Biography: Religious & Spiritual

CT Studd had it all: a life of privilege and wealth; the fame of being best all-round cricketer in the country; member of the England cricket team ...

The dual biography of two remarkable women - Catherine Parr and Anne Askew. One was the last queen of a powerful monarch, the second a countrywoman...

Rosemary was born at the end of the Second World War. She grew up in a poor family in Clitheroe, struggling for survival in the era of ration books...

Aged eight, Thomas Graumann excitedly boarded a train in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to embark on what he believed was a three-month holiday. Go to Bri...

Zac's Place is a church in Swansea. It is a small chaotic community of Jesus followers where the most fragile of life's walking wounded try to work...

George Whitefield proclaimed the Christian message to more people in history than anyone else, before or since, who spoke with an unaided voice. A ...

Leslie Skinner was born in 1911 and ordained as a Methodist Minister in 1941, the same year he also married and was commissioned as an Army Chaplai...

Yvonne Orji has never shied away from being unapologetically herself, and that includes being outspoken about her faith.Known for interpreting Bibl...

At the end of the nineteenth century Augustus Hopkins Strong worked to bring modernists and traditional Christians together but found the task more...

A reissue of the popular 1988 book to celebrate this Year of Faith, which focuses on the life of Laurence OToole, one of the most colourful saints ...

A deep dive into the Man in Black's demons, triumphs, and ultimate road back to faith by a celebrated pastor and best-selling author. A national be...

A gripping biography that sheds provocative new light on the life of Saint PatrickSaint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. ...

Willie Doyle SJ was born in Dalkey on 3 March 1873 to an affluent Catholic family. Willie entered the Society of Jesus in 1891. taking vows, Fr. Do...

Claud was just six years old when he first held a gun in his hands. Now, over twenty years later, he is returning to communities just like the one ...

From his time as Captain of England''s cricket team to his pioneering work as Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard led a remarkable life. Now his st...

In August 2005, Brother Roger, the charismatic founder and leader of the Taizé community was attacked and killed whilst praying with more than 2,00...

This is Terry as he really is wise and funny. A good book from a big man. If only he could be the Primate.' John Sergeant A travelogue that is re...

Suicide claims a million lives a year. Each one leaves behind survivors shattered, grieving, angry, guilty and often despairing. Al Hsu is one su...

An exciting, easy-to-read biography of a preacher, scholar and educationalist whose impact on the religious and cultural life of Wales and othe...