Gospel of the Trinity
Exploring the Gospel of John
Book Details:
Paperback.
ISBN : 978-1-78959-282-5
Published: Sacristy Press. 2023.
John’s Gospel is like no other. it has a number of unique features. Its principal question is the identity of Jesus as the Word made flesh, full of grace and truth. It records a growing stand-off and enmity between the Jewish leaders and Jresus, as Jesus provokes their prejudices and challenges their power base.
Patrick Whitworth shows that it is the relationship of Jesus with the Father andd the Spirit that makes this Gospel so distinctive and unique. In no other Gospel is that relationship so carefully explored, explained and demonstrated. And as the Gospel moves to its conclusion through the Upper Room discourses and prayer, the full mystery and panoply of these relationships in the Trinity are made clear as the springboard for the mission of the Church. A thought-provoking reflection on the most profound of all the Gospels.
Telling Tales of a Rambling Rector
A Witness of Struggle: Telling Tales of a Rambling Rector
Book Details:
Paperback. Pages : 416
ISBN : 978-1-80074-443-1
Published: 26/01/2023
“Travel can lead you into greater wisdom, and spontaneous encounters can wonderfully brighten your face.”
Reviews
“Patrick Whitworth has led a remarkable life with many rich experiences which he shares in this delightful memoire. From life in Berlin during the Cold War to travels through the Balkans during a tragically hotter war and even a pen picture of life in Ukraine before the disaster of 2022, this is a book for all, and a spiritual joy to read”.
General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL: Chief of The General Staff 2006-2009.
“In this unique, compelling account you feel Patrick’s determination to bear witness, to stand in the place of others and hear stories, to be endlessly curious, because only then can you understand. His intrepid quest to find meaning and moments of sincere reflection are interwoven with exquisite descriptions of the house on Lake Havel in Berlin, the setting sun at Palmyra, coping with camels, exploring Jerusalem or St Catherine’s Monastery hidden deep in the Sinai desert. I genuinely looked forward to the next place, often in ferment, to be visited. His knowledge of Church history is simply infectious, and testament to the power of the search for truth.”
Jocelyn Hurndall, author of Defy The Stars: The Life and Tragic Death of Tom Hurndall (Bloomsbury 2007).
“Patrick Whitworth makes an excellent modern Phileas Fogg as he whisks us around the world in multiple modes of transport (including the essential hot air balloon), all the while keeping up a brisk panoramic commentary on the legions (literally) of armies, characters and events that have shaped the hundreds of places he visits alone or in the company of family or friends; and, as an added bonus every now and then, a Whitworth ancestor pops up to flash across the screen in some deed of derring-do.”
Tom Peryer OBE, Director of Education London Diocese 1999-2009.
ISBN : 978-1-80074-443-1
Published: 26/01/2023
Pages : 416
Gospel of Fulfilment
Published in 2018, ISBN 978-1-78959-044-9 Sacristy Press
Exploring the Gospel of Matthew
This is the second of a series on the Gospels written by Patrick Whitworth. The aim of this book is to demonstrate how Matthew shows Jesus fulfilling all that was expected of the Messiah in the Old Testament. It is therefore uniquely a Gospel of Fulfilment, and for this reason was placed first in the New Testament by the Early Church. Patrick shows how this theme of fulfilment may be traced through the Gospel from Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount , through his Galilean ministry to the final days of his earthy life and passion in Jerusalem. This book can be used for either personal reflection or for group study ( it has questions included). It is brief in length, and accessible in style.
Suffering and Glory
Published in 2018, ISBN 978-1-910519-89-9 Sacristy Press
The Church from the Apostles to Constantine
This book completes the trilogy, which has been written by Patrick to cover the major developments of the Church and society in the first five hundred years!
In this book, Patrick Whitworth tells the story of the growth of the early Christian community. Eschewing speculation, he provides a clear narrative interspersed with pithy accounts of the most significant Christian teachers in the period which culminated in the advent of the first Christian Emperor, Constantine.
It is a story that is particularly relevant at a time when Christendom is a fading memory and the Christian community is struggling to discover where the Spirit is leading in a global culture.
Constantinople to Chalcedon
Published in 2017, ISBN 978-1-910519-47-9 Sacristy Press
Shaping the World to Come
The period covered by this book (ad 381–451) is the first in which the church can be said to have exercised a dominant role in political history. For some it is the period in which the church lost its innocence. Yet without the innovations of Constantine and his successors, it is hard for us to imagine what Christianity might have been. Without this time of consolidation and increasing conformity, Europe would not have existed as we now know it—nor, for that matter, would Islam.
The Bible Inside Out
Published in 2016 by Sovereign World Trust ISBN 9781908010117
The Message and Meaning of the Bible
This book is written to be read both as a gripping story and also for reference. In his preface, Patrick Whitworth writes, “I often think that people know the bible in the same way as many know a capital city. They may know particular areas or landmarks such as, in London, the Palace of Westminster, St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace or the Tower of London – but they have little idea of how they fit together either geographically or historically.
We live in an age, due to the so called post-modern outlook in the West, where there is a real danger of losing the metanarrative of the Biblical story, collapsing it into some well-known landmarks and losing track of the great scheme of salvation prepared and purposed by God.
To tell the story of the Bible is to remind us that we cannot pick and mix our response but give the obedience that comes from faith and is inspired by the Spirit in our discipleship.”
