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'John Bell of the Iona Community has been for many years one of the most recognized voices on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, where his cogent and penetrating topical contributions reach an audience well beyond the churches.' Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

The Apostle's creed proclaims that Jesus Christ was 'born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate'. But these statements, separated by only a comma, tell us very little about the One in whom 'the fulness of God' lived and breathed!

In four provocative and compelling sessions:
Advent: A time for the kids?
The life omitted
Unspoken in Advent
A life of risk

John Bell writes vividly of the people Jesus met; the things he said; the controversy he caused and the affection he had for the marginalised and for women in particular. Urging us to grasp more fully the great implications of the Incarnation, The Life in the Comma liberates us to celebrate Christmas as never before.

TO ACCOMPANY THIS COURSE BOOK

Filmed on location by Monkeynut in an enchanting Georgian country house, The Life in the Comma video (in addition to the usual audio CD download) invites us to join John, Bishop Smitha Prasadam, and writer Lauren Windle as they discuss the themes of the course.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE LIFE IN THE COMMA PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 91584 341 8)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 91584 342 5)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 978 1 91584 345 6)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 91584 344 9)
Audio book of discussion to support THE LIFE IN THE COMMA (audio digital download 978 1 91584 340 1)
Video of discussion to support THE LIFE IN THE COMMA (available only via the publisher's website)

'John Bell of the Iona Community has been for many years one of the most recognized voices on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, where his cogent and penetrating topical contributions reach an audience well beyond the churches.' Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

The Apostle's creed proclaims that Jesus Christ was 'born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate'. But these statements, separated by only a comma, tell us very little about the One in whom 'the fulness of God' lived and breathed!

In four provocative and compelling sessions:
Advent: A time for the kids?
The life omitted
Unspoken in Advent
A life of risk

John Bell writes vividly of the people Jesus met; the things he said; the controversy he caused and the affection he had for the marginalised and for women in particular. Urging us to grasp more fully the great implications of the Incarnation, The Life in the Comma liberates us to celebrate Christmas as never before.

TO ACCOMPANY THIS COURSE BOOK

Filmed on location by Monkeynut in an enchanting Georgian country house, The Life in the Comma video (in addition to the usual audio CD download) invites us to join John, Bishop Smitha Prasadam, and writer Lauren Windle as they discuss the themes of the course.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE LIFE IN THE COMMA PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 91584 341 8)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 91584 342 5)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 978 1 91584 345 6)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 91584 344 9)
Audio book of discussion to support THE LIFE IN THE COMMA (audio digital download 978 1 91584 340 1)
Video of discussion to support THE LIFE IN THE COMMA (available only via the publisher's website)

Understand the sacraments as never before in this brand new York Course.

Jane Williams, known for her profoundly perceptive and engaging writing, is a wonderful companion to have on this exhilarating course for Lent or any time of year.

Acknowledging that the sacraments can seem confusing, divisive or (frankly!) incomprehensible, she reveals them to be a glorious expression of God's love for the world in all its beauty and brokenness. The sacraments invite us to enter into the mystery that the world has meaning and purpose and that all things come together in Jesus. If we are willing, in loving response, to become part of the action ourselves, we will surely find ourselves not only refreshed but re-enchanted.

TO ACCOMPANY THIS COURSE BOOK
Filmed on location by Monkeynut in London, The Sacraments video (in addition to the usual audio CD download) invites us to join Jane, Dr Sharon Prentis (Deputy Director of the Racial Justice Unit) and Professor James Walters (Founding Director of LSE Faith Centre) as they discuss the themes of the course.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE SACRAMENTS PRODUCTS
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 9781915843470)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 9781915843500)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 9781915843524)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 9781915843517)
Audio book of discussion to support THE SACRAMENTS (audio digital download 9781915843494)
Video of discussion to support THE SACRAMENTS (available only via the publisher's website)

Understand the sacraments as never before in this brand new York Course.

Jane Williams, known for her profoundly perceptive and engaging writing, is a wonderful companion to have on this exhilarating course for Lent or any time of year.

