The Enduring Melody
Michael Mayne is Dean emeritus of Westminster and the former head of religious programmes at the BBC. This is an extraordinary book in three parts.…… Read More »
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What Islam Did for Us
With its subtitle 'understanding Islam's contribution to Western civilisation', this book actually offers rather more, and one understands why when one reads that the author…… Read More »
Religion Online
An eye-opening and timely volume about finding faith on the Internet. The four parts deal with being religious in cyberspace, mainstream religions in cyberspace, new…… Read More »
Bringing God Back to Earth
John Hunt has spent a lifetime in publishing and is now the managing editor of O Books with its fine list. Highly readable and well-informed,…… Read More »
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Utility
This is the seventh volume in the St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs, and is subtitled 'happiness in philosophical and economic thought.' On…… Read More »
Consciousness and its Place in Nature
This volume, whose title echoes C.D. Broad's 'The Mind and its Place in Nature' of 80 years ago asks if physicalism entails panpsychism. It consists…… Read More »
The Future for Philosophy
The title of this book is unusual in using the conjunction 'for' rather than 'of'. It is a collection of articles that aims to assess…… Read More »
The Healing Power of Celtic Plants
The author's scientific background with a doctorate in medicinal plant chemistry equips her well to understand the basic elements of healing plants. Her quest began…… Read More »
Reiki Jim Kei Do
An introduction to the history and practice of Reiki subtitled 'the way of compassion and wisdom'. The book gives a thorough overview, including the philosophy,…… Read More »
Stars of the Meadow
The author builds on the work of Edward Bach with his pioneering work on flower essences and the relationship between health and human personality. The…… Read More »