Monica Furlong Books in Order

Monica Furlong reflects on the Church’s failure to connect with many people outside its structures. Her argument for inclusion considers the distance between institutional religious life and those who feel excluded from it.

Furlong presents religious life as an inward journey with many possible paths. Drawing on spiritual disciplines from Eastern and Western traditions, these meditations consider different ways of approaching that journey and the questions encountered along the way.

Furlong explores the idea of life as a journey through varied literary and spiritual sources. Her reflections ask how contemporary seekers can understand their own pilgrimage and what it might mean to arrive at its destination.

Furlong examines John Bunyan’s life as a preacher, prisoner and writer within the Puritan movement. His refusal to compromise religious convictions provides the setting for an exploration of the beliefs and artistic achievement behind The Pilgrim’s Progress.

Furlong traces Thomas Merton’s development from his European childhood to monastic life, literary prominence and engagement with social questions. The biography examines his search for spiritual understanding alongside self-doubt, conflicts with authority and the personal struggles behind his public influence.

Drawing on the experience of a broken marriage, Monica Furlong reflects on divorce and the suffering it brings. Her account also considers what gives a marital relationship its value, looking beyond its failure toward the qualities of a meaningful partnership.

An adulterous relationship between cousins, one a clergyman, brings sexual desire into conflict with religious and moral commitments. Their connection raises questions about whether spiritual understanding can emerge from conduct that challenges the beliefs governing their lives.

This collection examines debates over women’s ordination, drawing together perspectives on scripture, priesthood, worship and ecclesiastical authority. Edited by Furlong, the essays consider theological objections and emerging arguments for women’s fuller participation in the life of the church.

Monica Furlong follows Alan Watts from his English childhood to his life in California, drawing on interviews with relatives, colleagues and friends. The biography examines the personal experiences and intellectual influences behind his popular interpretations of Eastern religion.

This biography examines Thérèse of Lisieux, the French saint known for her spiritual “little way.” Monica Furlong considers the life behind a widely admired religious figure whose character and beliefs have often been misunderstood or simplified.

Taken in by healer Juniper, nine-year-old Wise Child begins learning magic and finding a home. Her estranged mother’s return offers wealth but demands divided loyalty, while a mysterious plague and village suspicion threaten the safety she has discovered.

Nine women reflect on sexism within the Christian church in this collection edited by Monica Furlong. Their contributions examine experiences of faith and exclusion, continuing the discussion of women’s place in religious life begun in Feminine in the Church.

Princess Juniper leaves a comfortable court life to study healing and nature’s magic. Returning after her demanding apprenticeship, she discovers an aunt plotting to seize the throne, forcing her to use untested powers against a threat to her family and kingdom.

Furlong examines women’s access to power within the Church and the arguments surrounding their ordination. Questions about authority, desire and solidarity shape her challenge to attitudes that limit women’s roles or encourage them to resist reform.

Edited by Monica Furlong, this collection brings together services and prayers from the St. Hilda Community. Its worship material gives women’s experiences a place in religious practice and offers resources for services using inclusive language.

In these short essays, Monica Furlong explores questions that can unsettle Christian belief, including prayer, death, love and sin. Traditional ideas about heaven, sacraments and morality are reconsidered alongside contemporary experiences and difficult ethical disagreements.

Monica Furlong examines the place of contemplation in lives crowded by activity and competing demands. She encourages readers to recognize prayer, meditation and reflection as present needs rather than experiences to postpone until an imagined quieter future.

Monica Furlong revisits traditional Christian symbols and doctrines, asking how they can retain meaning in a culture where the church has become less central. Her exploratory approach considers religious imagery through contemporary experience rather than fixed assumptions.

Adults look back on their experiences of growing up Christian in this collection edited by Monica Furlong. Their accounts explore how children understand religion and how early beliefs can shape moral judgments, attitudes and later relationships with faith.

A boy unable to speak escapes an abusive master and discovers Robin Hood’s hidden refuge. Finding a place among the outlaws gives him a chance to demonstrate courage while uncovering the mystery of his own origins and identity.

Monica Furlong introduces eleven medieval women mystics through their writings, contemporary accounts and her own commentary. Figures including Hildegard of Bingen, Clare of Assisi and Julian of Norwich reveal varied expressions of religious authority and spiritual experience.

After living for six months among the Kukatja people of Western Australia, Monica Furlong explores their relationship with the Great Sandy Desert. Spiritual beliefs, connections to land and encounters with Christianity shape her account of the community.

This collection examines the Church of England’s provision of special bishops for people who opposed women priests. Its contributors argue that the 1993 Act of Synod undermined women’s ordination and damaged the church’s public standing and internal life.

Monica Furlong surveys the Church of England as a historic institution facing contemporary pressures. Its origins, achievements, organizational structures and present condition form the basis of a wide-ranging examination of the place it occupies in national life.

Monica Furlong retells stories from the Old Testament for a younger audience, accompanied by Cherry Denman’s illustrations. The volume presents biblical narratives through accessible storytelling, inviting readers to encounter the people and events of these ancient religious traditions.

This collection brings together women’s prayers from many centuries, cultures and religious traditions, accompanied by Monica Furlong’s commentary. Expressions of gratitude, longing, grief and wonder offer varied perspectives on spiritual life and the search for connection with the divine.

Accused of witchcraft, healer Juniper and her apprentice flee with Wise Child’s devoted cousin Colman. Their arrival in Juniper’s homeland reveals her royal identity, drawing the young companions into a world beyond the village and dangers they left behind.

This volume gathers Monica Furlong’s prayers and poetry, including material from Women Included and her earlier collection God’s a Good Man. It brings her work in these two forms together for readers interested in her religious writing.

Monica Furlong gathers women's prayers and poems from different centuries, cultures and religious traditions. Their expressions of spiritual longing place ancient rulers and medieval visionaries alongside modern poets, revealing varied ways women have searched for meaning and given desire a voice.