Acknowledging that the sacraments can seem confusing, divisive or (frankly!) incomprehensible, she reveals them to be a glorious expression of God's love for the world in all its beauty and brokenness. The sacraments invite us to enter into the mystery that the world has meaning and purpose and that all things come together in Jesus. If we are willing, in loving response, to become part of the action ourselves, we will surely find ourselves not only refreshed but re-enchanted.

TO ACCOMPANY THIS COURSE BOOK
Filmed on location by Monkeynut in London, The Sacraments video (in addition to the usual audio CD download) invites us to join Jane, Dr Sharon Prentis (Deputy Director of the Racial Justice Unit) and Professor James Walters (Founding Director of LSE Faith Centre) as they discuss the themes of the course.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE SACRAMENTS PRODUCTS
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 9781915843470)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 9781915843500)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 9781915843524)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 9781915843517)
Audio book of discussion to support THE SACRAMENTS (audio digital download 9781915843494)
Video of discussion to support THE SACRAMENTS (available only via the publisher's website)

The resurrection is the Big Story that turned a little Jewish protest movement into a world-transforming religion. And yet by Easter Monday we've almost forgotten about it and are planning our summer holidays.

How can we re-capture the explosive power of the resurrection that ricocheted around the world? How can we live in the glow of resurrection and be an Easter people? How can 'there and then' become 'here and now'? That's what the On the Third Day course sets out to explore and discuss.

The five sessions focus on:

Session 1: Have I got news for you!
Session 2: So what? The implications of the resurrection
Session 3: 'Let him Easter in us': Personal discipleship in the light of the resurrection
Session 4: Celebrating and praying Easter
Session 5: A risen Church

The course booklet of On the Third Day is accompanied by a lively CD, where Canon Simon Stanley grills New Testament scholar and author Tom Wright, writer Paul Vallely, Methodist minister Ruth Gee, and the Church of England's first woman bishop, Libby Lane.

This York Course is available in the following formats
Course Book (Paperback 9781909107199)
Course Book (eBook 9781915843173)
Audio Book of Interview to support On the Third Day York Course (CD 9781915843104)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781915843098)
Transcript of interview to support On the Third Day York Course (Paperback 9781909107205)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843180)
Book Pack (9781739182014 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781739182021)

For many years, award-winning journalist and author Cole Moreton has been involved in and worked alongside those offering relief and welcome to men, women and children arriving, in desperate straits, near his home on the south coast. Back in 2019, he wrote, 'The men, women and children risking their lives to cross the Channel in small boats are not aliens, invaders, migrants or some other lesser category of human to be dismissed. They are us.'

Incarnation is a major theme of this exhilarating course. Mary and Joseph's search for a place to give birth to the son of God, and their terrifying flight to Egypt to escape the murderous intentions of King Herod, have clear echoes in the accounts Cole offers of contemporary journeys. And through his captivating exploration of Leaving Home, Fleeing Home, Carrying Home and Finding Home, we are enabled to reflect on our own need for guidance, sanctuary and comfort in the love of God, who ever walks beside us.

For the first time ever, the course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in a beautiful manor house outside Dover. Cole Moreton is joined in discussing the themes of Searching for Home by Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin, activist Bridget Chapman and Grmalem Gonetse Kasa, who came to the UK from Eritrea some years ago.

COMPLETE LIST OF SEARCHING FOR HOME PRODUCTS:

Course Book including transcript of video and access to online videos and audio downloads (paperback 978173918200 7)

Ebook of the Course Book including transcript of video and access to online videos and audio downloads (eBook 9781915843272, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Pack of 5 Participants' Books: including transcript of video (Paperback 9781915843258)

Participants' Book: including transcript of video (eBook 9781915843265, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Audio Book: discussion to support Searching for Home (audio digital download 9781915843296)

Audio CD: discussion to support Searching for Home (CD 9781915843289)

The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very different times from our own when humans could travel at the speed of a camel, not at the speed of sound. But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer?

