MAYFIELD, THE REVEREND GUY

The Church of England - Its Members and Its Business

London, Oxford University Press. 1958, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on red boards are unmarked with no wear. Internally ther is age darkening to endpapers and light foxing to fore edge else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. vii + 211 pages. The Church of England 'as by law established' has a long history, yet faces, like any other religious body, present-day problems of personnel, finance and organization. This book is intended to be a guide, simple and untechnical and broad in treatment, yet definite and informative, to the workings of the Church as an institution. R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010119

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Church of England Organization, Church Finance and Government, Anglican Communion

MAYHEW, PETER

All Saints - Birth and Growth of a Community

Oxford, Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor. 1987, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed, A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy. vii + 258 pages. 36 illustrations. Foreword by Bishop Michael Ramsey (Archbishop of Canterbury). The book tells the history of a Religious Community, the All Saints Sisters, in the context of the spiritual renewal in the Church of England in the past century and more, and in doing so takes the reader into many places in this country, and to a number of countries overseas including South Africa and India. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R6. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007068

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Keywords: Society of All Saints, Sisters of the Poor, Oxford Movement, William Upton Richards, Edward Bouverie Pusey

MCEWEN, SIR JOHN

Fenelon Letters

London, Harvill Press. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ to near Fine copy which has a name and date to front endpaper else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a few repaired closed tears. 318 pages. Portrait frontispiece. Introduction by Thomas Merton. Sir John McEwen died before this book had reached its final form. Professor J.C. Reid very kindly organized the material and supplied most of the footnotes. François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon (1651-1715) Archbishop of Cambrai, has been described by Lord Acton as 'a witness against one century and the precursor of another'. Born in the turbulent 17th century his outlook was humane and tolerant; he detested oppression in all its forms and expressed deep sympathy for the ordinary people whose lives were wrecked by constant wars. He rose rapidly in the Church and became an important figure at the Court of Louis XIV where he directed the education of the heir to the throne. Sir John McEwen's selection gives a well rounded picture of Fénelon both as a great master of the spiritual life and as a wise counsellor on worldly affairs. Moreover, he has transformed the simple lucid style of 'the Swan of Cambrai' into an English of equal charm. NOT EX LIB R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Keywords: Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai, Louis XIV

MCKENNA, SISTER MARY LAWRENCE

Women of the Church - Role and Renewal

New York, P.J. Kennedy. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with dustjacket which is not price clipped. Foreword by Jean Danielou, SJ. 'The real beginning of the history of the active religious life is the story of the ecclesial women of the early Church - a story that is interesting, important, complicated, difficult to unravel, and unfortunately very little known'. Besides being the only comprehensive study of the three ecclesial orders of the early Church, and their interconnections and continuity with the history of religious women in subsequent times, the book contains precious source material and provides a historical frame of reference for all studies and revisions of their constitutions. R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005726

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Keywords: Women in the Early Church, Ecclesial Orders, Order of Widows, Order of Deaconesses, Order of Virgins

MCKENZIE, PROFESSOR J.G.

Psychology, Psychotherapy and Evangelicanism

London, George Allen & Unwin / Religious Book Club. 1941. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on red cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a small name to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket is also VG+ with only a light touch of wear to spine head and tail and is not price clipped. Second impression 1941 (first was 1940). The author is a Professor of Social Science and attempts a better understanding of Evangelical experience and doctrine, and it is his belief that the application of psychology to religion in general can make little or no further advance except through the study of particular types of religious experience. The various psychotherapeutic techniques provide the means for such a study, and in this volume they are applied to Evangelicanism. NOT EX LIB R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005549

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Keywords: Evangelicanism, Psychology, Psychotherapy

MEAD, FRANK S.

Encyclopedia of Religious Quotations

London, Peter Davies. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gold title on purple cloth boards which are clean with some very minor marks to back and a hint of fading to spine head and tail edges but with no wear. Internally there is a small name to front pastedown, some light foxing to top edge and a small mark to lower closed edge else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete with some repaired closed tears. This encyclopedia is unique and comprehensive, designed for the use of everyone who wishes to study, write or speak on any religious topic. Virtually every subject of religious significance is represented and under each subject head (170 in all) are grouped the relevant quotations which amount to more than 10,000 drawn from every religion and a vast range of authorities. There are two complete indexes, fully cross-referenced, which make this work easily workable. NOT EX LIB A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.25 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS R1. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 006023

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Keywords: Religious Quotations, Religious Encyclopedia

MELIA, TERESA

This Is Our Life - the Secular Institute Vocation

Bromley, Kent, The Paraclete Press. 1961, First. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Card covers stapled contents. 35 pages. " As St. Paul says - To Live is Christ'. That is the pattern, and it is to draw all to follow this pattern, to restore all things in Christ - that members of Secular Institutes are specially called. Scarce. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R8. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011132

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Keywords: Seculr Institutes

MEYER, MARVIN

The Gnostic Discoveries - the Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library

New York, HarperSanFrancisco. 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 0060821086). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from an ink mark to lower closed edge) with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, First printing. vi + 239 pages. The discovery of the Nag Hammadi library has revolutionised biblical scholarship. The distinguished Gnostic scholar provides an overview of all the texts and their contents, grouping the codices by their respective genres, schools of thought, or attributed author, and discussing their meaning and significance for us today. D4B. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 008876

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Keywords: Nag Hammadi Library, Gnostic Gospels, Berlin Gnostic Codex, Gospel of Thomas, Secret Book of John, Sophia, Valentinus 0060821086

BAIGENT, MICHAEL AND LEIGH, RICHARD

The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception

London, Jonathan Cape. 1992. (ISBN: 0224027611). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found between 1947 and 1956 yet still 75 percent remain hidden from the outside world. The authors worked with the foremost scholars in biblical archaeology to uncover how and why and exposes the bitter struggle between scholars. They contend that the real reason is that the scrolls show a new account of the origin of christianity and an alternative New Testament. 40 photographic illustrations. Dustjacket complete. Not Book Club edition L. Fine/Very Good.

