Ann Loades has been instrumental in bringing forward for the attention of readers in later generations “voices from the past,” notably highlighting the work of pioneering women such as Evelyn Underhill and Dorothy L. Sayers as well as advancing the study of better-known Anglican forebears C. S. Lewis and Austin Farrer—always with her own distinctive concerns. A key interpreter of the Anglican tradition and with a keen eye to ensure the full recognition of women, these studies by Ann Loades...

Maddie Chilton, the reigning queen of Miami’s hottest PR firm, has been dethroned. Now she’s roughing it at a fishing camp on a lake in the middle of rural Maine. This is what her co-workers chose as a going-away present? Maddie is not a “showers optional” kind of gal. Not only is she surrounded fish, but also a lot of fishy characters.There’s Flo, the opera-loving/customer-loathing cook, and Wayne, the too-handy handyman. Fortunately there’s also Cal Boretti, her handsome, skinny-...

Daniel O’Connor has led a remarkable life as a priest, scholar, missionary and teacher. His ten years as chaplain and lecturer in St Stephen’s College, Delhi and his years as Principal of the College of the Ascension, Selly Oak established him as one of the leading scholars of missionary activity during the time of the British Empire and afterwards.Identifying closely with post-colonialism his writings on C. F. Andrews and Verrier Elwin provide a rich resource for the history of la...

The Grateful 3 Approach to Life is a simple, yet powerful reset button to transform your life with astonishing results.Do you find yourself with the same debilitating self-talk that keeps you stuck in the wrong career, relationship, poor health and financial restraints? Or do you want to wake up inspired to work and attract new and wonderful opportunities and achieve greater happiness?The Grateful 3 Approach to Life is a powerful, yet easy-to-apply set of t...

Music does not make itself. It is made by people: professionals and amateurs, singers and instrumentalists, composers and publishers, performers and audiences, entrepreneurs and consumers. In turn, making music shapes those who make it—spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally, socially, politically, economically—for good or ill, harming and healing. This volume considers the social practice of music from a Christian point of view. Using a variety of methodological perspectives, the e...

The authors skillfully combine a philosophical and pragmatic approach, exploring the cognitive processes behind children’s painting. To deepen children’s understanding, the book suggests meaningful tasks for each phase of imagery and offers methods for encouraging children to discuss the concepts involved in their work. Focusing on children from 1-1/2 to 11, the authors include in this second edition: a more detailed discussion about painting in the preschool; an expanded description of te...

The profession of paramedicine is rapidly expanding and primary research relating to prehospital interventions is exploding worldwide. This new book provides, for the first time, a meaningful and easy to understand guide to research specifically tailored for paramedics. Written by experts in research, medicine and paramedicine, Introducing, Designing and Conducting Research for Paramedics introduces the reader to the concepts of research through real-life examples. The structure follows a ...

The Christmas Holiday Cheer: 180+ Novels, Tales & Poems in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) showcases an exquisite tapestry of literary brilliance. This monumental collection celebrates the spirit of Christmas through a kaleidoscope of narratives ranging from heartwarming tales, enchanting poems, to evocative novels that capture the essence of one of the most cherished seasons. Encompassing a wide spectrum of literary styles'Äîromanticism, realism, and Victorian sentimentalism'Äîthe anthol...

The Christmas Holiday Cheer gathers more than 180 novels, tales, poems, and illustrated seasonal pieces into a capacious literary archive of Christmas. Its contents range from Victorian moral fable and domestic realism to fairy tale, ghostly fantasy, children's fiction, lyric meditation, and social observation. Familiar narratives of generosity, winter wonder, family reunion, and redemption stand beside imaginative excursions into folklore and the supernatural, revealing Christmas as both ...

Mary, Mother of Jesus, has been the focus of much piety and theology down the centuries, and whatever it is she represents has been and remains central to the vitality of Christianity in many parts of the world. Grace is Not Faceless collects the essential writings and addresses on Mary by Ann Loades, one of the most important contributors to contemporary feminist Marian theology, especially from an Anglican perspective.Including both rare and original material spanning more than t...

The sacrament par excellence, the Eucharist, has been upheld as the foundational sacrament of Christ's Body called Church, yet it has confounded Christian thinking and practice throughout history. Its symbolism points to the paradox of the incarnation, death, and resurrection of God in Jesus of Nazareth, which St. Paul describes as a stumbling-block (skandalon). Yet the scandal of sacramentality, not only illustrated by but enacted in the Eucharist, has not been sufficiently accounted for ...

The Grateful 3 Approach to Life is a simple, yet powerful reset button to transform your life with astonishing results.Do you find yourself with the same debilitating self-talk that keeps you stuck in the wrong career, relationship, poor health, and financial restraints? Or do you want to wake up inspired to work and attract new and wonderful opportunities and achieve greater happiness?The Grateful 3 Approach to Life is a powerful, yet easy-to-appl...