For reference along the way, maps provide geographical bearings as the narrative moves from the ancient world of Mesopotamia, in the days of Abraham, through Palastine of Jesus’ day to the Roman Empire with the missionary travels of the apostle Paul. Chronologies supply bearings in time. The study guide offers an excellent stimulus to think more deeply on the issues raised and how we should apply and respond to the message of the Bible.
Three Wise Men from the East
Published in 2015, ISBN 9780755494293
The Cappadocian Fathers and the Struggle for Orthodoxy
The Cappadocian fathers of the fourth century – Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory Nazaianzen – produced thoughts on the Trinity, the creation, the incarnation, the holistic reading of scripture and the discipline of the soul which are playing a more seminal role in Christian theology today that at any time in the last four hundred years.
Too often, however, their teachings are appropriated in a piecemeal manner, with no acknowledgement of their mutual independence.
Gospel for the Outsider
Published in 2013, ISBN 0755410351
The Gospel in Luke and Acts
The Gospel of Luke uniquely proclaims that the message of good news was for the outsider in Jewish society, and indeed for any outsider in any society where the sleek, the successful and the slick are often preferred to the loser, the lonely and the lowly.
In this book, Patrick Whitworth explores how this compassion for the outside is clear from several levels, and should direct our mission to those who, in whatever shape or form, are outsiders today in our communities.
At the end is a study guide, providing an excellent opportunity for groups to study the Gospel from the outsider’s perspective, and help us discern the outsiders in our own communities and go to them with the love of Christ and the hope of the Gospel – a gospel for outsiders.
The Way of Wisdom
Published in 2013, ISBN 0755410351
Facing the Issues of Life with the Wisdom of the Bible
In this book, Patrick Whitworth skilfully demonstrates that wisdom is not something to be reserved for the few or the clever or even the very knowledgeable. Nor is it an obscure or irrelevant quality.
Paul as Pastor
Published in 2012 BRF, ISBN 9780857460462
Biblical insights for pastoral ministry
When we think of the apostle Paul, ‘pastoral’ is not usually the first word that springs to mind. He may seem too intellectual, too tempestuous and fiery, even too determinedly pioneering, to fall into the ‘pastoral’ category.
This book demonstrates that, at heart, Paul was indeed too multi-faceted in both background and ministry to be defined by a single function. He was an apostle, prophet, evangelist and teacher – but he was also a pastor, as we can see from reading the epistles that record his teaching and care of the churches he planted or nurtured.
Author Patrick Whitworth makes the case that Paul’s extraordinary teaching – for which he is justifiably most celebrated – was a product of his pastoral care, which was itself a product of his pioneering and prophetic evangelism. Perhaps he was an unlikely pastor but he was, above all, passionate, and an inspiration to pastors everywhere, to be studied and emulated, fathomed and then followed.
The Word from the Throne
Published in 2011, ISBN 9780755494293
Themes from St John’s writings for today’s Church
In a fresh survey of common themes from John’s writings, Patrick Whitworth offers seven couplets or paradoxes taken from all of John’s writings, which both underline common authorship but also give a challenge to the Church Today.
How should the church of the twenty-first century in the West respond to the reflection, proclamation and vision presented in these writings? What is it that John says especially to us now in the extraordinary scope of his writing? Patrick gives us answers to these questions which are supremely relevant to the church of today.
Prepare for Exile
Published in 2008 by SPCK, ISBN 9780281060030
A New Spirituality and Mission for the Church
The Church today must throw off old attitudes, renew its spirituality and refocus its mission if it is to flourish as it enters a new period of exile.
Preparing for and living in exile means learning from those who were ‘exiles’ in their own day – men and women who challenged the Church to reshape itself and to remain fresh and engaging. Exiles from the Bible and from all traditions of the Church are recalled.
Becoming a Citizen of the Kingdom
Published in 2006 by Terra Nova Publications, ISBN 1901949451
It is as we study the scriptures and as we let the Holy Spirit speak to us through the teaching of the Bible – rather than reading into it what we want – that we get to the core of compassionate holiness which marked out Jesus’ life and message.
Jesus came to inaugurate in Kingdom which will transform the world – and living in the Kingdom involves our seeking to live out the same powerful mix of power and action, of contemplation and service, as did Jesus in his earthly life…
Becoming A Spiritual Leader
Published in 2005 by Terra Nova Publications, ISBN 1901949346
Following on from his book – Becoming Fully Human – Patrick Whitworth introduces us to the Apostle Peter and the difficult path he had to follow as the church’s first leader – thrust into leadership by the mission of Christ to ‘feed my lambs’.
As a leader and minister it is unlikely that Peter would have got through a selection conference for any of the established churches – yet he led that church to what it could be today. Peter was called – was chosen – was selected to grow in the faith into which he was commissioned with the other disciples. This book takes us through that long and sometimes painful affirmation, the difficulties and disasters, the challenges and the penance – the end result being an example of how we should all as ministers, whether ordained or baptised, live our Christian lives. Scripturally based and a very interesting read!
Becoming Fully Human
Published in 2003 by Terra Nova Publications, ISBN1901949230
Becoming Fully Human provides a new Christian apologetic for our time. The author considers the condition of humanity: its brokenness and pain, and the human struggle with evil in its many forms; and he explains the meaning of transformation as taught by St Paul and lived out by countless Christian believers.
This is a book for all who are seeking the truth about themselves, about God, and about the claims made in the Bible.
Routes that REFRESH
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