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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Anglican & Episcopalian Churches
This hardback edition of the bestselling church desk diary provides
one page per weekday and a double page spread for Sundays, making
it ideal for advance planning and day-to-day working. Readings from
the Common Worship and BCP are listed for each day and on Sundays,
Holy Days and major Saints' days, the Common Worship collects and
sentences are printed out in full. Its many extra features include
extensive national and diocesan church information, lists of
organisations, table of fees, accounts section, a two-year planner,
sunrise and sunset times, plus ample space for recording personal
information. Suitable for all who use the 3-year lectionary:
Anglican, Roman Catholics, URCs and Methodists.
An updated and modernized edition of the unparalleled classic with
resurgent relevance for the twenty-first century Foxe's Book of
Martyrs is one of the most influential and well-known books in
history, as well as one of the top-sellers of the past, right up
there with the Bible itself. Immensely popular in Foxe's own
sixteenth century, its influence has been felt throughout
literature. Copies of the original text (Acts and Monuments) were
chained beside the Bible in churches of England, and even sailed
with English pirates. This was not a book designed to comfort, but
instead to present the truth of the persecution faced by Protestant
Christians in hostile environments. The inscription from the 1563
edition--now commonly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs--indicates
the gravity of the task: "[In] latter and perilous days . . . the
great persecutions and horrible troubles . . . [are here] gathered
and collected according to true copies and writings . . . of the
parties themselves that suffered." Foxe was committed to
commemorating the ultimate sacrifice of those who gave their lives
for the sake of their faith. Paul L. Maier brings his exceptional
mind for history to bear on Foxe's work in this new edition. While
abridgement of the original 2,100 pages was necessary, Maier does
include every martyr, and text was changed only where modern
readers may not readily understand the original archaic wording.
John Foxe (1516-1587) was an academic and zealous student of the
Scriptures, leading to his persecution as a Protestant by the
Catholic rulers of his day. Beyond his work in pastoral ministry,
Foxe continued to work on his martyrology until his death.
Austin Farrer is often called the one genius the Church of England
produced in the 20th Century. His innovative ideas crossed a host
of theological disciplines. Assessing his continuing importance and
introducing him to a new generation of readers, Austin Farrer for
Today brings together a stellar collection of writers to reflect on
Farrer's contribution to biblical theology, philosophy, language,
doctrine, prayer and preaching. Chapters include: *Rowan Williams
on Farrer as a doctrinal theologian *Morwenna Ludlow on Farrer's
language and symbolism *Jane Shaw on Farrer as preacher *John
Barton, on typology in Farrer
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