Later today I shall travel down to London for a small event to mark th epublication of this book. Thanks to my old boss Richard Harries ( now Lord H
Sissinghurst
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Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History
by Adam Nicolson,
Harper, 2008
There are some places that have an extraordinary ability to get inside
Art and Death
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This highly sensitive and beautifully written book looks closely at the way contemporary Western artists negotiate death, both as personal exper
Valuing Age:Pastoral Ministry with older people
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A new publication by James Woodward
Pastoral care and practical theology in the light of age and ageing are the focus of this book. It is
Seamus Heaney
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Dennis O’Driscoll
Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney
(Faber, 2008)
Seamus Heaney is regarded as possibly the finest poet of
Understanding the Reformation?
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The Last Office: 1539 and the Dissolution of a Monastery
by Geoffrey Moorhouse
283pp, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2008, £25
St Cuthbert had a lucky
Tolerance?
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Benjamin Kaplan, a professor of Dutch history at University College London and the University of Amsterdam, offers a history focused on the po
A Secular Age?
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Charles Taylor, Board of Trustees Professor of Law and Philosophy at Northwestern University, is causing quite a stir with his new book A Secular
If not Now, When?
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Oh No !
Not another book on OldAge? Yes and a good one.....
Self-appointed ambassador for the baby-boomer generation, Esther is a professionally i
These our actors
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these our actors
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And,
What hope for Religion?
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The New Spirituality: An Introduction to Progressive Belief in the Twenty-first Century Gordon Lynch
“Religion is over – there’s simply no
Whats in a sermon then?
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In Other Words, Incarnational Translation for Preaching
Charles H. Cosgrove and W. Dow Edgerton
In our theological libraries it may be that
Is there anybody there – Responding to Dementia?
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Is there anybody there?
Can we remember those who forget?
We human beings deal with our fears in a variety of ways. Often our response to certain t
Valuing Age:Pastoral Ministry with Older People just published!
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This book is desperately needed. James Woodward’s study is masterful,informed, compassionate, theologically articulate and pastorally compelling
Rowan’s Rule and the impossible job!
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This is a dense book of over 400 carefully chosen pages of words. The writer demonstrates his intelligence and insight with balanced judgement
Changing Times – Changing Britain?
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Andrew Wilson is an extraordinarily skilled, energetic and enterprising historian. This book charts the life of Britain since Elizabeth II’
Collecting Books
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I am a very minor collector of books! I am blessed with the ability to read and absorb material reasonably quickly. Relaxation is a good book wi
Sheila Hancock
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This is a really moving read about a woman coping with the death of her partner John Thaw. I challenge anyone not to be moved and enthralled by her lo
The art of life
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Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most important and stimulating social thinkers writing today.
In this wonderful new book -
Bauman argues that
Only in America?
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My fascination with the USA continues and I was glad to come across this excellent book by Matt Frei
Matt Frei, the BBC's Washington corresponden