DENIS, FATHER (OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT FRANCIS)

Father Algy

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which has age darkening to spine. The biography of 'Algy' the nickname acquired by William Strowan Amherst Robertson (1894-1957) as a schoolboy at Westminster. He was one of the pioneers of the Franciscan movement in the Anglican Church, a spiritual director, a missionary in India, associated with the Oxford Movement, had respect for other faiths, and when Gandhi was shot declared a day of mourning. NOT EX LIB R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007069

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: William Strowan Amherst Robertson, Oxford Movement, Saint Paul's College Calcutta, Church Missionary Society,Brotherhood of the Holy Cross, Anglican Franciscans

DENNY, BARBARA

Kings Bishop - the Lords Spiritual of London

London, The Alderman Press. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946619166). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. vi + 325 pages. 17 illustrations. There have been Bishops of London for as long as the City's history has been recorded and this book tells for the first time the story of the long line of devoted and courageous men who, because of their position in the capital, have been in the forefront of religious upheavals and struggles for power between various factions down the ages. R4. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 007888

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Bishops of London, Richard Bancroft, Edmund Bonner, Nicolas Ridley, Edmund Grindal, John Aylmer, George Montaigne, William Laud, Beilby Porteous, Henry Compton, Archibald Tait 0946619166

DICKEN, E.W. TRUEMAN

Loving on Principle

London, Darton, Longman & Todd. 1969. (ISBN: 0232510628). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good clean, tight and unmarked copy. 168 pages. The moral standards which most recognise in everyday lives are not those of the traditional Christian moralist ; they are not only less exacting, but they are a good deal vaguer, and often rest on a single axiom such as 'the greatest good of the greatest number' or 'love is all that matters'. Dr. Trueman Dicken's examines the issues with real life examples. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R7. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006956

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Morals, Ethics, Love and Self-Fulfilment, Morality, Philosophy 0232510628

DICKINS, SHIRLEY J.

Grenfell of the Congo - Pioneer, Missionary and Explorer

London, The Sunday School Union. 1917. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black title and white and brown floral motif to spine with white and black title and white floral motif to front and a pictorial of Grenfell on brown cloth boards. Boards are clean and bright with no wear and with just a couple of small minor marks. Internally there is a contemporay neat inscription to front endpaper and date of 1917, age fading of page edges else clean, tight and unmarked. Second edition not dated but first published in 1910. Portrait frontispiece, map of the Congo and 11 photographic illustrations. George Grenfell (1849-1906) was a Baptist minister who spent most of his life in Africa and whose young wife died shortly after arriving in the Cameroons. B2D. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002322

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Missionaries, Congo, Africa Explorers, George Grenfell, Biography

DIX, DOM GREGORY (MONK OF NASHDOM)

The Image and Likeness of God

London, Dacre Press. 1953, First. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Card covers have minor marks to front and age toning to spine else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. First softback edition. The first purely devotional book by Dom Gregory Dix, this posthumous work consists of a series of retreat addresses found among his papers. Clearly the result of much careful thought and preparation, they bear the unmistakeable mark of the author's brilliance and profundity while revealing to a wider public his quality as a spiritual director. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R8. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011170

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Keywords: Retreats, Spirituality, Images of God

DIXON, ROGER

Christ on Trial

London, Collins. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002211432). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. First UK edition. Based on the original story by Basil Bova and Roger Dixon. This strange and intensely exciting book tells the story of the making of a very original television film and of the people who took part. Lee Harrison's plan was to put 'the life and teaching of Jesus Christ on trial before a hundred million witnesses'. The programme is a soul searching and disturbing experience for the actors, the drama and suspense build up to a surprising and unexpected climax. R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 007076

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Christ on Trial 0002211432

DOBELL, STEVE

A Book of Saints - an Evocative Celebration in Prose and Paintings

London, Lorenz Books. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 1859671772). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book contains stories of some of our most beloved saints embellished with its beautiful gallery of portraits celebrating their power and glory. R1. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009622

