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Top ten

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11 September 2015

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Church Times top ten religious books

(previous month’s position in brackets)

  1. What Makes Churches Grow? by Bob Jackson (Church House Publishing, £19.99 (-)

  2. Laudato Sì’ by Pope Francis (CTS, £4.95) (1)

  3. Acts and Omissions by Catherine Fox (SPCK, £9.99) (-)

  4. Reflections for Daily Prayer (Church House Publishing, £16.99) (-)

  5. The Awesome Journey by David Adam (SPCK, £8.99) (-)

  6. Reflections on the Psalms (Church House Publishing, £14.99) (8)

  7. Preacher’s Companion by Michael Counsell (Canterbury Press, £19.99 (-)

  8. Meeting God in Mark by Rowan Williams (SPCK, £8.99) (4)

  9. Not in God’s Name by Jonathan Sacks (Hodder & Stoughton, £20) (10)

  10. Barefoot Ways: Praying through Advent, Christmas and Epiphany by Stephen Cherry (SPCK, £9.99) (-)

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