Hild

Author: Nicola Griffith
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374280878
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 559

Book Description
Daughter of a poisoned prince and a crafty noblewoman, quiet, bright-minded Hild arrives at the court of King Edwin of Northumbria, where the six-year-old takes on the role of seer/consiglieri for a monarch troubled by shifting allegiances and Roman emissaries attempting to spread their new religion.

The Singing Bowl

Author: Malcolm Guite
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1848255411
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Malcolm Guites eagerly awaited second poetry collection 'The Singing Bowl' takes is name from the breathtakingly beautiful opening poem, a sonnet which connects poetry and prayer. It includes poems that seek beauty and transfiguration in contemporary life; sonnets inspired by Francis and other outstanding saints; poems centred on love (which might be used at weddings), others on parting and mortality (which might be used at funerals). A further group, Jamming your Machine, searches for the life of the spirit in the midst of the modern era and includes an ode to an iphone.

Hilda of Whitby

Author: Ray Simpson
Publisher: Brf
ISBN: 9781841017280
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hilda of Whitby was a dominant figure in the development of the British Church in the sixth century, but until recently her life has not received much attention. This title explores her life and times and what spiritual lessons we can draw for Christian life today.

David's Crown

Author: Malcolm Guite
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786223082
Category : Poetry
Languages : la
Pages : 163

Book Description
As well as the name of a virus, a corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where interlinking lines connect a sequence. It is the perfect name therefore for this new collection of 150 poems by the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite, each one written in response to the Bible’s 150 psalms as they appear in William Coverdale’s timeless translation. The Psalms express every human emotion with disarming honesty, as anger and thankfulness alike are directed at God. All of life is here with its moments of beauty and its times of despair and shame. Like the Psalms themselves, the poems do not avoid the cursing and glorying over the downfall of your enemies, but wrestle honestly with them as we do when we come to say them.

The Abbess of Whitby

Author: Jill Dalladay
Publisher: Lion Fiction
ISBN: 9781782641544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hild set up three mixed monasteries, fostered learning, and became the first woman to teach men. This tells her dramatic story.

The Patron Saint of Ugly

Author: Marie Manilla
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054413348X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357

Book Description
Catholic lore, American tales, and Sicilian superstition blend in this “clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming” novel (Publishers Weekly). Born with unruly red hair, a sharp tongue, and wine-colored marks all over her body—marks that oddly mimick a map of the world and make her subject to endless ridicule—Garnet Ferrari would hardly consider herself blessed. So when an emissary from the Vatican shows up at her door, convinced that her seeming ability to cure the skin ailments of others qualifies her for sainthood, she’s not quite convinced—or pleased. Garnet sets off on a quest to better understand who she is and where she and her unusual gifts came from. Tracing a twisted path that leads from Sicily to West Virginia, poverty to riches, romance to loss, reality to mythology, Garnet uncovers a truth far more powerful than any dermatological miracle: that the things of which we are most ashamed often become our greatest strengths. “A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others.” —Kirkus Reviews

For God Alone

Author: H E Brown
Publisher: Leonine Publishers
ISBN: 9781942190288
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
The history of England is a history of Catholic faith. Any history of early medieval England would not be complete without mentioning two influential saints of the seventh century. For God Alone tells the story of St. Hilda and St. Elfleda of Whitby. Where does one begin to relate the glorious lives of two women who did so much? Author H.E. Brown gives an in-depth historical account of their lives. She includes fascinating research such as: - Archeological findings - Legends - Poems - Mass and Offices of St. Hilda - Letter of St. Efleda For God Alone provides invaluable and inspirational research for anyone interested in sainthood, monastic life, or English history.

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation. A new translation by ... L. Gidley

Author: Saint Bede (the Venerable)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 534

Book Description

Scripture and the People of God

Author: John DelHousaye
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433558602
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
Scripture is the foundation for all of Christian life and ministry, but in our current age it is being challenged, doubted, and, in many cases, simply ignored. Wayne Grudem, one of evangelicalism's best-known theologians and authors, has worked tirelessly throughout his life to demonstrate the necessity, sufficiency, and centrality of Scripture. In his honor, Grudem's friends and colleagues, including John Piper, Thomas R. Schreiner, Sam Storms, Vern S. Poythress, John M. Frame, Gregg R. Allison, Erik Thoennes, and John DelHousaye, have compiled a series of essays on various topics central to Grudem's life and teaching. Exploring topics such as the nature of Scripture, the relationship between Scripture and doctrine, and the role of Scripture in life and ministry, this volume stands as a testimony to the enduring worth of God's Word.

The Church's Other Half

Author: Trevor Beeson
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 0334043824
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Women have always constituted at least half of the churchs membership, but for almost 2,000 years were excluded from any significant part in its leadership. After the example of Jesus, the earliest Christian communities were wholly inclusive in their organisation, but a patriarchal model derived from the pattern of the secular Greco-Roman societies was soon adopted. This restricted women to subordinate roles from which the struggle to escape continues. However, there were always some courageous and often highly-talented women who sought to exercise a Christian ministry within, but usually outside, the churchs structures. Focusing on the Church in England, Trevor Beeson provides short lives of some of these. Among them are several well-known historical figures such as Hilda of Whitby, but the majority of the book celebrates the accomplishments of women in the last two hundred years in religious life, social reform, literature and theology, and above all in the ordained ministry. More than 5000 women have been ordained to the priesthood so far, and in 2012 the consecration of women as bishops is likely to be authorised. Trevor Beeson reflects on the long-term consequences of a momentous change in the churchs life which should result in the release all its members from the restrictions of a still largely male-orientated faith community.