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Biographies
Doing Time: A Spiritual Survival Guide Jonathan Aitken & Edward Smyth Jonathan Aitken and Edward Smyth both experienced a dramatic fall from grace. Each of them found themselves removed from their homes and loved ones, locked up in prison and having to deal with the fallout of their actions. However, in the middle of their lowest point they discovered something life-changing. God hadn’t forgotten about them. Doing Time offers encouragement and advice on how to survive and even make the most of life inside prison. Offering the sort of practical and spiritual wisdom that only comes from personal experience, it shows that it is never too late for God to help us find a new way forward in our lives.
Pb | 96 pgs | LION REF 5310 RRP £6.99 Aslan £5.99
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Where the Light Fell: A Memoir
Philip Yancey With a journalist’s background Philip Yancey is widely admired for taking on the more difficult and confusing aspects of faith. Now in Where the Light Fell he shares, for the first time, the painful details of his own origins. Raised by their impoverished single mother, Philip and his brother Marshall struggled to comprehend her speeches about their dead father, an Old Testament Bible story, and sons sacrificed for a divine cause. A testament to the power of the human spirit, Where the Light Fell illuminates Yancey’s ability to bring comfort to those bruised by the church, and hope to those who can’t imagine ever finding a healthy faith.
Hb | 320 pgs | HODDER & STOUGHTON REF 5259 RRP £16.99 Aslan £12.99
Sea Changed: Coming Home, Healing and Being at Peace with God Kate Nicholas Growing up with a strong sense of spirituality, Kate searched long and hard throughout the world to make sense of that spiritual longing. After catching glimpses of the divine in many cultures along the way, Kate finally found God and her life was transformed for ever. Despite a highly successful journalistic career, she felt there was a disconnect between her work and faith, which eventually led her to work for the charity World Vision where she is now the Chief Communications Officer. Kate has had some personal battles to face, including the loss of both her parents, the loss of a baby, debilitating ME and breast cancer. Sea Changed encourages readers to recognise the unseen hand that shifts our perspective, alters our trajectory and lifts us up even in our darkest moments.
Pb | 304 pgs | AUTHENTIC MEDIA REF 1225 RRP £9.99 Aslan £6.99
Through a Glass Darkly: Journeys Through Science, Faith and Doubt – A Memoir Alister McGrath In what he anticipates will be his final book, respected scientist and theologian Professor Alister McGrath shares the story of a life spent in pursuit of truth: first through the discipline of science, then in tandem with the Christian faith he found as a young man. In Through a Glass Darkly Professor McGrath shares at length and for the first time how exactly he moved from atheism to faith while studying natural sciences at Oxford University, and how each discipline has informed the other throughout his life. This is a rich, inspiring read from one of today’s greatest public theologians.
Pb | 240 pgs | HODDER & STOUGHTON REF 5112 RRP £9.99 Aslan £8.49
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Baroness Cox: Eyewitness to a Broken World, 2nd Edition Lela Gilbert Baroness Cox of Queensbury was appointed a Life Peer in 1982. A former deputy speaker of the House of Lords, she is a tireless advocate for international human rights. She visits the most forgotten people in the world – often in highly dangerous conditions – to carry their stories of abuse and persecution back to the West. She has risked her life many times while taking aid to war victims in Armenia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and South Sudan, and Syria. Her motivation is profoundly Christian: ‘Faith without deeds is dead; love without action is dead.’ This new edition has been revised throughout to bring Baroness Cox’s remarkable story up to date.
Pb | 272 pgs | MONARCH REF 5311 RRP £12.99 Aslan £10.99 ‘Caroline Cox is remarkable…This book faithfully records her profound service to some of the world’s most marginalised people.’ Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Truro
Justice for Christ’s Sake: A Personal Journey Around Justice Through the Eyes of Faith James Jones With touching honesty, James Jones tells of his time as a Bishop and his role on three key independent panels into matters of national conscience - including chairing the panel that investigated the Hillsborough Disaster of 1989. All the dimensions of justice that James has experienced are vividly conveyed, as he offers up the lessons he has learned in his search for a better, fairer way to live and how the answers might be found in the teachings of Jesus. Justice for Christ’s Sake is a remarkable and fascinating Christian memoir, that offers a unique perspective on some of the most significant inquiries of the last three decades.
Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness Blair Linne Blair’s personal story of growing up without a father at home reflects the experiences of millions. She weaves her personal story with thoughtful theological reflection, inviting readers to learn from God what ‘father’ really means and to trust Him, even if they feel their earthly father has let them down. This book will help readers to shift their eyes from what they do not have in their earthly fathers to what they do have in their eternal Father, who will never disappoint, reject or abandon them. Readers will see that the gospel promises not just forgiveness but also a place in God’s family, experienced in a local church, where they can enjoy the fullness of His fatherly joy, care, wisdom, provision, protection and security.
Pb | 176 pgs | GOOD BOOK COMPANY REF 5258 RRP £8.99 Aslan £7.99 Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop Leroy Logan An inspiring autobiography of an illustrious career, giving a fascinating behind the scenes look at the workings of the Metropolitan Police. One of the founder members of the Black Police Association Charitable Trust, Leroy relates with powerful honesty his first-hand experience of racism, and how his strong Christian faith helped him persevere in a frequently hostile work environment.