In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so.

This York Course is available in the following formats:

Course Book (Paperback 9781909107106)
Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio Book of Interview to support The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107618)
Transcript of interview to support The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781909107625)

The five sessions focus on:

SESSION 1: Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100)
SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)
SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)
SESSION 4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23)
SESSION 5: Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127)

The participants on the course audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.

The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very different times from our own when humans could travel at the speed of a camel, not at the speed of sound. But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer?

In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so.

This York Course is available in the following formats:

Course Book (Paperback 9781909107106)
Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio Book of Interview to support The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107618)
Transcript of interview to support The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781909107625)

The five sessions focus on:

SESSION 1: Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100)
SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)
SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)
SESSION 4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23)
SESSION 5: Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127)

The participants on the course audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.

For many years, award-winning journalist and author Cole Moreton has been involved in and worked alongside those offering relief and welcome to men, women and children arriving, in desperate straits, near his home on the south coast. Back in 2019, he wrote, 'The men, women and children risking their lives to cross the Channel in small boats are not aliens, invaders, migrants or some other lesser category of human to be dismissed. They are us.'

Incarnation is a major theme of this exhilarating course. Mary and Joseph's search for a place to give birth to the son of God, and their terrifying flight to Egypt to escape the murderous intentions of King Herod, have clear echoes in the accounts Cole offers of contemporary journeys. And through his captivating exploration of Leaving Home, Fleeing Home, Carrying Home and Finding Home, we are enabled to reflect on our own need for guidance, sanctuary and comfort in the love of God, who ever walks beside us.

For the first time ever, the course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in a beautiful manor house outside Dover. Cole Moreton is joined in discussing the themes of Searching for Home by Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin, activist Bridget Chapman and Grmalem Gonetse Kasa, who came to the UK from Eritrea some years ago.

COMPLETE LIST OF SEARCHING FOR HOME PRODUCTS:

Course Book including transcript of video and access to online videos and audio downloads (paperback 978173918200 7)

Ebook of the Course Book including transcript of video and access to online videos and audio downloads (eBook 9781915843272, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Pack of 5 Participants' Books: including transcript of video (Paperback 9781915843258)

Participants' Book: including transcript of video (eBook 9781915843265, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Audio Book: discussion to support Searching for Home (audio digital download 9781915843296)

Audio CD: discussion to support Searching for Home (CD 9781915843289)

The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very different times from our own when humans could travel at the speed of a camel, not at the speed of sound. But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer?

In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so.

This York Course is available in the following formats:

Course Book (Paperback 9781909107106)
Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio Book of Interview to support The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107618)
Transcript of interview to support The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781909107625)

The five sessions focus on:

SESSION 1: Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100)
SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)
SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)
SESSION 4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23)
SESSION 5: Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127)

The participants on the course audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.

God has given us Christ, the greatest gift of all time. Through the Bible, we discover that he also gives each of us a special gift. Our growing relationship with God involves finding out what our gift is and using it in every circumstance God places us in. For through our special gifts, God blesses others - both inside and outside the Church.

This warm-hearted five-session course, which may be used during Lent or at any time of the year, draws on the skills Olivia Amartey learnt as a senior leader in the NHS. This was God's training ground for her. Despite facing numerous crises, Olivia found herself developing flexibility, wisdom and the grace to maintain a sense of fun amid the topsy-turviness of life. Now she invites us to embrace the adventure we are all on with Christ, as we look, in turn, at: The generosity of God; Discovering our gift and responding; Being with Jesus and becoming fruitful; When things go wrong, and ways of staying on track; and It's all good - how God changes everything.

The course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in an enchanting Georgian country house. Olivia Amartey is joined in discussing the themes of The Gift of Christ by scriptwriter Paul Kerensa, and author and spiritual director Amy Boucher Pye.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 91584 331 9)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 91584 333 3, both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 978 1 91584 332 6)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 91584 334 0, both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio book of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (audio digital download 978 1 91584 335 7)
Audio book of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (CD 978 1 91584 336 4)
Video of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (available only via the publisher's website)

God has given us Christ, the greatest gift of all time. Through the Bible, we discover that he also gives each of us a special gift. Our growing relationship with God involves finding out what our gift is and using it in every circumstance God places us in. For through our special gifts, God blesses others - both inside and outside the Church.

