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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)
The list below is split into categories:
Environmental Issues |
Trade & Farming |
History and Local Studies |
Worship |
Ministry and Mission
Theology & Spirituality Miscellaneous and General are at the end
Book information in this order: Title-Author-date-publisher-date-ISBN -availability (ARC=from Arthur Rank Centre) o/p=out of print- price
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Care of Creation, the |
Berry, R.J. (ed.) |
2000 |
IVP |
0851116574 |
9.99 |
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Caring for Creation |
Tillett, S. |
2005 |
Bible Reading Fellowship |
1841014397 |
8.99 |
|
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Caring for the Earth (E66) |
Innes, K. |
1991 |
Grove |
185174195X |
2.95 |
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Christian Approach to the Environment, a |
2005 |
JRI |
0955087805 |
8.00 |
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God is Green: Christianity & the environment |
Bradley, I. |
1990 |
DLT |
023251870X |
o/p |
- |
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Jesus & the Earth |
Jones, J. |
2003 |
SPCK |
0281056234 |
6.99 |
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New Earth, a |
Gosling, D. |
1992 |
CCBI |
0851692222 |
o/p |
- |
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Sacred Longings: the ecological spirit & global culture |
Grey, M.C. |
2003 |
Fortress Press/SCM |
0800636473 |
in print |
14.99 |
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Sharing God’s Planet |
2005 |
Church House Publishing |
071514068X |
5.99 |
Environmental Issues | Trade & Farming | History and Local Studies | Worship | Ministry and Mission
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Biblical Holism & Agriculture: cultivating our roots (USA) |
Evans, D.J. et.al. |
2003 |
William Carey Library |
0878083553 |
14.99 |
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Farm, the: the story of one family & the English countryside |
Benson, R. |
2005 |
Hamish Hamilton |
0241142229 |
15.99 |
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Development Matters |
Reed, B. |
2001 |
CHP/Christian Aid |
0715165887 |
7.95 |
|
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Globalisation |
Guinness, P. |
2003 |
Hodder & Stoughton |
0340846372 |
in print |
7.99 |
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Trade Justice |
2004 |
CHP/Christian Aid |
0715140477 |
4.99 from ARC |
Environmental Issues | Trade & Farming | History and Local Studies | Worship | Ministry and Mission
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One Thousand Years of the English Parish: medeival patterns & modern interpretations |
Jones, A. |
2002 |
Weidenfeld Nicolson |
1841881821 |
in print |
6.99 |
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Common Stream, the: Foxton |
Parker, R. |
1976 |
Paladin |
0586082530 |
o/p |
- |
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Country People: an endangered species |
Hodgson, A. |
2005 |
SMH Books |
0953461149 |
11.99 |
Environmental Issues | Trade & Farming | History and Local Studies | Worship | Ministry and Mission
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Animal Rites: liturgies of animal care |
Linzey, A. |
1999 |
SCM/Canterbury Press |
0334027608 |
in print |
9.95 |
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Church Services for the Farming Year |
Clarke, J. et.al. |
1989 |
Arthur Rank Centre |
None |
2.00 |
|
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Harvest for the World: a worship anthology on sharing in the work of creation [Enlarged Ed] |
Duncan, G. |
2004 |
Canterbury Press |
1853115746 |
9.99 |
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Rural Spirit, a |
Wilson, M. |
1990 |
Fount |
0002158760 |
o/p |
- |
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Seasonal Worship from the Countryside |
Staffordshire Seven |
2003 |
SPCK |
0281054460 |
16.99 |
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Making Creation Visible (W137) |
Pearson, A. |
1996 |
Grove |
1851743200 |
2.95 |
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Public Worship with Communion by Extension (W167) |
Tovey, P. |
2001 |
Grove |
1851744835 |
2.95 |
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Worship in LEPs (W147) |
Tovey, P., & Waller, J. |
1998 |
Grove |
1851743774 |
2.95 |
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Worship in Small Congregations (W108) |
Cutts, D. |
1989 |
Grove |
1851741097 |
2.95 |
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Worship in the Countryside (W114) |
Cutts, D. |
1990 |
Grove |
1851741607 |
2.95 |
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Rural Praise |
Francis, L., & Martineau, J. |
1996 |
ACORA Publishing |
0852443889 |
10.00 |
Environmental Issues | Trade & Farming | History and Local Studies | Worship | Ministry and Mission
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Country Parish, the |
Russell, A. |
1986 |
SPCK |
0281042144 |
o/p |
- |
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Country Vicar, the |
Osborne, D. |
2004 |
DLT |
0232525463 |
10.95 |
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Healthy Churches Handbook: a process for revitalizing your church |
Warren, R. |
2004 |
Church House Publishing |
0715140175 |
10.95 |
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Ministry in the Countryside: a model for the future [2nd Ed] |
Bowden, A. |
2003 |
Continuum |
0826467652 |
16.99 |
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Parish, the: people, place & ministry |
