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Seven Last Words

Cross and Creation

by Andrew McGowan ...

The cross is regarded as Jesus Christ's great work of salvation. But is it also a work of creation? Excitingly plumbing Scripture and Christian tradition, Andrew McGowan shows that it is. "Each of Jesus's seven words from the cross can be understood as a creative act, as a new divine work," he writes. From the cross, Jesus works forgiveness, bestows Paradise, enacts human relationship, identifies ... Read more

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The cross is regarded as Jesus Christ's great work of salvation. But is it also a work of creation? Excitingly plumbing Scripture and Christian tradition, Andrew McGowan shows that it is. "Each of Jesus's seven words from the cross can be understood as a creative act, as a new divine work," he writes. From the cross, Jesus works forgiveness, bestows Paradise, enacts human relationship, identifies
... Read more
Ancient Christian Worship

Early Church Practices in Social, Historical, and Theological Perspective

by Andrew McGowan ...

An Important Study on the Worship of the Early ChurchThis introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ... Read more

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An Important Study on the Worship of the Early ChurchThis introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the
... Read more
We Shall Be Changed

Questions for the Post-Pandemic Church

by Paul-Gordon Chandler, Shane Claiborne, Lorenzo Lebrija, Greg Garrett, Lizette Larson-Miller, Andrew McGowan, Deanna Thompson, Elise Erickson Barrett, Miguel Escobar, James W. Murphy, Kelly Brown Douglas, Molly Baskette, Jeffrey Lee, Sarah Birmingham Drummond, C. Andrew Doyle, Robert C. Wright, The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of The Protestant Episcopal Chu ...

How will we regather the church after pandemic?The Covid-19 pandemic is an inflection point for the church everywhere—and certainly for the Episcopal Church. The sudden flowering of creativity, connection, and collaboration is an expression of the Holy Spirit’s relentless presence within the church; yet ongoing distancing creates difficulties to be overcome on the other side of the present crisis ... Read more

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How will we regather the church after pandemic?The Covid-19 pandemic is an inflection point for the church everywhere—and certainly for the Episcopal Church. The sudden flowering of creativity, connection, and collaboration is an expression of the Holy Spirit’s relentless presence within the church; yet ongoing distancing creates difficulties to be overcome on the other side of the present crisis
... Read more
Filling The Void: A Selection of Humanist And Atheist Poetry

by Jonathan MS Pearce, Andrew Copson, Dale McGowan ...

There is often thought, by theists, to be a void in humanist and atheist lives; a god-shaped hole. For many atheists, though, that void is amply filled with meaning and purpose, nobly and morally built up out of philosophy and living a fulfilled life. This volume helps to document that through a wide variety of verse, form, and content with poems from an interesting array of writers, detailing a ... Read more

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There is often thought, by theists, to be a void in humanist and atheist lives; a god-shaped hole. For many atheists, though, that void is amply filled with meaning and purpose, nobly and morally built up out of philosophy and living a fulfilled life. This volume helps to document that through a wide variety of verse, form, and content with poems from an interesting array of writers, detailing a
... Read more
Death and Rebirth in Late Antiquity

by David Eastman, Mark D. Ellison, Jennifer Awes Freeman, Felicity Harley-McGowan, John J. Herrmann, Jr., David G. Hunter, Jacob Latham, Michael Peppard, William Tabbernee, Annewies van den Hoek, Andrew McGowan0, Lee M. Jefferson1 ...

Death and rebirth was of vital importance to early Christians in late antiquity. In late antiquity, death was all encompassing. Mortality rates were high, plague and disease in urban areas struck at will, and one lived on the knife’s edge regarding one’s health. Religion filled a crucial role in this environment, offering an option for those who sought cure and comfort. Following death, the ... Read more

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Death and rebirth was of vital importance to early Christians in late antiquity. In late antiquity, death was all encompassing. Mortality rates were high, plague and disease in urban areas struck at will, and one lived on the knife’s edge regarding one’s health. Religion filled a crucial role in this environment, offering an option for those who sought cure and comfort. Following death, the
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Behind the Author's Desk: Dramas of Famous Writers' Real Lives

A BBC Radio 4 drama collection

by Mary Cooper, Jonathan Tafler, Anna Linstrum, Alistair McGowan, Elizabeth Lewis, Robin Brooks, Lucy Caldwell1, Sarah Wooley2, Stephen Wakelam4, Frances Bingham6, David Pownall8, Katie Hims0, Ian Billings2, Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre3, Judith Adam4 ...

Narrated by Andrew Scott, Alistair McGowan, Glenda Jackson, Toby Jones, Haydn Gwynne0, Ian McDiarmid3, Richard Dormer5, Full Cast7, Paul Ritter9, Tom Goodman-Hill1 ...