This warm-hearted five-session course, which may be used during Lent or at any time of the year, draws on the skills Olivia Amartey learnt as a senior leader in the NHS. This was God's training ground for her. Despite facing numerous crises, Olivia found herself developing flexibility, wisdom and the grace to maintain a sense of fun amid the topsy-turviness of life. Now she invites us to embrace the adventure we are all on with Christ, as we look, in turn, at: The generosity of God; Discovering our gift and responding; Being with Jesus and becoming fruitful; When things go wrong, and ways of staying on track; and It's all good - how God changes everything.

The course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in an enchanting Georgian country house. Olivia Amartey is joined in discussing the themes of The Gift of Christ by scriptwriter Paul Kerensa, and author and spiritual director Amy Boucher Pye.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 91584 331 9)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 91584 333 3, both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 978 1 91584 332 6)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 91584 334 0, both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio book of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (audio digital download 978 1 91584 335 7)
Audio book of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (CD 978 1 91584 336 4)
Video of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (available only via the publisher's website)

Led by Bishop Nick Baines, this 4-session York Course is the ideal Bible study for Advent.

Who Am I? is a York Course for Advent, created to help groups and individuals prepare for Christmas by exploring some of life's biggest questions: What gives me meaning? How does God see me? Where do I truly belong?

Through 4 thought-provoking sessions, Bishop Nick Baines invites you into honest reflection and lively discussion about identity and faith, drawing you deeper into the heart of Advent and the wonder of Christ’s coming.

What's included:

- Coursebook with 4 sessions - commentary, quotations and discussion questions.

- Audio and video contributions from Bishop Nick Baines, Chine McDonald (Director of Theos) and Nick Spencer (Senior Fellow at Theos).

- Full transcripts printed in the back for accessibility and deeper study.

-Leader and participant guidance - simple to run in any group setting or for personal use.

Why choose this York Course?

- Made for Advent - the perfect way to journey through the weeks before Christmas.

- Led by Bishop Nick Baines - widely respected for his engaging teaching and insight.

- Flexible and accessible - suitable for small groups, churches, or individual study.

- Trusted quality - York Courses have inspired and equipped Christians for over 40 years.

- Relevant beyond Advent - while written for Advent, its themes of identity and faith are timeless.

Prepare for Christmas with fresh insight and renewed faith as you discover who you are in Christ.

Video Discussion available exclusively from SPCK Publishing website through purchasing a Course or participant Book.

Led by Bishop Nick Baines, this 4-session York Course is the ideal Bible study for Advent.

Who Am I? is a York Course for Advent, created to help groups and individuals prepare for Christmas by exploring some of life's biggest questions: What gives me meaning? How does God see me? Where do I truly belong?

Through 4 thought-provoking sessions, Bishop Nick Baines invites you into honest reflection and lively discussion about identity and faith, drawing you deeper into the heart of Advent and the wonder of Christ’s coming.

What's included:

- Coursebook with 4 sessions - commentary, quotations and discussion questions.

- Audio and video contributions from Bishop Nick Baines, Chine McDonald (Director of Theos) and Nick Spencer (Senior Fellow at Theos).

- Full transcripts printed in the back for accessibility and deeper study.

-Leader and participant guidance - simple to run in any group setting or for personal use.

Why choose this York Course?

- Made for Advent - the perfect way to journey through the weeks before Christmas.

- Led by Bishop Nick Baines - widely respected for his engaging teaching and insight.

- Flexible and accessible - suitable for small groups, churches, or individual study.

- Trusted quality - York Courses have inspired and equipped Christians for over 40 years.

- Relevant beyond Advent - while written for Advent, its themes of identity and faith are timeless.

