Darton Longman And Todd Ltd imprint: 81 books

In ten searingly honest letters, Chris Russell cuts to the heart of biblical, Christian truth for the world we live in today. ‘Every birthday I wonder if the year to come will be my last, and I’m filled with a certain element of surprise that I am actually still alive. ‘The letters that follow...

‘One of the mysteries of Christianity is why Christians rarely admit that so much of it is a mystery.’ God, people, faith, the universe, the whole of creation … Award-winning comedian Milton Jones considers the biggest questions using the smallest number of words. With short, sharp, surreal...

A new edition of this much-loved book which now includes discussion questions to aid deeper reflection on its themes. Struggling to be Holy takes an honest look at the challenge of living out the Christian faith day-by-day. In a series of short reflections on themes such as 'desire', 'success and...

Much of what one sees or reads about Jesus is deliberately sensationalist or evasive. Producers and writers raise issues of merely historical interest, highlight trivial matters, or allege that "cover-ups" have hidden the "real truth" for many centuries. They will do anything but face the challenge...

John Dalrymple wrote many spiritual classics, all stemming from his conviction that prayer is the most important element in Christian living. In this beautiful reissue of his bestselling Simple Prayer, he writes explicitly on prayer, teaching that the simple silent prayer of contemplation is attainable...

In this major study, so highly-rated at the time of publication (1974), David Sheppard, the then new Bishop of Liverpool, focuses on the big city and more particularly on those groups of citizens who feel most powerless and hemmed in. With themes as relevant today as they ever were, this is an essential title in understanding the role of the Church in inner-city life.

In fifty brilliant short essays one of the UK's liveliest young writers on religion introduces the key themes, movements and thinkers in theology.

After a lifetime spent on the road, a tireless speaker on spirituality and personal development, Maurice Smith finally made the greatest discovery of his life. He learned the art of happily going nowhere. In this short, direct, beautiful book, a natural storyteller brings ancient spiritual wisdom alive with a simple message: 'Relax. Be still and know.'

As religious believers feel themselves more threatened by the modern world, they increasingly often turn to fundamentalism. The fundamentalist argues that attempts to engage with contemporary culture will only end in the watering down of the Christian message to suit the passing whims of the age....

This series of short books for Christians is designed to help readers cope with those things in life that create pressure, confusion, anger, worry and stress, by helping them to find perspective and the simple truths of Christian wisdom that can help them through.

Mary Butterwick, OBE, lost her husband, John to cancer in March 1979. At that time there was no support network in the North East for those suffering from life-limiting illnesses and no real advice and support for the family they left behind. Mary found John's loss very hard to bear and believed there...

A profound insight to the greatest test we all face: to be beside someonewe love – a parent, a partner, a child – as they slip away from us. Grace Sheppard draws on the experience of caring for her dying husband, David Sheppard, England cricket captain and later Bishop of Liverpool. She...

Steps Along Hope Street relates the life of David Sheppard, famous for being the keen sportsman who gave up a career in international cricket to become a vicar. He went on to pioneer the Church of England's social work in the inner city and wound up as the Bishop of Liverpool. Sheppard's book also...

In Faith Maps a theologian of great flair and originality ‘translates’ the voices of several leading thinkers into a series of reflections on faith and contemporary life and culture. The result is both a delightful introduction to theology and religion for students and general readers and a thought-provoking...