Two Journeys, Memoirs by Gabourey Sidibe and Rosamund Burton
Recently I read two books that were quite different; one was a memoir, the other a travel book and I was struck at how they each were accounts of a … Continue reading
The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction, by Timothy Lim
In an earlier post for VL, I enthused wildly about The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (see my exhortation here). And now I can wholeheartedly recommend a companion volume, … Continue reading
Amazing Grace
This 2007 biography of the anti-slavery campaigner and British politician of the eighteenth century, William Wilberforce, begins with a foreword from the then President of Wilberforce University, which he describes … Continue reading
The Great Reformer: Francis and the making of a radical Pope, by Austen Ivereigh
The Great Reformer is a substantial book. 480 pages in the new UK paperback edition, including notes, acknowledgements and a thorough overview of the sources, this biography of Jorge Mario Bergoglio—now … Continue reading
The Nail, by Stephen Cottrell
I first became aware of Stephen Cottrell as a writer (rather than as the Anglican Bishop of Chelmsford) late last year, when I reviewed his Advent book, Walking Backwards to … Continue reading
Coming Up This Week
At first glance, we seem to have an animal filled week, but Dragonhold is really a place, not a corral for dragons, unfortunately. So what we really have is a … Continue reading
Faith, Seriously: The Ethics of Everyday Life, by Michael Banner
Like much of the really exciting theology I’ve read this year (Rowan Williams’ Meeting God in Mark, or Hugh Gilbert OSB’s The Tale of Quisquis), The Ethics of Everyday Life … Continue reading
Fathomless Riches: Or How I Went from Pop to Pulpit, by the Reverend Richard Coles
I know a priest who, after he had shut up shop on Christmas Day, would get into his pyjamas and take a bottle of vodka alone to bed, watch The … Continue reading
Faith in the Public Square, by Rowan Williams
Review by Kirsty Jane McCluskey and Michael Carley Religion as understood by those who find it unacceptable… is something seen essentially in terms of an appeal to the will: decide … Continue reading
Christmas Carols and Songs
One of the best things about this time of year is the music. I look forward to Dec. 1st, when I begin playing my many Christmas albums, from Celtic instrumentals … Continue reading
Bible: The Story of the King James Version, 1611 – 2011 (Gordon Campbell)- AND ~ The Bible Now (Richard Elliott Friedman and Shawna Dolansky)
I’ll admit from the outset that I’m not the most obvious person to be reviewing these two books, being not only an agnostic atheist but also liable to break out … Continue reading
Teresa of Avila by Rowan Williams
Oh, as for riches! If people have easily what they need and a lot of money in their coffers and guard against committing serious sins, they think everything is done. … Continue reading
An Interview with Brother Guy Consolmagno: Part II
For Part I, click here. For Kirsty’s review of God’s Mechanics, click here. The idea of a religious university as they exist in the US is not a familiar one … Continue reading
An Interview with Brother Guy Consolmagno: Part I
Brother Guy Consolmagno is a planetary scientist, Jesuit brother and sci-fi enthusiast. In addition to his own research, he is Co-ordinator for Public Relations at the Vatican Observatory and curator … Continue reading
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