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Saints in Art 1859671772

DOBELL, STEVE

The Madonna - an Anthology of Verse and Prose

London, Lorenz Books. 1996, First. (ISBN: 1859672965). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards with Fine price clipped dustjacket. The Virgin Mary has been adored and worshipped by Christians for nearly two thousand years as an icon of purity and innocence. Much has been written about her role in the life of Jesus, and even more has been painted. This book holds some of the most beautiful images of Mary, and the momentous events of her life: the Annunciation; the journey to Bethlehem; the humble stable birth of her baby boy; the homage of kings; a terrified flight into Egypt; and, thirty years later, the grief of watching her son die for his people. 12. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010346

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Keywords: Virgin Mary, Madonna, Mary of Nazareth 1859672965

DOHERTY, CATHERINE DE HUECK

I Live on an Island

Indiana, Ave Maria Press. 1979. (ISBN: 0877931712). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy. The author lives in a cabin on a small piece of land that juts out into the Madawaska River near Combermere, Ontario, and from this vantage point she has achieved an all-important sense of distance from the turmoil of our constantly changing lives. From there she shares her vision of the place of the Church in the world today, observing the changes of the seasons and meditating on nature. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R8. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006164

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Meditations, Madawaska River, Combermere Ontario 0877931712

DOHERTY, CATHERINE DE HUECK

Not without Parables - Stories of Yesterday, Today and Eternity

Indiana, Ave Maria Press. 1977. (ISBN: SC0877931275). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ unmarked copy. Second printing 1977 (first was January 1977). In this extraordinary collection of stories, the reader can glimpse the richness of Eastern thought and a manner of expression now alien to a sophisticated, technological generation. Though the characters vary from Czarist Russia to American ghettos, the mysterious presence of God is always there. Illustrated. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R8. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010636

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Eastern Religious Thought 0877931275

DONOVAN, MARCUS

Faith and Practice - a Book of Catechism Instructions Based on 'the Catechism of Christian Faith and Practice'

London, SPCK. 1950, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red title on black cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has large pieces missing from front and lower spine and has taped repairs. xv and 264 pages. The author is Marcus Fitzgerald Grain Donovan and was prepared at the request of the Church Union, it was popular with priests and teachers who wanted clear, definite doctrine that would hold the attention of intelligent children, and be the basis for much instruction on other occasions, and by other methods, than the Senior or Junior Catechism. R5. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 005862

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Catechism, Religious Instruction

DROSNIN, MICHAEL

The Bible Code

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1997. (ISBN: 029781995X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. For 3,000 years a code in the Bible has remained hidden and now has been unlocked by computer. It was broken by an Israeli mathematician,Dr. Eliyahu Rips, who presented the proof in a major science journal and it has been confirmed by famous mathematicians around the world. The code may reveal our future, and it has already been asserted that it foretells events that have happened. R1. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010265

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Bible Code Prophecy, Dr. Eliyahu Rips 029781995x

DRURY, JOHN

Painting the Word - Christian Pictures and Their Meanings

London, Yale University Press/The National Gallery. 2002. (ISBN: 0300092946). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine copy which has a name and date to half title page else unmarked. 201 pages. Illustrated throughout. In this beautifully written book John Drury brings his knowledge and experience as both priest and biblical scholar to Christian paintings and presents them to us afresh. He shows how the images in works by artists from Duccio to Velazquez have a universal quality that fills them with passion, stories and meaning, not only for audiences of the past but also for viewers today. R6. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009509

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Christian Art, Religious Paintings 0300092946

DUGGAN, LAWRENCE G.

Bishop and Chapter - the Governance of the Bishopric of Speyer to 1552

New Jersey, Rutgers University Press. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0813508576). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with gold title on brown cloth boards with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. xv and 298 pages. Map endpapers. NO. LXII in the Studies Presented to the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions. During the later Middle Ages, parliaments developed in most states of Europe, and in the ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire, however, such formally convened assemblies of estates frequently appeared later and were of shorter duration than in their secular counterparts. R1. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 005595

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: European Medieval Studies, Medieval Parliaments, Holy Roman Empire, Speyer Germany 0813508576

DUMM, DEMETRIUS

Praying the Scriptures

Minnesota, Liturgical Press. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0814629407). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. The book is more than a book about biblical prayers, as it sets such prayers in the larger context of biblical revelation so they are seen primarily as celebrations of God's great saving deeds of the Exodus and the Resurrection. They bring us to the very heart of the experience of salvation in that ultimate prayer event, the Eucharist. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R8. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005813

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Benedictine, Prayer, Devotion, Catholic Church 0814629407