Prepare for Christmas with fresh insight and renewed faith as you discover who you are in Christ.

Video Discussion available exclusively from SPCK Publishing website through purchasing a Course or participant Book.

Understand the sacraments as never before in this brand new York Course.

Jane Williams, known for her profoundly perceptive and engaging writing, is a wonderful companion to have on this exhilarating course for Lent or any time of year.

Acknowledging that the sacraments can seem confusing, divisive or (frankly!) incomprehensible, she reveals them to be a glorious expression of God's love for the world in all its beauty and brokenness. The sacraments invite us to enter into the mystery that the world has meaning and purpose and that all things come together in Jesus. If we are willing, in loving response, to become part of the action ourselves, we will surely find ourselves not only refreshed but re-enchanted.

TO ACCOMPANY THIS COURSE BOOK
Filmed on location by Monkeynut in London, The Sacraments video (in addition to the usual audio CD download) invites us to join Jane, Dr Sharon Prentis (Deputy Director of the Racial Justice Unit) and Professor James Walters (Founding Director of LSE Faith Centre) as they discuss the themes of the course.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE SACRAMENTS PRODUCTS
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 9781915843470)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 9781915843500)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 9781915843524)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 9781915843517)
Audio book of discussion to support THE SACRAMENTS (audio digital download 9781915843494)
Video of discussion to support THE SACRAMENTS (available only via the publisher's website)

The five session focus on:

Session 1: The God who hears our cry

Session 2: The Shepherd who guides and guards his people

Session 3: The Son who is the Way, the Truth and the Life

Session 4: The God who shares our pain

Session 5: The God who calms our fears

The participants on the course audio are the late British politician, Baroness Shirley Williams, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, Professor David Wilkinson, Canon Lucy WInkett and Dr David Hope.

This York Course is available in the following formats

Course Book (Paperback 9780955743788)

Course Book (eBook 9781915843159)

Audio Book of Interview to support Glimpses of God Course (CD 9781915843142)

Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781915843135)

Transcript of interview to support Glimpses of God York Course (Paperback 9780955743795)

Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843166)

Book Pack (9781739182052 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)

Large print (9781739182069)

But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer? In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so.

This York Course is available in the following formats:
Course Book (Paperback 9781909107106)
Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio Book of Interview to support The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107618)
Transcript of interview to support The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781909107625)

The five sessions focus on:

SESSION 1: Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100)
SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)
SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)
SESSION 4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23)
SESSION 5: Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127)

The participants on the course audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.

But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer? In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so.

This York Course is available in the following formats:
Course Book (Paperback 9781909107106)
Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio Book of Interview to support The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107618)
Transcript of interview to support The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781909107625)

The five sessions focus on:

SESSION 1: Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100)
SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)
SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)
SESSION 4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23)
SESSION 5: Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127)

The participants on the course audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.

Session 1. Who is Jesus? 'Jesus Christ, Superstar, do you think you're what they say you are?'

Session 2. Miracles: 'Prove to me that you're divine, change my water into wine!'

Session 3. The Psalms: 'I only want to say, if there is a way, take this cup away from me , I don't want to taste its poison . . . '

Session 4. The Church: 'I don't know how to love him.'

Session 5: Cross purposes: 'Did you mean to die like that, was that a mistake or did you know your messy death would be a record-breaker?'

The course booklet is accompanied by a lively CD, where Canon Simon Stanley grills broadcaster Steve Chalke, author and bishop of Sheffield’s wife Catherine Fox and RC theologian Carmody Grey about the themes, with concluding reflections by Stephen Wigley, Chair of the Methodist Church in Wales.

This York Course is available in the following formats

Course Book (Paperback 9781909107274)

Course Book (eBook 9781915843210)

Audio Book of Interview to support Superstar York Course (CD 9781915843081)

Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781915843074)

Transcript of interview to support Superstar York Course (Paperback 9781909107281)

Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843227)

Book Pack (9781739182038 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)

Large print (9781739182038)

For many years, award-winning journalist and author Cole Moreton has been involved in and worked alongside those offering relief and welcome to men, women and children arriving, in desperate straits, near his home on the south coast. Back in 2019, he wrote, 'The men, women and children risking their lives to cross the Channel in small boats are not aliens, invaders, migrants or some other lesser category of human to be dismissed. They are us.'

