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This prayer book follows the rhythms and seasons of the natural and Christian year as it is observed on Holy Island. More contemplative than the very earthy spirituality of Iona, each day of the week has a special theme: Sunday...

Seventh-century Ireland is becoming a land of saints, scholars, and spiritual foster mothers as well as warriors. The boy Aidan, a descendant of Saint Brigid, is formed by all of these as well as by a pilgrimage, aborted by an...

‘This inventive book … a book to use and recommend’ Church of England Newspaper. In this uplifting book Ray offers heartening, helpful suggestions inspiring us to think about and prepare for the end of our lives when we are young.  To die...

A downloadable version of Ray's out-of-print survey of the ancient origins of Bowthorpe - the holistically designed community on the outskirts of Norwich with one church for all Christians, which is attracting a new flurry of interest.  Ray also explores its eco-friendly relaunch...

Ray Simpson, Founding Guardian of the Community of Aidan and Hilda, explores Celtic Christianity through some of its key concepts—and some of the criticisms raised against it. He shows how the Celtic affirmation of creation and of equality and love...

Alongside the traditional Church comes a new wave of committed Christianity. High Street Monasteries explorers this incoming tide, illustrating how new monasticism is becoming the heart of our global village, focusing on community, peace and beauty, and the fact that...

One of the most remarkable figures of those times was Hilda of Whitby. Born and reared amid warring pagan tribes, through the influence of Celtic saints and scholars she became a dominant figure in the development of the British Church,...

Here is a comprehensive collection of  contemporary Celtic Prayers for use in worship. These prayers reconnect us with the seasons and the streets, the scriptures and the saints, the struggles and the silence; all created life is included.    

Christianity began in the intimacy of people’s homes.  Early churches often met in houses but when Christianity became large scale, and linked to empire, many churches ceased to be homely.  Now, as Sunday-only churches are in sharp decline and church buildings...

This inspirational four week course, intended for groups, but equally suited to individuals, offers four extra sessions to coincide with All Saints and Remembrance-tide, drawing on the ancient wisdom of the Celtic year which began on November 1st.

A daily worship book for individuals, new monastic groups and churches. It reconnects the world with the seasons and the soil, the saints and the streets, the struggles, senses and silence as well as the Spirit and the Scriptures. It provides...

New Celtic Monasticism for Everyday People offers ancient roots for future routes.  Christendom is over. The expressions of Christianity many of us grew up with belong to a receding past. The great emergence of new monasticisms is the future, but aspirations...

“If Church leaders get these out to post modern non-church goers it could mark a turning point” Presented as a dialogue between the Seeker and the Guide, this book answers questions asked by many people who are interested in joining...

A challenging and thought-provoking book, in which Ray briefly unpacks 49 probing and uncomfortable questions and shows a way of remaining true to fundamentals whilst being at ease with people from diverse, or opposing backgrounds. This book is helpful for...

a wonderful guide for all those who are either looking for such spiritually-enriching relationships or asking themselves if they should act in that capacity. Simpson's book provides historical insight into the origins of this significant form of ministry, as well...

Surveying the life and times of Aidan of Lindisfarne, this book draws insights into missional approaches to inspire both outreach and discipleship for today's Church.  Ray shows that such figures from past centuries can provide models for Christian life and witness...

Drawing deeply from the Spirit and the Scriptures; the Saints and the Streets; the Seasons and the Soil, and reflecting the belief that as we reconnect prayer to the rhythms of our daily life we will be drawn more fully into God's purpose....

Chronicles the lives of early Celtic and other Christians in a  calendar of saints (Anglican, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic), with a daily introduction to each, a short prayer and Bible readings.

The introduction explores the meaning of ‘healing the land’. Since the Church exists to be Christ's instrument for healing fragmented people and communities, that healing has to begin with the Church itself. Ray Simpson draws on diverse sources within and beyond the main...

For use as an alternative to a church service, group events or by individuals wanting to follow a daily pattern of prayer. It includes a calendar of saints' days;  commemorative dates; prayers, intercessions; poems; scripture readings; stories; dialogues; suggestions for displays...

Capitalism is in crisis. It has been become divorced from moral norms....... What is the way forward? Ray suggests it lies in an increase of Downwardly Mobile people - able Christians who lay down their lives for the common good.

Most fitness programmes concentrate on physical fitness - they start from the outside and stop there. To achieve total fitness of the mind, body and soul we need to start on the inside and work outwards. Beginning with a spiritual...

A collection of material to enable transformation of churches and communities– a vibrant whole church experience! There is a guide book for leaders and mentors; log books for adults, young people and children; the Little Meditation Book, the Little Prayer Book,...