Darton Longman & Todd

A book of personal reflections on the themes of suffering and the care of the dying. Specific subjects covered include: the meaning of suffering; the death and resurrection of Christ; the theology of hospice care; and the cost of caring.

'My dear Jack - before I met you my life seemed like a train pulling a trail of empty carriages, and then there you were, and suddenly most of them were full.

An absorbing study of two of the most distinctive expressions of Anglo-Saxon civilisation: literature and Anglican spirituality.

This is Henri Nouwen's intimate diary of the year he spent at L'Arche, a community where care is provided for mentally ill and retarded adults. Here he recounts the struggles and self-doubts he faced along the road to a new vocation.

This title unpacks the deeper meaning of the text, drawing not only on the classic words but writings by Tolkien unpublished during his lifetime. The author shows how Tolkien is one writer who has succeeded in re-opening the world of the imagination