Torry, M. (ed.) |
2004 |
Canterbury Press |
185311586X |
14.99 |
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Rural Ministry: the shape of the renewal to come (USA) |
Jung, S. et.al. |
1998 |
Abingdon Press |
0687016061 |
14.99 |
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So the Vicar’s Leaving [Rev Ed] |
Alexander, M., & Martineau, J. |
2002 |
Canterbury Press |
1853115043 |
6.99 |
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God's Here & Now: social contexts of the ministry of the people of God |
Richter, P. |
1999 |
DLT |
0232523460 |
o/p |
- |
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Country Parson, the |
Russell, A. |
1993 |
SPCK |
0281046956 |
o/p |
- |
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Grass is Always Greener, the |
2002 |
Church House Publishing |
0715155474 |
4.95 |
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Rural Ministry |
Francis, L., & Martineau, J. |
2000 |
ACORA Publishing |
0951687166 |
7.50 |
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Mission-Shaped Church |
2004 |
Church House Publishing |
0715140132 |
10.95 from ARC |
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Sowing the Seed: church & rural renaissance in Yorkshire & the Humber |
2003 |
Church's Regional Commission for Yorkshire & the Humber |
0954395115 |
- |
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Ten Rural Churches |
Richardson, J. |
1988 |
MARC/Monarch |
0860656225 |
o/p |
- |
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Transforming Communities: re-imagining the church for the 21st century |
Croft, S. |
2002 |
DLT |
0232524564 |
10.95 |
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Rural Anglicanism: a future for young Christians? |
Francis, L. |
1985 |
Collins |
000599845X |
o/p |
- |
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Church Watch: Christianity in the countryside |
Francis, L.J. |
1996 |
SPCK |
0281049513 |
o/p |
- |
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Empty Church Revisited, the |
Gill, R. |
2003 |
Ashgate |
0754634639 |
in print |
16.99 |
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Beyond the Parish Pump: the church alive in the countryside |
Turner, J. |
2003 |
Hempnall Team Council |
0954527402 |
7.00 |
|
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Faith in the Countryside (full) |
1990 |
ACORA Publishing |
1850932743 |
8.00 |
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Faith in the Countryside (summary) |
1990 |
ACORA Publishing |
0951687107 |
2.50 |
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Rural Church towards 2000, the |
1989 |
RTA |
0951489909 |
o/p |
- |
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Bridging the Gap |
Martineau, J. |
1999 |
ACORA Publishing |
0951687158 |
2.50 |
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First the Blade: growing churches in rural communities |
Treasure, G. |
2002 |
CPAS |
None |
6.50 |
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Presence: a workbook to help promote & sustain an effective Christian presence in villages |
2004 |
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
1858522676 |
2.95 |
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Rural Mission |
Francis, L., & Martineau, J. |
2002 |
ACORA Publishing |
0954076613 |
10.00 |
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Seeds in Holy Ground: a workbook for rural churches |
2005 |
ACORA Publishing |
095513580X |
3.99 |
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Evangelism in a Spiritual Age |
2005 |
Church House Publishing |
071514054X |
11.99 |
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Key to Effective Rural Evangelism, the |
Osborne, B. |
1997 |
Rural Sunrise |
None |
5.00 |
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Provocative Church, the [2nd Ed] |
Tomlin, G. |
2004 |
SPCK |
0281056412 |
9.99 |
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Strategies for Rural Evangelism |
Edmondson, C. |
1989 |
Grove |
1851741844 |
o/p |
- |
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Rural Cell Church |
Lings, G. |
2005 |
Church Army |
None |
4.00 |
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Village & 'Fresh Expressions', the |
Lings, G. |
2005 |
Church Army |
None |
4.00 |
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Secular Lives, Sacred Hearts: the role of the church in a time of no religion |
Billings, A. |
2004 |
SPCK |
0281057044 |
10.99 |
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From Strangers to Pilgrims (Ev38) |
Askew, R. |
1997 |
Grove |
1851743421 |
2.95 |
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Equipping your Church in a Spiritual Age: a workbook for local churches |
Hollinghurst, S. et.al. |
2005 |
Group for Evangelisation |
0851693148 |
9.99 |
Environmental Issues | Trade & Farming | History and Local Studies | Worship | Ministry and Mission
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Creation & Creativity [Quiet Spaces] |
2005 |
Bible Reading Fellowship |
184101415X |
3.99 |
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Sustaining Heart in the Heartland: Exploring Rural Spirituality (USA) |
Brown, M. (ed.) |
2005 |
Paulist Press |
0809143194 |
14.50 |
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Blurred Encounters: a reasoned practice of faith |
Reader, J. |
2005 |
Aureus Publishing |
1899750355 |
12.99 |
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Christian Theology of Place, a |
Inge, J. |
2003 |
Ashgate |
075463499X |
in print |
16.99 |
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Dwelling in a Strange Land: exile in the Bible & the church |
