Christian / Church History

Laudianism was both a way of being Christian and a political ideology. This definitive account of this intensely controversial movement explores how it helped cause the English civil war, but over the long term provided one of the visions of the national church, one that has been in contention to define 'Anglicanism' ever since.

Steve Clifford explores the challenges of unity as outworked both in his day-to-day marriage and home life, and national and international relations.

The Anglo-Catholic movement which flourished in the early and mid twentieth century is famed for its dedicated and heroic work in inner-city slum areas. This book tells the stories of ten parishes where the Anglo-Catholic movement made a particular impact.

'... a remarkable book ... the force of [Dr Maltby's] argument is inescapable. No historian of the Reformation, of the rise of Anglicanism, or of popular religion in the localities, can afford to neglect her work.' John Guy,The Church Times

The true story of Andrew Davies, happily married to the beautiful Emma, he seemed to have it all. But then tragedy struck when a massive stroke in the brain stem left him with Locked-in syndrome.

On the 500th anniversary of Luther's rebellion, this spectacular global history traces the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world.

In Her Majesty's diamond jubilee year, the Dean of Westminster recalls the coronation, and special commemorations attended by The Queen in Westminster Abbey in recent years.