Reading Lists

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If you would like an excel list to edit and sort in different categories please phone 01832 720613. Likewise if you would like a much longer list (approx 500 titles)

Environmental Issues

Care of Creation, the

Berry, R.J. (ed.)

2000

IVP

0851116574

Caring for Creation

Tillett, S.

2005

Bible Reading Fellowship

1841014397

Caring for the Earth (E66)

Innes, K.

1991

Grove

185174195X

Christian Approach to the Environment, a


2005

JRI

0955087805

God is Green: Christianity & the environment

Bradley, I.

1990

DLT

023251870X

Jesus & the Earth

Jones, J.

2003

SPCK

0281056234

New Earth, a

Gosling, D.

1992

CCBI

0851692222

Sacred Longings: the ecological spirit & global culture

Grey, M.C.

2003

Fortress Press/SCM

0800636473

Sharing God’s Planet


2005

Church House Publishing

071514068X

   

Trade & Farming

Biblical Holism & Agriculture: cultivating our roots (USA)

Evans, D.J. et.al.

2003

William Carey Library

0878083553

Farm, the: the story of one family & the English countryside

Benson, R.

2005

Hamish Hamilton

0241142229

Development Matters

Reed, B.

2001

CHP/Christian Aid

0715165887

Globalisation

Guinness, P.

2003

Hodder & Stoughton

0340846372

Trade Justice


2004

CHP/Christian Aid

0715140477

   

History & Local Studies

One Thousand Years of the English Parish: medeival patterns & modern interpretations

Jones, A.

2002

Weidenfeld Nicolson

1841881821

Common Stream, the: Foxton

Parker, R.

1976

Paladin

0586082530

Country People: an endangered species

Hodgson, A.

2005

SMH Books

0953461149

   

Worship

Animal Rites: liturgies of animal care

Linzey, A.

1999

SCM/Canterbury Press

0334027608

Church Services for the Farming Year

Clarke, J. et.al.

1989

Arthur Rank Centre

None

Harvest for the World: a worship anthology on sharing in the work of creation [Enlarged Ed]

Duncan, G.

2004

Canterbury Press

1853115746

Rural Spirit, a

Wilson, M.

1990

Fount

0002158760

Seasonal Worship from the Countryside

Staffordshire Seven

2003

SPCK

0281054460

Making Creation Visible (W137)

Pearson, A.

1996

Grove

1851743200

Public Worship with Communion by Extension (W167)

Tovey, P.

2001

Grove

1851744835

Worship in LEPs (W147)

Tovey, P., & Waller, J.

1998

Grove

1851743774

Worship in Small Congregations (W108)

Cutts, D.

1989

Grove

1851741097

Worship in the Countryside (W114)

Cutts, D.

1990

Grove

1851741607

Rural Praise

Francis, L., & Martineau, J.

1996

ACORA Publishing

0852443889

   

Ministry & Mission

Country Parish, the

Russell, A.

1986

SPCK

0281042144

Country Vicar, the

Osborne, D.

2004

DLT

0232525463

Healthy Churches Handbook: a process for revitalizing your church

Warren, R.

2004

Church House Publishing

0715140175

Ministry in the Countryside: a model for the future [2nd Ed]

Bowden, A.

2003

Continuum

0826467652

Parish, the: people, place & ministry

Torry, M. (ed.)

2004

Canterbury Press

185311586X

Rural Ministry: the shape of the renewal to come (USA)

Jung, S. et.al.

1998

Abingdon Press

0687016061

So the Vicar’s Leaving [Rev Ed]

Alexander, M., & Martineau, J.

2002

Canterbury Press

1853115043

God's Here & Now: social contexts of the ministry of the people of God

Richter, P.

1999

DLT

0232523460

Country Parson, the

Russell, A.

1993

SPCK

0281046956

Grass is Always Greener, the


2002

Church House Publishing

0715155474

Rural Ministry

Francis, L., & Martineau, J.

2000

ACORA Publishing

0951687166

Mission-Shaped Church


2004

Church House Publishing

0715140132

Sowing the Seed: church & rural renaissance in Yorkshire & the Humber


2003

Church's Regional Commission for Yorkshire & the Humber

0954395115

Ten Rural Churches

Richardson, J.

1988

MARC/Monarch

0860656225

Transforming Communities: re-imagining the church for the 21st century

Croft, S.

2002

DLT

0232524564

Rural Anglicanism: a future for young Christians?

Francis, L.

1985

Collins

000599845X

Church Watch: Christianity in the countryside

Francis, L.J.

1996

SPCK

0281049513

Empty Church Revisited, the

Gill, R.

2003

Ashgate

0754634639

Beyond the Parish Pump: the church alive in the countryside

Turner, J.

2003

Hempnall Team Council

0954527402

Faith in the Countryside (full)


1990

ACORA Publishing

1850932743

Faith in the Countryside (summary)


1990

ACORA Publishing

0951687107

Rural Church towards 2000, the


1989

RTA

0951489909

Bridging the Gap

Martineau, J.

1999

ACORA Publishing

0951687158

First the Blade: growing churches in rural communities

Treasure, G.

2002

CPAS

None

Presence: a workbook to help promote & sustain an effective Christian presence in villages


2004

Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

1858522676

Rural Mission

Francis, L., & Martineau, J.

