An astonishing first novel about a day in the life of a young student who experiences her thoughts, fantasies, and wishes as she writes about--or tries to write about--Shakespeare's sonnets. Six o'clock in the morning, Sunday, at the worn-out end of January. In a small room, cold and dim and quiet, an undergraduate student works on an essay about Shakespeare's sonnets. Annabel has a meticulously planned routine for her day--work, yoga, meditation, long walks-- but finds it repeatedly thrown off course. Despite her efforts, she cannot stop her thoughts from slipping off their intended track into the shadows of elaborate erotic fantasies. As the essay's deadline looms, so too does the irrepressible presence of other people: Annabel's boyfriend, Rich, keen to come visit her; her family and friends who demand her attention; and darker crises, obliquely glimpsed, all threatening to disturb the much-cherished quiet in her mind. Exquisitely crafted, wryly comic, and completely original, Rosalind Brown's Practice is a novel about the life of the mind and the life of the body, about the repercussions of a rigid routine and the deep pleasures of literature.

Practice: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Brown, Rosalind

Literary

Farrar. Straus and Giroux

Following their relaunch as an annual volume last autumn, our acclaimed lectionary-based Bible notes return for the liturgical year 2011/12! For each day of the year (excluding Sundays), they offer: Full lectionary references for Morning Prayer A specially-commissioned reflection on one passage A Collect (prayer) for the day Contributors this year include Jane Williams, Martyn Percy, Angela Tilby, Ben Quash, Steven Croft and Christopher Herbert.

Reflections for Daily Prayer: Advent 2011 to Christ the King 2012

Religion & Spirituality

Guite, Malcolm

Bartlett, Alan

Croft, Steve

Hope, Sue

Christian Books & Bibles

Church House Publishing

Reflections for Daily Prayer has nourished thousands of Christians for a decade with its inspiring and informed weekday Bible reflections. Now, in response to demand, Reflections for Sundays combines material from over the years with new writing to provide high-quality reflections on the Principal Readings for Sundays and major Holy Days. Contributors include some of the very best writers from across the Anglican tradition who have helped to establish it as one of the leading daily devotional volumes today. For each Sunday and major Holy Day in Year A, Reflections for Sundays offers: â€¢ full lectionary details for the Principle Service â€¢ a reflection on the Old Testament reading â€¢ a reflection on the Epistle â€¢ a reflection on the Gospel It also contains a substantial introduction to the Gospel of Matthew, written by renowned Bible teacher Paula Gooder.

Reflections for Sundays, Year A

Pickering, Sue

Williams, Jane

Croft, Steven

Oakley, Mark

Davison, Andrew

Pritchard, John.

In very practical and helpful terms, Rosalind Brown explores what it means to be a deacon in today's church. All too often the time spent as a deacon is seen simply as the prelude to priestly ordination. Yet the Bible defines three orders of ministry - deacon, priest, and bishop - each with its own distinctive characteristics and responsibilities. In Being A Deacon Today, Brown explores the three places where deacons minister (the church, the world, and at the margins), the three strands of their ministry (in liturgy, in pastoral care, and as catechists), and the three actions of their ministry (praying, loving, and remembering). This book, excellent for classroom use and for transitional and permanent deacons, will restore a fuller understanding of the diaconal ministry and nurture deacons in their work and spiritual life.

Being a Deacon Today: Exploring a Distinctive Ministry in the Church and in the World

Morehouse Publishing

Durham Sings!: Durham's Contribution to English Hymnody

Friends of Durham Cathedral

This important book on priestly identity embraces the many contemporary varieties of priestly ministry: male and female, paid and unpaid, parish and work–based, catholic, evangelical, charismatic. Examining the “root,” the “shape,” and the “fruit” of priestly identity, On Being a Priest Today is essential reading for priests, priests in training, and everyone considering the ministry. Part One “roots” a priest's human and church life in the theological convictions derived from the Christian understanding of God as being for and with others. Part Two explores the “shape” of priestly life in relation to worship, word, and prayer, each supported by the three key virtues of love, faith, and hope. Part Three examines the “fruit” of priestly life by focusing on three fundamental features of priestly identity: holiness, reconciliation, and blessing. With its applicability to various denominations, this exciting book offers welcome new perspectives on what it means to be a priest today.

On Being a Priest Today

Cocksworth, Christopher

Cowley Publications

Prayers for Living: 500 Prayers for Public and Private Worship

Product Description Prayers for Living offers 500 new accessible, contemporary and wide-ranging intercessory prayers suitable for public worship or private devotion. The wide thematic range includes subjects for which prayers are not always readily available. In addition to prayers for various world, national, local and people's needs, there are prayers for our stewardship of God's world and prayers inspired by ordinary but often overlooked events in daily life including subject like children, dementia, unintentional hurt, people with special needs, fostering, people we miss, exams, carers, road safety, undervalued workers, foodbanks, and families under stress.Many of the prayers were written during Rosalind Brown's thirteen years of ministry at Durham Cathedral, and, as one Evensong worshipper put it, they "say what I want to say to God". About the Author After a few years living in the United States, during which she was ordained, Rosalind Brown trained people for ordination in the United Kingdom. She was a Residentiary Canon at Durham Cathedral from 2005 to 2018, where she had oversight of the public ministry of the cathedral. Prior to that, she chaired the Diocese of Salisbury's working party on the ministry of deacons, edited the Salisbury report on the Distinctive Diaconate, and is author of several books on ministry and preaching, including Being a Deacon Today.

Sacristy Press

Prayers for Living offers 500 new accessible, contemporary and wide-ranging intercessory prayers suitable for public worship or private devotion. The wide thematic range includes subjects for which prayers are not always readily available. In addition to prayers for various world, national, local and people's needs, there are prayers for our stewardship of God's world and prayers inspired by ordinary but often overlooked events in daily life including subject like children, dementia, unintentional hurt, people with special needs, fostering, people we miss, exams, carers, road safety, undervalued workers, foodbanks, and families under stress. 
Many of the prayers were written during Rosalind Brown's thirteen years of ministry at Durham Cathedral, and, as one Evensong worshipper put it, they "say what I want to say to God".

This work on priestly identity embraces the many contemporary varieties of priestly ministry: male and female, paid and unpaid, parish and work based, catholic, evangelical or charismatic. The authors examine the root, shape and fruit of priestly identity, and should be useful for priests, priests in training and everyone considering the ministry. Part one roots a priest's human and church life in the theological convictions derived from the Christian understanding of God as being for and with others. Part two explores the shape of priestly life in relation to worship, word and prayer, each supported by the three key virtues of love, faith and hope. Part three examines the fruit of priestly life in a contemporary reworking of the ancient monastic vows: living faithfully, living honestly and living simply. The book is applicable to various denominations.

Being a Priest Today

Cocksworth, Christopher J.

Canterbury Pr Norwich

Every priest serves as a deacon for a year - this guide aims to enrich that experience. It focuses on the theory and practice of one of the three biblical orders of ministry.

Being a Deacon Today: A Theological and Practical Exploration

Canterbury Press Norwich

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