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13 hours 33 min

18 biographical dramas based on the lives and loves of celebrated writersThese surprising, revealing dramas take a behind-the-scenes look at some of our best-loved authors, mingling fact and fantasy to explore their extraordinary hidden lives. From love affairs, friendships and family relationships to traumas, tragedies and journeys of self-discovery, we glimpse the unwritten worlds that shaped ... Read more

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18 biographical dramas based on the lives and loves of celebrated writersThese surprising, revealing dramas take a behind-the-scenes look at some of our best-loved authors, mingling fact and fantasy to explore their extraordinary hidden lives. From love affairs, friendships and family relationships to traumas, tragedies and journeys of self-discovery, we glimpse the unwritten worlds that shaped
... Read more
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The Cracks in the Kingdom (The Colors of Madeleine, Book 2)

by Jaclyn Moriarty ...

Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Andrew Eiden, Kate Reinders, Peter McGowan ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Colors of Madeleine
Unabridged

13 hours 51 min

The second in Jaclyn Moriarty's brilliant, acclaimed fantasy trilogy, The Colors of Madeline!Picking up where A CORNER OF WHITE left off, Elliot is more determined to find his father than ever, now that he knows he's still alive. But first he must help Princess Ko find her own missing family, as the secret search for the royals of Cello begins. As part of the Royal Youth Alliance, Elliot will ... Read more

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The second in Jaclyn Moriarty's brilliant, acclaimed fantasy trilogy, The Colors of Madeline!Picking up where A CORNER OF WHITE left off, Elliot is more determined to find his father than ever, now that he knows he's still alive. But first he must help Princess Ko find her own missing family, as the secret search for the royals of Cello begins. As part of the Royal Youth Alliance, Elliot will
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A Tangle of Gold (The Colors of Madeleine, Book 3)

by Jaclyn Moriarty ...

Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Andrew Eiden, Kate Reinders, Peter McGowan, Lauren Irwin, Cassandra Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Colors of Madeleine
Unabridged

14 hours 10 min

For fans of Lev Grossman and Deborah Harkness, this funny, suspenseful, and totally original fantasy comes to its brilliantly colorful conclusion.Cello is in crisis. Princess Ko's deception of her people has emerged and the Kingdom is outraged; the Jagged Edge Elite have taken control, placing the Princess and two members of the Royal Youth Alliance under arrest and ordering their execution; the ... Read more

$41.23 CAD

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For fans of Lev Grossman and Deborah Harkness, this funny, suspenseful, and totally original fantasy comes to its brilliantly colorful conclusion.Cello is in crisis. Princess Ko's deception of her people has emerged and the Kingdom is outraged; the Jagged Edge Elite have taken control, placing the Princess and two members of the Royal Youth Alliance under arrest and ordering their execution; the
... Read more

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A Corner of White (The Colors of Madeleine, Book 1)

by Jaclyn Moriarty ...

Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Andrew Eiden, Kate Reinders, Peter McGowan ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Colors of Madeleine
Unabridged

11 hours 24 min

The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty!This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world).Elliot, on the other hand, is in search of his father, who disappeared on the night his uncle was found dead. The talk in the ... Read more

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The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty!This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world).Elliot, on the other hand, is in search of his father, who disappeared on the night his uncle was found dead. The talk in the
... Read more

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Feeling Sorry for Celia

by Jaclyn Moriarty ...

Narrated by Anushka Carter ...

Series series Ashbury/Brookfield Books
Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

Dear Ms Clarry,It has come to our attention that you are incredibly bad at being a teenager.Yours sincerely,The Association of TeenagersWhen Elizabeth Clarry's best friend Celia runs away to join the circus, Elizabeth has to hurry to the rescue, which isn't easy when she's generally incompetent at being a teenager. Then gorgeous Saxon Walker decides to lend a hand and things get even more ... Read more

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Dear Ms Clarry,It has come to our attention that you are incredibly bad at being a teenager.Yours sincerely,The Association of TeenagersWhen Elizabeth Clarry's best friend Celia runs away to join the circus, Elizabeth has to hurry to the rescue, which isn't easy when she's generally incompetent at being a teenager. Then gorgeous Saxon Walker decides to lend a hand and things get even more
... Read more

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Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend

by Katie Zhao ...

Narrated by Annie Q ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Winnie Zeng
Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

An epic new fantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology that #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia calls "a hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism." When a girl awakens the stuff of legends from an old family recipe, she must embrace her extraordinary heritage to save the world.Winnie Zeng has two goals: survive her first year of middle school and outdo her stuck-up ... Read more

$27.00 CAD

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An epic new fantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology that #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia calls "a hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism." When a girl awakens the stuff of legends from an old family recipe, she must embrace her extraordinary heritage to save the world.Winnie Zeng has two goals: survive her first year of middle school and outdo her stuck-up
... Read more

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Shades of Earth

An Across the Universe Novel

by Beth Revis ...

Narrated by Tara Carrozza, Lucas Salvagno ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Across the Universe
Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

The final book in the trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis!Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise that Amy had been hoping for. Amy and ... Read more

$32.95 CAD

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The final book in the trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis!Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise that Amy had been hoping for. Amy and
... Read more

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