Booklets

Two of the four Gospels tell us that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary and that he had no human father. What is the evidence for this, and what meaning does it have for Christians today?

Prayer is an activity as old as humanity and as widespread as the cultures of the world. But what is the Christian understanding of prayer? And can it change the world?

What makes possible creativity, ethics and the whole world of the imagination? This booklet explores the work of the Holy Spirit, as understood in the pages of the Christian Bible.

The New Testament has come under critical scrutiny for more than 100 years. How does the evidence for the life, teaching, death and resurrection of Christ look today?

Does the story that Jesus was crucified and dead on Friday but then raised to life on Sunday morning – make sense today? John Austin Baker looks at the different witnesses to the resurrection.

Droughts, famines, car crashes, murders, cancer, mental illness, senility… all the evidence seems to point against the possibility that a God of love created the universe. So what is the evidence for God?

This booklet doesn’t try to prove there is life after death, because that is impossible. But it does attempt to show there is nothing incredible about the idea that human beings can live on in another, better existence.

Why believe there is a God at all? Richard Swinburne argues that the case for the existence of God is cumulative and explains the pattern of science and history, as well as our religious experiences.

For many, later life proves a challenging time of change and forced adaptations. This practical little book by William Purcell offers ways of finding purpose and hope for those confronted with the new experience that later life brings.

This heartfelt book will be a comfort to all who have experienced the loss of someone dear, providing hope during the painful and difficult days. Written by Virginia Ironside.

Illness, whether our own or that of those close to us, is often a desolating experience. This sympathetic little book offers comfort and hope particularly to those struggling with the serious questions and the emotional pain illness can generate. Written by James Woodward.