst also leaving many issues unresolved and allows readers to become competent and confident in participating in the challenges of moral decision making in a plural world. In the first part of the book, the author introduces different approaches to engaging with moral and ethical questions. In the second part, a number of specific issues such as war and peace, assisted death and human sexuality are discussed. Each chapter contains questions for further study and discussion.

Weaving the Tapestry of Moral Judgement

John Harrod

In a culture where the words 'doctrinaire' and 'dogmatic' are almost always used in a negative sense, there is a need to recover the positive value of Christian doctrine. The book provides a robust defence of the place of doctrine as an indispensable aspect of a healthy Church and as a tool for the renewal of Christian life. It will help the reader understand how doctrine came to be so despised and how some of the abuses of doctrine, past and present, can be avoided. Above all, it is a book about the given-ness of the gift that is God's love in Christ and the given-ness of Christian teaching as it communicates that gift. It argues that doctrine is one essential way in which Christ is shared and that, far from being a set of dry and irrelevant propositions, it is a living tradition that helps to shape the Church in the likeness of Christ.

Handing Over Christ

Richard Clutterbuck

Transforming Lives: Christian Education in a Multi-Cultural World

Gary

BEST

Elizabeth Harris explores what Buddhism has to say about the human condition and in particular about living in a violent world. Drawing on the realities of the violent ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka, the book shows that there are no easy answers but Buddhism has much to offer to those who want to understand better the dynamics of conflict. Written by a Christian with a positive perspective on Buddhism, this book illustrates the practical as well as theoretical value of dialogue and mutual respect in a troubled world.

Buddhism for a Violent World: A Christian Reflection

Harris, Elizabeth J.

Buddhism

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