Holdsworth, J. |
2003 |
Canterbury Press |
1853115630 |
in print |
7.99 |
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Land, the: place as gift, promise & challenge in biblical faith (2nd Ed.) |
Brueggemann, W. |
2002 |
Fortress Press/Augsburg |
0800634624 |
in print |
9.99 |
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Theology of the Built Environment, a: justice, empowerment, redemption |
Gorringe, T.J. |
2002 |
Cambridge University Press |
0521891442 |
in print |
17.99 |
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Changing Rural Life: a Christian response to key rural issues |
Martineau, J. et.al. |
2004 |
SCM/Canterbury Press |
1853115991 |
17.00 |
Environmental Issues | Trade & Farming | History and Local Studies | Worship | Ministry and Mission
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children |
Not Sunday, Not School [forthcoming] |
Zuercher, E. |
2006 |
Bible Reading Fellowship |
1841014907 |
ARC (nya) |
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children & youth (workbook) |
Rural Youth |
Francis, L., & Martineau, J. |
2001 |
ACORA Publishing |
0951687190 |
7.50 |
|
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churches in groups (workbook) |
Turning the Sod |
Martineau, J. |
1995 |
ACORA Publishing |
0951687123 |
4.00 |
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pastoral |
Renewing Faith in Ordained Ministry: new hope for tired clergy |
Clitherow, A. |
2004 |
SPCK |
0281056439 |
9.99 |
|
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pastoral (booklet) |
Finding Support in Ministry (P90) |
Helm, N., & Allin, P. |
2002 |
Grove |
1851745009 |
2.95 |
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pastoral (booklet) |
Living with God at the Vicarage (P42) |
Nash, W. |
1998 |
Grove |
1851742689 |
2.95 |
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rural development |
Effective Working with Rural Communities |
Derounian, J.G. |
1998 |
Packard Publishing |
185341106X |
12.99 |
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rural development |
Rural Development: principles & practice |
Moseley, M. |
2003 |
Sage Publications |
0761947671 |
19.99 |
|
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rural development |
Working with Rural Communities |
Francis, D., & Henderson, P. |
1992 |
MacMillan |
033355146X |
16.99 |
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small church |
Celebrating the Smaller Church |
Robinson, M., & Yarnell, D. |
1993 |
Monarch/CPAS |
1854242326 |
ARC |
4.00 |
|
small church |
Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches (USA) |
Ray, D.R. |
2003 |
Pilgrim Press |
0829815074 |
17.50 |
|
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tourism |
Every Pilgrim's Guide to Celtic Britain & Ireland |
Jones, A. |
2002 |
Canterbury Press |
1853114537 |
9.99 |
|
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tourism |
Every Pilgrim's Guide to England's Holy Places |
Counsell, M. |
2004 |
Canterbury Press |
1853115223 |
9.99 |
|
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tourism (workbook) |
Rural Visitors |
Francis, L., & Martineau, J. |
2001 |
ACORA Publishing |
0954076605 |
10.00 |
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Akenfield |
Blythe, R. |
1969 |
Penguin |
0141187921 |
in print |
9.99 |
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Religion in English Everyday Life: an ethnographic approach |
Jenkins, T. |
1999 |
Berghahn Books |
1571817697 |
in print |
14.50 |
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Rural Settlement & the Urban Impact on the Countryside |
Hill, M. |
2003 |
Hodder & Stoughton |
0340800283 |
in print |
7.99 |
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Community-led Regeneration & the Local Church (P94) |
Wells, S. |
2003 |
Grove |
1851745327 |
2.95 |
|
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Growing Together: working for unity locally |
Winfield, F. |
2002 |
SPCK |
0281053480 |
12,99 |
|
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Landscapes of Learning, lifelong learning in rural communities |
Gray, F. (ed.) |
2002 |
NIACE |
1862010935 |
in print |
15.95 |
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Conflict & Change in the Countryside |
Robinson, P.F. (ed.) |
1990 |
John Wiley |
0471947652 |
o/p |
- |
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Country & the City, the |
Williams, R. |
1985 |
Hogarth Press |
0701210052 |
in print |
9.99 |
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Future for our Countryside, a |
Blunden, J., & Curry, N. |
1988 |
Blackwell |
0631162720 |
o/p |
- |
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Human Geography: change in the UK in the last 30 years |
Redfern, D. |
2002 |
Hodder & Stoughton |
0340800305 |
7.99 |
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Our Countryside, the Future: a fair deal for rural England |
2000 |
The Stationery Office Books |
0101490925 |
28.00 |
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Rural Strategy 2004 |
2004 |
DEFRA |
None |
? |
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State of the Countryside 2005 |
2005 |
Countryside Agency |
none |
10.00 |
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Green & Pleasant Land? Social change in rural England |
Newby, H. |
1985 |
Avebury |
0704505053 |
o/p |
- |
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Rural Economies |
1999 |
The Stationery Office Books |
0117026735 |
15.00 |
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Rural Economy & the British Countryside, the |
Allanson, P., & Whitby, M. |
1996 |
Earthscan |
1853833657 |
in print |
19.99 |