2002

ACORA Publishing

0954076613

Seeds in Holy Ground: a workbook for rural churches


2005

ACORA Publishing

095513580X

Evangelism in a Spiritual Age


2005

Church House Publishing

071514054X

Key to Effective Rural Evangelism, the

Osborne, B.

1997

Rural Sunrise

None

Provocative Church, the [2nd Ed]

Tomlin, G.

2004

SPCK

0281056412

Strategies for Rural Evangelism

Edmondson, C.

1989

Grove

1851741844

Rural Cell Church

Lings, G.

2005

Church Army

None

Village & 'Fresh Expressions', the

Lings, G.

2005

Church Army

None

Secular Lives, Sacred Hearts: the role of the church in a time of no religion

Billings, A.

2004

SPCK

0281057044

From Strangers to Pilgrims (Ev38)

Askew, R.

1997

Grove

1851743421

Equipping your Church in a Spiritual Age: a workbook for local churches

Hollinghurst, S. et.al.

2005

Group for Evangelisation

0851693148

   

Theology & Spirituality

Creation & Creativity [Quiet Spaces]


2005

Bible Reading Fellowship

184101415X

Sustaining Heart in the Heartland: Exploring Rural Spirituality (USA)

Brown, M. (ed.)

2005

Paulist Press

0809143194

Blurred Encounters: a reasoned practice of faith

Reader, J.

2005

Aureus Publishing

1899750355

Christian Theology of Place, a

Inge, J.

2003

Ashgate

075463499X

Dwelling in a Strange Land: exile in the Bible & the church

Holdsworth, J.

2003

Canterbury Press

1853115630

Land, the: place as gift, promise & challenge in biblical faith (2nd Ed.)

Brueggemann, W.

2002

Fortress Press/Augsburg

0800634624

Theology of the Built Environment, a: justice, empowerment, redemption

Gorringe, T.J.

2002

Cambridge University Press

0521891442

Changing Rural Life: a Christian response to key rural issues

Martineau, J. et.al.

2004

SCM/Canterbury Press

1853115991

   

Miscellaneous

children

Not Sunday, Not School [forthcoming]

Zuercher, E.

2006

Bible Reading Fellowship

1841014907

children & youth (workbook)

Rural Youth

Francis, L., & Martineau, J.

2001

ACORA Publishing

0951687190

churches in groups (workbook)

Turning the Sod

Martineau, J.

1995

ACORA Publishing

0951687123

pastoral

Renewing Faith in Ordained Ministry: new hope for tired clergy

Clitherow, A.

2004

SPCK

0281056439

pastoral (booklet)

Finding Support in Ministry (P90)

Helm, N., & Allin, P.

2002

Grove

1851745009

pastoral (booklet)

Living with God at the Vicarage (P42)

Nash, W.

1998

Grove

1851742689

rural development

Effective Working with Rural Communities

Derounian, J.G.

1998

Packard Publishing

185341106X

rural development

Rural Development: principles & practice

Moseley, M.

2003

Sage Publications

0761947671

rural development

Working with Rural Communities

Francis, D., & Henderson, P.

1992

MacMillan

033355146X

small church

Celebrating the Smaller Church

Robinson, M., & Yarnell, D.

1993

Monarch/CPAS

1854242326

small church

Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches (USA)

Ray, D.R.

2003

Pilgrim Press

0829815074

tourism

Every Pilgrim's Guide to Celtic Britain & Ireland

Jones, A.

2002

Canterbury Press

1853114537

tourism

Every Pilgrim's Guide to England's Holy Places

Counsell, M.

2004

Canterbury Press

1853115223

tourism (workbook)

Rural Visitors

Francis, L., & Martineau, J.

2001

ACORA Publishing

0954076605

   

General

Akenfield

Blythe, R.

1969

Penguin

0141187921

Religion in English Everyday Life: an ethnographic approach

Jenkins, T.

1999

Berghahn Books

1571817697

Rural Settlement & the Urban Impact on the Countryside

Hill, M.

2003

Hodder & Stoughton

0340800283

Community-led Regeneration & the Local Church (P94)

Wells, S.

2003

Grove

1851745327

Growing Together: working for unity locally

Winfield, F.

2002

SPCK

0281053480

Landscapes of Learning, lifelong learning in rural communities

Gray, F. (ed.)

2002

NIACE

1862010935

Conflict & Change in the Countryside

Robinson, P.F. (ed.)

1990

John Wiley

0471947652

Country & the City, the

Williams, R.

1985

Hogarth Press

0701210052

Future for our Countryside, a

Blunden, J., & Curry, N.

1988

Blackwell

0631162720

Human Geography: change in the UK in the last 30 years

Redfern, D.

2002

Hodder & Stoughton

0340800305

Our Countryside, the Future: a fair deal for rural England


2000

The Stationery Office Books

0101490925

Rural Strategy 2004


2004

DEFRA

None

State of the Countryside 2005


2005

Countryside Agency

none

Green & Pleasant Land? Social change in rural England

Newby, H.

1985

Avebury

0704505053

Rural Economies


1999

The Stationery Office Books

0117026735

Rural Economy & the British Countryside, the

Allanson, P., & Whitby, M.

1996

Earthscan

1853833657