Incarnation is a major theme of this exhilarating course. Mary and Joseph's search for a place to give birth to the son of God, and their terrifying flight to Egypt to escape the murderous intentions of King Herod, have clear echoes in the accounts Cole offers of contemporary journeys. And through his captivating exploration of Leaving Home, Fleeing Home, Carrying Home and Finding Home, we are enabled to reflect on our own need for guidance, sanctuary and comfort in the love of God, who ever walks beside us.

For the first time ever, the course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in a beautiful manor house outside Dover. Cole Moreton is joined in discussing the themes of Searching for Home by Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin, activist Bridget Chapman and Grmalem Gonetse Kasa, who came to the UK from Eritrea some years ago.

COMPLETE LIST OF SEARCHING FOR HOME PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 73918 200 7)

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 915843 27 2, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (Paperback 978 1 915843 25 8)

Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 915843 26 5, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Video of discussion to support Searching for Home, available via the course book with access to audio and video downloads

Audio book of discussion to support Searching for Home (audio digital download 978 1 915843 29 6)

Audio book of discussion to support Searching for Home (CD 978 1 915843 28 9)

'John Bell of the Iona Community has been for many years one of the most recognized voices on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, where his cogent and penetrating topical contributions reach an audience well beyond the churches.' Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

The Apostle's creed proclaims that Jesus Christ was 'born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate'. But these statements, separated by only a comma, tell us very little about the One in whom 'the fulness of God' lived and breathed!

In four provocative and compelling sessions:
Advent: A time for the kids?
The life omitted
Unspoken in Advent
A life of risk

John Bell writes vividly of the people Jesus met; the things he said; the controversy he caused and the affection he had for the marginalised and for women in particular. Urging us to grasp more fully the great implications of the Incarnation, The Life in the Comma liberates us to celebrate Christmas as never before.

TO ACCOMPANY THIS COURSE BOOK

Filmed on location by Monkeynut in an enchanting Georgian country house, The Life in the Comma video (in addition to the usual audio CD download) invites us to join John, Bishop Smitha Prasadam, and writer Lauren Windle as they discuss the themes of the course.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE LIFE IN THE COMMA PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 91584 341 8)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 91584 342 5)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 978 1 91584 345 6)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 91584 344 9)
Audio book of discussion to support THE LIFE IN THE COMMA (audio digital download 978 1 91584 340 1)
Video of discussion to support THE LIFE IN THE COMMA (available only via the publisher's website)

‘Both vintage and fresh David Wilbourne . . . [His] gift is to enable us to see again the face of Jesus delightfully present with us through our Lent journey.’

GRAHAM USHER, BISHOP OF NORWICH

Whatever our church denomination, we all use the same Sunday Gospel from the Revised Common Lectionary. Year A focuses on Matthew, but during the first five Sundays of Lent, four of the Gospels are curiously from John. By basing each of the five sessions in this course on the previous Sunday’s Gospel, David Wilbourne provides a brilliant connection to the preaching and teaching that has just taken place.

Serious yet full of life and humour, the course covers:

Session 1: Temptation . . .

On checking every word that comes out of the mouth of God

Session 2: Strangers in the night . . .

Nicodemus came to Jesus under cover of darkness: finding God in surprising places

Session 3: The winner takes it all

‘You worship what you do not know’: upping our game with worship

Session 4: I was blind but now I see

‘A god who can be understood is no god’

Session 5: Them bones, them bones, them dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

Contrasting events in John with parables in the Synoptics

The course booklet is accompanied by a lively CD, in which David Wilbourne and guests from various denominational backgrounds, put forward their thoughts on the themes of the course.

