The second book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS hero John Bald is a man at war with himself & fighting a losing battle with the bottle. But then he is reluctantly thrust back into battle... In the race to develop ever more powerful weapons technology has become the new frontline in global terrorism. & when one of America's most cutting-edge defence contractors suspects a sleeper cell operating in its midst the Firm reaches out to its most cold-blooded son. Bald's mission: kill the sleeper before they can smuggle top-secret weaponry into the hands of the West's deadliest enemies. But the mission goes sideways & Bald is the fall guy. Now he must pursue the sleeper from the ghettos of Florida to the war-torn streets of Tripoli in a relentless hunt for the technology & the truth. Shadowed every step of the way by a ruthless CIA hitman Bald soon finds that the lines between friend & enemy are blurred & he'll have to call on all his warrior instincts to stay alive... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with even more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Night Strike has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. ...

The second book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS hero John Bald is a man at war with himself & fighting a losing battle with the bottle. But then he is reluctantly thrust back into battle... In the race to develop ever more powerful weapons technology has become the new frontline in global terrorism. & when one of America's most cutting-edge defence contractors suspects a sleeper cell operating in its midst the Firm reaches out to its most cold-blooded son. Bald's mission: kill the sleeper before they can smuggle top-secret weaponry into the hands of the West's deadliest enemies. But the mission goes sideways & Bald is the fall guy. Now he must pursue the sleeper from the ghettos of Florida to the war-torn streets of Tripoli in a relentless hunt for the technology & the truth. Shadowed every step of the way by a ruthless CIA hitman Bald soon finds that the lines between friend & enemy are blurred & he'll have to call on all his warrior instincts to stay alive... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with even more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Night Strike has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. ...

Chrissie the Wish Fairy has a very important job
- each year she comes to the human world to hide her three magical wish items
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In this devotional book Stephen Cottrell reflects on five paintings from Stanley Spencers Christ in the Wilderness series. These paintings give us startling insight into Jesus own vocation & self-understanding of his ministry. They show his great love for the earth for the whole created order & for all creatures within it. For Christians the wilderness is a place of discovery. By dwelling in the wilderness of these beautiful & provocative paintings Stephen Cottrell encourages us to refine our own discipleship & learn again what it means to follow Christ. His three previous SPCK books are all best-sellers. This book is excellent reading for Lent but can be enjoyed at any time of year. It

Includes:: full-colour illustrations making it a lovely gift book.

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In Israel in the turbulent first century a baby is born to a humble Jewish family
- but to a great destiny. His is an uneasy childhood
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This beautifully decorated single card has the message ‘ Christening love joy & best wishes for your Special Day’ in silver on a white background next to an illustration of footprints in silver pink & blue with sparkles. This card is blank inside for your own message & comes with a cream envelope ready for posting

Approximate dimensions: 14 x 14cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the narrative & devotional works of the Medieval & Renaissance periods to the radical new interpretations of the twenty-first century. This fascinating new book explores the changing nature of the representation of key themes & subjects found in Christian art covering the Eucharist the crucifixion the Virgin Mary & the saints. Other sections deal with the changes to Christian art after the sixteenth-century Reformation & with Christian art in the modern world. Within these themes the book explores the work of major artists such as Memling Holbein El Greco & Rossetti & well-known examples including the frescoes of St Francis at Assisi. Didactic & consciously devotional works are discussed alongside the controversial work of contemporary artists such as Andres Serrano & Chris Ofili. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable. ...

The key to the book is a set of interviews with people who fall broadly into the Christian Atheist category; some are more agnostic & less sceptical than others but what they have in common is the rejection of traditional belief in God counterbalanced by an admiration for the aesthetic genius of Christianity (leading to a sense of deeper value) the Christian moral compass & in some cases the community aspect of Christian life. As one of his interviewees points out you can?t have Christian atheism without mainstream traditional Christianity so Brian Mountford sets their comments within a broader discussion of the issues: God aesthetics orthodoxy doubt & belief ethics & communal values. His purpose is threefold: to validate & affirm the Christian atheist position within the broad spectrum of Christianity to say to the Church you ignore this phenomenon at your peril to show that the distinction between atheist & religious adherent is rarely black & white & that the ground between the two is a fertile source of meaning & value ...

Geza Vermes the author of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls" & acknowledged expert on the life & times of Jesus tells the enthralling story of early Christianity & the origins of a religion. The creation of the Christian Church is one of the most important stories in the development of the worlds history but also one of the most enigmatic & little understood shrouded in mystery & misunderstanding. With a forensic brilliant re-examination of all the key surviving texts of early Christianity Geza Vermes illuminates the origins of a faith & traces the evolution of the figure of Jesus from the man he was
- a prophet fully recognisable as the successor to other Jewish holy men of the Old Testament
- to what he came to represent: a mysterious otherworldly being at the heart of a major new religion. As Jesus teachings spread across the eastern Mediterranean hammered into place by Paul John & their successors they were transformed in the space of three centuries into a centralised state-backed creed worlds away from its humble origins. " Christian Beginnings" tells the captivating story of how a man came to be hailed as the Son consubstantial with God & of how a revolutionary anti-conformist Jewish sub-sect became the official state religion of the Roman Empire."

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Geza Vermes translator & editor of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls" & worldwide expert on the life & times of Jesus tells the enthralling story of early Christianity & the origins of a religion. The creation of the Christian Church is one of the most important stories in the development of the world's history yet one of the least understood. With a forensic brilliant re-examination of all the key surviving texts of early Christianity Geza Vermes illuminates the origins of a faith & traces the evolution of the figure of Jesus from the man he was
- a prophet in the tradition of other Jewish holy men of the Old Testament
- to what he came to represent: a mysterious otherworldly being at the heart of the official state religion of the Roman Empire. " Christian Beginnings" pulls apart myths & misunderstandings to focus on the true figure of Jesus & the birth of one of the world's major religions. Reviews: "A beautiful & magisterial book". (Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury " Guardian"). " An exciting & challenging port of call sweeping aside much of the fuzzy thinking & special pleading that bedevils the study of sacred scripture.. .courteously expressed & witty". (Diarmaid Mac Culloch " The Times"). "A challenging & engaging book that sets out to retrace the route by which a Jewish preacher in 1st-century Israel came to be declared as consubstantial & co-equal with the omnipotent omniscient only God". (Stuart Kelly " Scotsman"). "A major contribution to our understanding of the historical Jesus". (" Financial Times"). "A very accessible & entertaining read". (" Scotland on Sunday" Books of the Year). "A magnum opus of early Christian history & one of the year's most significant titles". (" Bookseller")."

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