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27 February 2015

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The Good Shepherd: A thousand-year journey from Psalm 23 to the New Testament by Kenneth E. Bailey (SPCK, £12.99 (£11.70); 978-0-281-07350-4).

The Divine Magician: The disappearance of religion and the discovery of faith by Peter Rollins (Hodder & Stoughton, £13.99 (£12.60); 978-1-444-70379-5).

The Sound of the Liturgy: How words work in worship by Cally Hammond (SPCK, £25 (£22.50); 978-0-281-06954-5).

Seasons and Celebrations: A round-the-year worship companion, edited by Gill Ambrose, Maureen Baldwin, Jean Harrison and Pam McNaughton (Canterbury Press, £24.99 (£22.50); 978-1-84825-681-1). With CD-ROM.

Ready to Share One Bread: Preparing children for holy communion by Nick Harding and Sandra Millar (SPCK, £12.99 (£11.70); 978-0-281-07053-4).

Selected by Frank Nugent, of the Church House Bookshop, which operates the Church Times Bookshop.

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