Ian S. Knox Finishing Well: A God’s-Eye View of Ageing
London: SPCK, 2020. Pp. xiv, 283. Pb. £9.99. ISBN 978-0-281-08349
The Lessons of Life ? Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
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What do you think holds us together ? What should be our attitude to these moments of living? What
Space and Time : Heschel on The Sabbath
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Many books that we buy or borrow age. They have a shelf life. I have aways been interested in other peoples shelves - how they organise thei
Burkeman on the lessons of Time
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Four Thousand Weeks: Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count Vintage 2022
What is your relationshi
From the Shores of Silence – Learning from feminist voices in Practical Theology
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From the Shores of Silence
Conversations in Feminist Practical Theology
Edited by Ashley Cocksworth, Rachel Starr and Stephen Burns with N
Transgressive Devotion : radical, original, unsettling theology at its honest best
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I remember one of my university teachers sitting in on a seminar that I was leading some 20 years ago. He was attentive and appeared to be m
Close ( Film 2022)
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Gustav De Waele and Eden Dambrine as Rémi and Léo
On my post Easter travels I was glad to reaquaint myself with The Midland Arts Centre &
Reading David Whyte – Consolations
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We live in strange times. Listening to this mornings news adds to the complexity and anxiety. The junior doctors strike which informs us
What shall we make of a frail old age ? On watching Allelujah
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If I had taken any notice of the reviews then I should certainly not have parted with £12 for a cinema ticket to see this film. Based on th
‘Bedtime’ Reading : Super- Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
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Being confined to quarters while a bout of flu ( or something - I have never been very good at diagnosis ) and amidst cancelling appointments
In Praise of Living
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From time to time most of us, wonder how our lives might be brought to an end. This isn't morbid or odd, but part of
Listening to your Soul Julia Mourant
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Canterbury Press 2022 ISBN-13 9781786223364 Pb 144pp
In these strange and unpredictable post lockdown days of uncertaint
Leslie Houlden 1929- 2022 : Sacerdos, amator Dei, Quaerēns
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A Sermon delivered at the Funeral Eucharist of Leslie Houlden at the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Temple Balsall
21st December
The abiding significance of sacred space
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I wonder where your favourite space is in Salisbury? A visitor said to me recently – ‘I love Sarum College – it is a space where I can b
PRACTICES FOR THE SOUL : FINDING MEANING IN OUR STRANGE NEW WORLD ?
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The Power of Ritual : Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices Casper Ter Kuile William Collins 2020
reposted from 6th April 2021
A Day that left its imprint on us all – The Funeral of HM The Queen
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On the day after the funeral I write this feeling a certain kind of disorientation. Bank Holidays often bring that disruption to the
Waking up to God – Exploring faith by asking the right questions?
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Waking Up to God:
Rediscovering Faith in Post-Pandemic Times by Neil Richardson
Sacristy Press 2022
Neil Richard
Coping with the Uncertainty of these Present Times
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I have just returned for leading a retreat for twenty women and men supporting them as they prepare for their life as clergy. They talked abou
ON FAILURE – HOW TO SUCCEED AT DEFEAT
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(The School of Life 2022)
A hopeful and encouraging book that is gentle on its reader!
In 2008, Alain de Botton was one of a team of write
DIPPING INTO THE MIDDLE AGES
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Hidden Hands : The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers by Mary Wellesley ( RiverRun 2021)
At Sarum College we have offered an MA