This York Course is available in the following formats

Course Book (Paperback 9781915843012)

Course Book (eBook 9781915843029 both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Audio Book of Interview to support You Can Be Serious! York Course (CD 9781915843050)

Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download) 9781915843043

Transcript of interview to support You Can Be Serious! York Course (Paperback 9781915843005)

Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843036 both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Book Pack (9781915843067 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)

Large Print (Paperback 9781915843722)

The five session focus on:

Session 1: The God who hears our cry

Session 2: The Shepherd who guides and guards his people

Session 3: The Son who is the Way, the Truth and the Life

Session 4: The God who shares our pain

Session 5: The God who calms our fears

The participants on the course audio are the late British politician, Baroness Shirley Williams, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, Professor David Wilkinson, Canon Lucy WInkett and Dr David Hope.

This York Course is available in the following formats

Course Book (Paperback 9780955743788)

Course Book (eBook 9781915843159)

Audio Book of Interview to support Glimpses of God Course (CD 9781915843142)

Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781915843135)

Transcript of interview to support Glimpses of God York Course (Paperback 9780955743795)

Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843166)

Book Pack (9781739182052 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)

Large print (9781739182069)

Led by Bishop Nick Baines, this 4-session York Course is the ideal Bible study for Advent.

Who Am I? is a York Course for Advent, created to help groups and individuals prepare for Christmas by exploring some of life's biggest questions: What gives me meaning? How does God see me? Where do I truly belong?

Through 4 thought-provoking sessions, Bishop Nick Baines invites you into honest reflection and lively discussion about identity and faith, drawing you deeper into the heart of Advent and the wonder of Christ’s coming.

What's included:

- Coursebook with 4 sessions - commentary, quotations and discussion questions.

- Audio and video contributions from Bishop Nick Baines, Chine McDonald (Director of Theos) and Nick Spencer (Senior Fellow at Theos).

- Full transcripts printed in the back for accessibility and deeper study.

-Leader and participant guidance - simple to run in any group setting or for personal use.

Why choose this York Course?

- Made for Advent - the perfect way to journey through the weeks before Christmas.

- Led by Bishop Nick Baines - widely respected for his engaging teaching and insight.

- Flexible and accessible - suitable for small groups, churches, or individual study.

- Trusted quality - York Courses have inspired and equipped Christians for over 40 years.

- Relevant beyond Advent - while written for Advent, its themes of identity and faith are timeless.

Prepare for Christmas with fresh insight and renewed faith as you discover who you are in Christ.

Video Discussion available exclusively from SPCK Publishing website through purchasing a Course or participant Book.

God has given us Christ, the greatest gift of all time. Through the Bible, we discover that he also gives each of us a special gift. Our growing relationship with God involves finding out what our gift is and using it in every circumstance God places us in. For through our special gifts, God blesses others - both inside and outside the Church.

This warm-hearted five-session course, which may be used during Lent or at any time of the year, draws on the skills Olivia Amartey learnt as a senior leader in the NHS. This was God's training ground for her. Despite facing numerous crises, Olivia found herself developing flexibility, wisdom and the grace to maintain a sense of fun amid the topsy-turviness of life. Now she invites us to embrace the adventure we are all on with Christ, as we look, in turn, at: The generosity of God; Discovering our gift and responding; Being with Jesus and becoming fruitful; When things go wrong, and ways of staying on track; and It's all good - how God changes everything.

The course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in an enchanting Georgian country house. Olivia Amartey is joined in discussing the themes of The Gift of Christ by scriptwriter Paul Kerensa, and author and spiritual director Amy Boucher Pye.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 91584 331 9)
Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 91584 333 3, both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (paperback 978 1 91584 332 6)
Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 91584 334 0, both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Audio book of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (audio digital download 978 1 91584 335 7)
Audio book of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (CD 978 1 91584 336 4)
Video of discussion to support THE GIFT OF CHRIST (available only via the publisher's website)

‘Both vintage and fresh David Wilbourne . . . [His] gift is to enable us to see again the face of Jesus delightfully present with us through our Lent journey.’

