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    The Curious History of God

    The Curious History of God

    Author: Russell Stannard
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion / Theology
    A popular book about our evolving understanding of the nature of God. Stannard, a retired Open University physics professor, tells the story of God through…… Read More »
    Noble Purpose - The Joy of Living a Meaningful Life

    Noble Purpose - The Joy of Living a Meaningful Life

    Author: William Damon
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Meaning & Purpose
    A fine book by a professor of education at Stanford who has delved deeper than most in his search for 'noble purpose', a sense of…… Read More »
    Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body and Soul

    Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body and Soul

    Authors: Joanna Hill, Robert A Emmons
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality & Psychology
    A gem of a book in small format suitable for carrying round. The book is arranged with quotations on the left hand page and text…… Read More »
    Buddha - Discovery Deck - 53 Sutras and Meditation Cards to create a silent space within

    Buddha - Discovery Deck - 53 Sutras and Meditation Cards to create a silent space within

    Author: Osho
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Buddhism / Spirituality / Meditation
    This is a remarkable and innovative tool. The deck of cards contain an artistic image of the Buddha with a sutra from the Dhammapada beneath…… Read More »
    Gurdjieff - The Key Concepts

    Gurdjieff - The Key Concepts

    Author: Sophia Wellbeloved
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    An indispensable guide and glossary for those trying to find their way round Gurdjieff's rather opaque writings. The book is arguably a better point of…… Read More »
    Religion and the Workplace - Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership

    Religion and the Workplace - Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership

    Author: Douglas A Hicks
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality & Work
    A book concentrating on US companies but which has wider ramifications as the concern for spirituality in the workplace burgeons. Part of the author's emphasis…… Read More »
    The Just War Revisited

    The Just War Revisited

    Author: Oliver O'Donovan
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Ethics / Political Philosophy
    These brilliant reflections by Oxford's Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology began as a series of lectures delivered in Aberdeen and are supplemented by…… Read More »
    Rowan Williams - An Introduction

    Rowan Williams - An Introduction

    Author: Rupert Shortt
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion / Theology
    A timely book about the new Archbishop of Canterbury by one of his former pupils. The first half of the book gives a biographical insight…… Read More »
    Life Choices, Life Changes - Develop your Personal Vision with Imagework

    Life Choices, Life Changes - Develop your Personal Vision with Imagework

    Author: Dr. Dina Glouberman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Personal Development / Psychology
    The latest edition of a very well received book on image work, first published in 1989. The first part explains the theory behind the practice,…… Read More »
    The Joy of Burnout

    The Joy of Burnout

    Author: Dr. Dina Glouberman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Self Help
    Subtitled 'how the end of the world can be a new beginning', this book owes its origins to the author's own experience of burnout. The…… Read More »
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