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Keywords: Dead Sea Scrolls 0224027611

SEED, FATHER MICHAEL WITH BOTHAM, NOEL

Sinners and Saints

London, Metro Publishing. 2009, First Edition. (ISBN: 9781844547708). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. First edition, first printing. 277 pages. Father Michael Seed has been at the privileged centre of events for a quarter of a century, and has played a uniquely influential role. In this memoir Britain's 'priest to the stars' covers his encounters with some of the prominent political and public figures of a generation, and gives a rare and fascinating glimpse of behind-the-scenes events in the corridors of power. For years he secretly gave mass to the Blairs in Downing Street, initially slipping through a rear, ground floor window, before it was leaked to the press in 2006. His has been a turbulent ride through life, denounced and envied by those who dislike his champagne style of Catholicism, loved by those who declare him a saint, and so admired by The Times that it demanded he be instantly made a bishop. His friendship with people like best chum Ann Widdecombe, Alan Clark, the Duchess of Argyll, Lord Longford, George Carman QC, John Paul Getty, the Duke of Norfolk, a host of royals and half a dozen prime ministers, has left little room for dullness. He provides insights into life in Westminster Cathedral and with Cardinal Basil Hume. R1. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 008610

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Keywords: Religious Memoirs, Catholicism 9781844547708

MITCHELL, BASIL (EDITED BY)

How to Play Theological Ping-Pong and Other Essays on Faith and Reason

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1990. (ISBN: 0340513837). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. Professor Mitchell, in the semi-serious essay that gives its title to this book, argues that much current theological argument resembles a game in which the players are forced to choose between false alternatives - ping or pong. In the other essays Basil Mitchell develops, primarily as a philosopher with a keen interest in theology, some of the important themes that have concerned him, and asks if there is a distinctive Christain ethic applicable to modern man, ponders whether the law should be based on Christian values, queries the rightful place of symbols in Christianity, and wonders at the example of Christ's love for an unyielding world. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R7. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006716

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Keywords: Philosophy of Religion, Christian Ethics, C.S. Lewis 0340513837

MOONEYHAM, STAN

Dancing on the Strait and Narrow - a Gentle Call to a Radical Faith

New York, Harper & Row. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 006065922X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, First Printing. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. This is the journal of of a man who, after having flown more than 3 million miles to most of the world's exotic places, left a Christian career at its peak to begin an inner journey towards self-discovery, to him the most exotic destination of all. His premise is life happens on a path that Jesus called 'the strait and narrow' and is basically a journey into constant new discoveries. Using the Sermon on the Mount as his road map, he encountered truths that challenged many of his traditional beliefs.Stan Mooneyhan was a former president of World Vision and special assistant to Billy Graham. R4. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 005041

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Keywords: Religion, Christianity 006065922x

MOORHOUSE, GEOFFREY

Against All Reason

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1969. (ISBN: 029717679X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on black cloth boards which have small marks to lower edge but no wear. Internally there is foxing to fore edge, a name and date to front endpaper else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a small repaired closed tear and light wear to edges. xiii + 436 pages. 23 half-tone illustrations. Over a million and a quarter people lead the monastic and other forms of the religious life in the Western world - Benedictines, Trappists, Franciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits and members of many other orders and institutes. Their lives are still largely based on St. Augustine's doctrine of perfection, still regulated for the most part by a medieval timetable. For a Cistercian nun this means that the day begins when a bell rings in her dormitory at 2.45 a.m. to summon her to the Night Office. Only by living for a time in a monastery is it really possible to grasp the startling difference between that existence and life as the rest of us know it. For the first time in 1,400 years there are signs of a dramatic change in the direction, the structure and the justification of the religious life. In this deeply sympathetic survey of the religious life in the modern world Geoffrey Moorhouse describes the daily life of monks, nuns and other religious; the effects of authority and the demands of obedience. He explores the meaning and purpose of prayer, and of a vocation that leads men and women to renounce the prospect of marriage, to abandon all private possessions and submit to rigid rules of conduct for the rest of their lives. NOT EX LIB R1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009519

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Keywords: Monastic Life, Benedictines, Trappists, Franciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits 029717679x

MORTIMER, THE RIGHT REV. R.C.

Christian Ethics

London, Hutchinson. 1950. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black title on cream cloth boards which has a small mark to front but no wear. Internally there is a small name to front pastedown, age darkening to endpapers and foxing to top edge else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has chipping and a repaired tear along the spine edge. Professor Mortimer provides a discussion of the general pre-suppositions and ideas which underlie the Christian ethical teaching, treating of such subjects as conscience, the concepts of sin and virtue, and the relation between morality and religion. The book also attempts to explain the traditional Christian attitude towards certain particular matters of conduct; for example, marriage and divorce, gambling, and the rights and duties of private property. R5. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 010342

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Keywords: Christian Ethics, Conscience

MORTIMER, REV. ALFRED G.

The Creeds - an Historical and Doctrinal Exposition of the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1902, First. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and blind embossed cross on blue cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with age darkening to spine and just a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally there is foxing to many pages else a clean, tight copy. A Good+ copy. First Edition. xx + 321 pages. The seminal work on the Apostles', Nicene and Athanasian creeds. FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS ARE BECOMING SCARCE R5. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010320

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Keywords: Apostles', Nicene and Athanasian Creeds