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Publications
I have written various books and booklets. To order any of these publications just click on the link as indicated.
The sentence 'In the beginning was the Word' has fascinated and tantalised me ever since I first read it. I'm a linguist - so I start with the question 'what are words?' And what is the Word of God? And can we speak it too, and what happens when we do? Offering a mixture of theological reflection, testimony, poetry, and image, the aim of the booklet is to challenge our preconceptions and affirm the word of God as something powerful, dynamic and lifechanging - if we know how to use it. ReSource booklet no. 8, January 2008. Price £3. To purchase click here.
New! Mission-shaped Questions - defining issues for today's Church, edited by Steven Croft - with contributions from Loveday Alexander, Martin Atkyns, Lynda Barley, Steven Croft, Tim Dakin, John Drane, James Dunn, John Hull, Alison Morgan, Angela Tilby, Graham Tomlin, Lindsay Urwin, David Wilkinson and Martin Warner. My contribution is an essay entitled 'What does on the gift of the Spirit mean for the shape of the Church?' 'A must for your bookshelf. Significant, grown-up missional thinking about the mixed economy church' - Paul Bayes, National Mission & Evangelism Adviser. 'I hope Mission-shaped Questions will help capture the imagination of those who think that the Fresh Expressions movement sits lightly to theology' - Archbishop John Sentamu Published in March 2008 by CHP. Price £14.99. To purchase click here. For a synopsis click here.
The Wild Gospel : bringing truth to life 'A ground-breaking, exciting and moving book that could not be more timely as the Church looks for fresh ways of speaking God's truth in and to our culture' -Archbishop Rowan Williams Published by Monarch 2004, reprinted 2005. For more details click on the cover. Price £9. To purchase click here.
'Who do you say that I am?' The Unexpected Jesus encourages us to take a fresh and deeper look at the person of Jesus. Who was he? What kind of relationship can we hope to have with him today? Is our view of him less than it could be? The booklet includes poems, illustrations, testimonies and quotes to stimulate your prayers. Price £3. To purchase
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Knowing God's love is a collection of image, poetry, meditation, scriptures, quotations and spiritual advice from writers through the ages who have known what it is to be loved by God. Good as a devotional book, or for giving to spiritually minded friends who are seeking a more secure faith. Price £2. To purchase click here.
Prayer ministry - preparing for your prayer ministry appointment offers an introduction to prayer ministry, with an overview of what to expect, plus meditations and spiritual exercises to help a person prepare for an extended time of prayer ministry. The booklet can also be used as training material for prayer ministry teams (a Trinity edition is available from the church office for members of Holy Trinity considering prayer ministry). Price £2. To purchase click here.
Praying with creation is a 36 page devotional booklet designed for use in daily prayer times, and contains a wealth of scripture references, quotations, poetry and illustrations to stimulate your prayers, all based on the theme of the seven days of creation in the opening chapters of Genesis. Did you know, for example, that a chaffinch sings 64 notes per minute? Or that 287 species of beetle have been identified in Buckingham Palace gardens? Price £3. To purchase click here.
New in Christ is a 16 page booklet which explores what it means to be made new on a personal level. It includes a renewal meditation for use either individually or in groups. To purchase click here.
Renewal in scripture is a companion volume to the above, and offers an overview of the biblical teaching on what it means to be made new and renewed. To purchase click here.
Renewal - what is it and what's it for? offers an overview of the charismatic renewal movement, examining what has been achieved and looking ahead to the natural outcome of renewal in the years to come. To purchase click here.
At its best, renewal can bring fresh life and excitement. And yet it can also be reduced to a mere cultural package and fail to deliver what is promised. This exciting study looks at Scripture, history and experience to explore the true nature of renewal, and to offer a fresh vision of what renewal means today.
To purchase click
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Season of Renewal is a new Lent course by Alison Morgan and Bill Goodman. For more information on the course click on the cover. Price £25 (pack), or £6 (leader's book) or £3 (member's booklet) To purchase click here.
Rooted in Jesus is an oral nurture and discipleship course written for Africa. Currrently in use in 8 countries, it has been translated into 13 languages. There are 4 course books for the group leader, and a supplementary leader's guide. It is ideal for use in link dioceses, and this English pack should be purchased as a sample to see how the material can be used to lead new Christians into deeper Christian maturity. Also available separately. For more information about the course click on the cover. Price £12.50 (pack), £3.50 (coursebook vol 1), £2 (leader's preparation guide) To purchase click here.
What happens when we die? is
the book I would have liked to read when a friend died and started me on a
journey of enquiry. It looks at the evidence for life after death, examining the
beliefs of different historical periods and faiths as well as considering
paranormal phenomena. It is written primarily as an introduction to the
Christian faith from the perspective of an enquirer, and is ideal as a book to
give away to someone looking at these issues for the first time.
Price £7. To purchase click
here.
Also available in
Chinese!
Dante and the Medieval Other World was first published by CUP in 1990. It remains the standard text on the subject of the relationship between Dante's Divine Comedy and earlier, popular representations of the afterlife, and was reprinted in 2007. For more details click on the cover. To purchase direct from me, hardback (£25) or softback (£20), please click on the Swans. To purchase from Amazon click here.
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The Word of God - what does it mean? 