GRAHAM USHER, BISHOP OF NORWICH

Serious yet full of life and humour, the course covers:

Session 1: Temptation . . .

On checking every word that comes out of the mouth of God

Session 2: Strangers in the night . . .

Nicodemus came to Jesus under cover of darkness: finding God in surprising places

Session 3: The winner takes it all

‘You worship what you do not know’: upping our game with worship

Session 4: I was blind but now I see

‘A god who can be understood is no god’

Session 5: Them bones, them bones, them dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

Contrasting events in John with parables in the Synoptics

The course booklet is accompanied by a lively CD, in which David Wilbourne and guests from various denominational backgrounds, put forward their thoughts on the themes of the course.

This York Course is available in the following formats

Course Book (Paperback 9781915843012)

Course Book (eBook 9781915843029 both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Audio Book of Interview to support You Can Be Serious! York Course (CD 9781915843050)

Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download) 9781915843043

Transcript of interview to support You Can Be Serious! York Course (Paperback 9781915843005)

Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843036 both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Book Pack (9781915843067 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)

Large Print (Paperback 9781915843722)

How can we re-capture the explosive power of the resurrection that ricocheted around the world? How can we live in the glow of resurrection and be an Easter people? How can 'there and then' become 'here and now'? That's what the On the Third Day course sets out to explore and discuss.

The five sessions focus on:

Session 1: Have I got news for you!

Session 2: So what? The implications of the resurrection

Session 3: ‘Let him Easter in us’: Personal discipleship in the light of the resurrection

Session 4: Celebrating and praying Easter

Session 5: A risen Church

The course booklet of On the Third Day is accompanied by a lively CD, where Canon Simon Stanley grills New Testament scholar and author Tom Wright, writer Paul Vallely, Methodist minister Ruth Gee, and the Church of England’s first woman bishop, Libby Lane.

This York Course is available in the following formats

Course Book (Paperback 9781909107199)

Course Book (eBook 9781915843173)

Audio Book of Interview to support On the Third Day York Course (CD 9781915843104)

Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781915843098)

Transcript of interview to support On the Third Day York Course (Paperback 9781909107205)

Transcript of interview (eBook 9781915843180)

Book Pack (9781739182014 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)

Large print (9781739182021)

For many years, award-winning journalist and author Cole Moreton has been involved in and worked alongside those offering relief and welcome to men, women and children arriving, in desperate straits, near his home on the south coast. Back in 2019, he wrote, 'The men, women and children risking their lives to cross the Channel in small boats are not aliens, invaders, migrants or some other lesser category of human to be dismissed. They are us.'

Incarnation is a major theme of this exhilarating course. Mary and Joseph's search for a place to give birth to the son of God, and their terrifying flight to Egypt to escape the murderous intentions of King Herod, have clear echoes in the accounts Cole offers of contemporary journeys. And through his captivating exploration of Leaving Home, Fleeing Home, Carrying Home and Finding Home, we are enabled to reflect on our own need for guidance, sanctuary and comfort in the love of God, who ever walks beside us.

For the first time ever, the course book is accompanied not only by a CD/audio download but also by a video, filmed on location by Monkeynut in a beautiful manor house outside Dover. Cole Moreton is joined in discussing the themes of Searching for Home by Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin, activist Bridget Chapman and Grmalem Gonetse Kasa, who came to the UK from Eritrea some years ago.

COMPLETE LIST OF SEARCHING FOR HOME PRODUCTS

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (paperback 978 1 73918 200 7)

Course book including transcript of video and access to video/audio downloads (eBook 978 1 915843 27 2, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Participants' book including transcript of video: pack of 5 (Paperback 978 1 915843 25 8)

Participants' book including transcript of video (eBook 978 1 915843 26 5, both ePub and Mobi files provided)

Video of discussion to support Searching for Home, available via the course book with access to audio and video downloads

Audio book of discussion to support Searching for Home (audio digital download 978 1 915843 29 6)