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| Brant Pitre’s “The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ” is the best apologetics book that I’ve read since Peter Williams’ “Jesus The Genius” and “Can We Trust the Gospels?” It is full of insights into the Scriptures. Here ...more | |
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| Melvin Bragg's "The Adventure of English" contained many interesting anecdotes (such as how "The Black Death killed a disproportionate number of the clergy, thus reducing the grip of Latin all over the land") and I especially enjoyed the chapters "Wi ...more | |
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| Sheila Cassidy’s “Sharing the Darkness: The Spirituality of Caring” is an intriguing exploration of the ministry of presence in caring juxtaposed with the challenges of community life and the theology of suffering. The first I found insightful; the s ...more | |
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| This is one of those books that would benefit from repeated study, particularly making use of the study guide questions provided for use after reading each chapter. The consideration of prototypes (pp.116-8 et al) helped me in seeing the relevance of ...more | |
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| The book seeks to be a “practical guide on how the inclusion of people with dementia can be concretely practised in churches”, to situate dementia and ministry in an Asian context, and to serve as a handbook for trainers and consultants engaging “wit ...more | |
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“Our best days make happy memories, But every day brings the chance of a new adventure. Why go looking for yesterday when you can be happy here... TODAY!” Reminds me of a point made in Christopher Cook’s “The Lived Experience of Dementia”: “Within each p ...more |
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| Self-evidently the inspiration for George Lucas’ Star Wars, Frank Herbert’s Dune more obviously draws upon the Bible right from the opening quotation from ‘Manual of Muad’Dib’ by Princess Irulan. Part three (The Prophet) lacked unexpected surprises f ...more | |
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| I enjoyed getting to know the new Archbishop of Canterbury through Andrew Atherstone's biography, "Archbishop Sarah Mullally". His depth of research was especially evident in the early chapters, where I also felt I heard more of his voice as author. ...more | |
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| “Contented Dementia” by Oliver James is highly practical and begins well, when the author asserts, firstly, “that the disability created by dementia does not have to be hellish, that it truly is possible to create well-being for the rest of the perso ...more | |
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| Enjoyed the first hundred or so pages (to chapter xiv) and chapter xxvii (her retirement from the palace), i.e. all the personal reflections. The chapters that were impersonal descriptions of the country, its culture and customs were less enthralling ...more | |
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