Race for Justice: The struggle for equality and inclusion in British and Irish Churches, edited by Richard S. Reddie (Monarch Books, £9.99 (£8.99); 978-1-80030-010-1).
“Race for Justice brings together a collection of voices on this vital issue from across the Christian denominations. Each contributor to this volume serves as their particular denomination’s racial justice, equalities, diversity, or inclusion officers. Equipped with frontline experience in the fight against racism, they each give their perspective on the successes and failures of race relations over the last quarter of a century, as well as addressing contemporary challenges and their hopes for the future.”
The Madness of Grief: A memoir of love and loss by Richard Coles (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £9.99 (£8.99); 978-1-4746-1963-9). New in paperback
“When the Reverend Richard Coles’s partner died suddenly, shortly before Christmas in 2019, what came next took Richard by surprise. Despite his years of experience assisting his parishioners in examining life’s moral questions, Richard now found he needed guidance himself. Much about grief was unexpected: the volume of ‘sadmin’ that must be undertaken, how much harder it is travelling solo for work, the pain of typing a text message to your partner — then remembering they are gone.”
Keeping Time: Time, liturgy and Christian discipleship by Tim Gorringe (Sacristy Press, £16.99 (£15.29); 978-1-78959-219-1).
“Keeping Time begins by examining the basic units of time — days, hours, weeks, months, years — and looks briefly at how they have been reflected on. This leads on to an account of the liturgical year. Reforming the liturgy is an ongoing process, and Timothy Gorringe makes some suggestions for change — especially with regard to Creation Season, which has not yet been properly integrated into the lectionary. It ends by considering the “sanctoral cycle”, the calendar of those whose example has been found particularly inspiring, asking who is remembered, how, and why.”
Selected by Frank Nugent, of the Church House Bookshop, which operates the Church Times Bookshop.
