thinking honestly about life and faith
In response to the Feast Day of St Francis, I thought to share these lovely pieces. First, my photo of the cross before which Francis was praying when he sensed God’s call to him. Next, one of the versions … Read More »
I want to conclude this offering of good books that have enriched my life with a biography that has influenced me in several ways—but actually to sneak in another book as well.(Perhaps together they could be classed as a Tome. … Read More »
This is not only a big book, it is a really huge subject and full of rich insights: Walter Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament, (Fortress Press, 1997). It is a work worthy of spending a long time with—it’s over … Read More »
From Shannon Cowett, colleague in the USA: It’s disheartening to see the “Pro-life” response to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. It’s clear the folks who think RBG was a vehement “baby killer” have never heard the name Susan Struck. In … Read More »
God For Us: the Trinity and Christian Life, by Catherine Mowry LaCugna (HarperSanFranciso 1991) is without a doubt one of the most valuable books I have read in the years of my teaching career. Catherine LaCugna (1952 – 1997—she died … Read More »
A university student gruffly dismissed the local vicar for ‘peddling nonsense from an old book’. Indeed the Bible is an old book and we have to admit that a great deal of nonsense, and much worse, has been propagated in … Read More »
I have several times written about Jürgen Moltmann’s wonderful autobiography, A Broad Place: it is a work to which I returned recently when presenting a short session on his life story. I notice that one of my blogs on this … Read More »
One of the most challenging and rewarding books I have read for a long time, and keep on returning to, is my next Terrific Tome: it’s a big book and worth spending a lot of time with. Rita Nakashima Brock … Read More »
I write today on the anniversary of my father’s sudden death, when I was just 21 years old. I write amidst a declared ‘State of Emergency’, as the virus Cvid-19 wreaks havoc around the world. I write conscious that I … Read More »
Recently the Melbourne Theatre Company offered the presentation online of some great speeches in Australian history. Hearing one of these prompted me to review a superb collection of such speeches, published in 2005, ‘Men and Women of Australia’: Our greatest … Read More »