The Seven Basic Plots
This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of ‘basic stories’ in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient...
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Thomas Berry: Selected Writings
Thomas Berry (1914-2009), was a priest, a “geologian,” and a historian of religions. He was an early and significant voice awakening religious sensibilities to the environmental crisis. He is particularly well-known...
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A Thousand Ages
Our generation is the first that has been able to tell the story of the cosmos (from its origins at the ‘Big Bang’ to the universe we know today) in a form that is substantiated by reliable scientific evidence. People of all faiths and none have an urgent need to talk constructively to each other about the relationship between humanity and the rest of the earth community.
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The New Testament World
Social behavioural patterns and cultural norms in Palestine at the time of Jesus and his followers differed greatly from anything that a modern reader will have experienced. Malina examines such themes as honour and shame, the individual, limited good, kinship and purity laws. Understanding these is essential for anyone who wishes to understand the context against which the New Testament was written.
Read MoreThe Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
Alice Roberts takes you on the most incredible journey, revealing your path from a single cell to a complex embryo to a living, breathing, thinking person. It’s a story that connects us with our distant ancestors and an...
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