Modern Believing
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in Modern Believing Oct 2010 • previous edition • next edition
Let the Bible Be Itself: Learning to Read it Right
R. Vincent
Winchester and Washington: O Books, 2008. Pp. viii, 149. Pb
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Reviewed by Helen-Ann Hartley, Ripon College Cuddesdon
The Church in Anglican Theology: A Historical, Theological and Ecumencial Exploration
K. A. Locke
Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2009. Pp. xii, 219. Hb.
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Reviewed by Mark D. Chapman, Ripon College Cuddesdon
Iran and Christianity: Historical Identity and Present Relevance
M. Bradley
London: Continuum, 2008. Pp. xii, 197. Hb.
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Reviewed by Guli Francis-Dehqani, Diocese of Peterborough
The Future of Love: Essays in Political Theology
J. Milbank
London: SCM Press, 2009. Pp. xxii, 382. Pb.
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Reviewed by Steven Shakespeare, Liverpool Hope University
A Theology of Women's Priesthood
A. M. Green
London: SPCK, 2009. Pp. vi, 186. Pb.
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Reviewed by Jean Mayland, Hexham
Ageing and Spirituality across Faiths and Cultures
E. B. MacKinlay (ed.)
London and Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010. Pp. 272. Pb.
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Reviewed by James Woodward, College of St George, Windsor Castle
The Hybrid Church in the City: Third Space Thinking
C. Baker
London: SCM Press, 2009. Pp. x, 166. Pb.
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Reviewed by Andrew Davey, New Cross Gate
Beacons of the Light: One Hundred People who have Shaped the Spiritual History of Humankind
M. C. R. Braybrooke
Winchester and Washington: O Books, 2009. Pp. x, 681. Pb.
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Reviewed by Alan Race, St. Philip's Centre, Leicester
Publisher's description: Beacons of Light introduces 100 of the world's most influential spiritual teachers - some like Jesus, the Buddha or Muhammad are well known; others like Rabia, Manikkavacakar, Guru Arjan Dev or Hildegard deserve to be better known. The story of their lives is clearly set in the historical and religious context of their time. A summary is given of their message and continuing influence. Often inspiring quotations from their prayers or poems are included.
Who They Were: In the Reformed Churches of England and Wales
C. Binfield and J. Taylor (eds.)
Donington, Shaun Tyas, 2007. Pp. xii, 254. Hb.
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Reviewed by Michael Brierley, Tavistock