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Bring the 'passion' narrative alive with 'Parish Passion Play',
which is suitable for production by anyone with little or no acting
experience. Ideally suited for use in a parish church, the play is
based upon the chronology presented by Professor Colin J. Humphreys
in his book 'The Mystery of the Last Supper'.
Bring the 'passion' narrative alive with 'Parish Passion Play',
which is suitable for production by anyone with little or no acting
experience. Ideally suited for use in a parish church, the play is
based upon the chronology presented by Professor Colin J. Humphreys
in his book 'The Mystery of the Last Supper'.
The tranquil development of the Perpetuan movement is disrupted by
Gregg, a former US Secret Service operative and charismatic sex
maniac. He subverts Perpetua's message in a series of aggressive
emails, pushing the movement's non-combative leadership to breaking
point. After a series of bizarre and spectacular appearances, Gregg
discredits himself and the movement, but is reconciled through the
direct intervention of Perpetua. Can the movement survive the
ordeal? The Third Testament ends with Damian's apocalyptic vision
and a new liturgy. Unity is the third and final book in The Third
Testament for the Third Millennium, a bold re-telling of the New
Testament in a 21st Century context, asking Christians to question
what they believe and why. Incorporating a dazzling array of
artistic styles, convention-breaking use of language and sharply
drawn characters, the series draws on its author's experience of
journalism, broadcasting and politics, and on his work as a lay
minister in the Church of England. It is profound and funny, moving
and edgy, setting out how we might better live together with more
self-restraint and less regulation.
Anyone who finds solace in the words of the Book of Common
Prayer will welcome this companion to its Collects, Epistles, and
Gospels, to be used at the Ministration of the Holy Communion,
throughout the Year.
Written for both the lay and ordained, this thought provoking
commentary gives the words of Cranmer and his colleagues renewed
meaning in our own time by providing historical context for their
composition and reflection on their broader message. This book
provides an excellent starting point for sermons or personal
contemplation on the readings and prayers that comprise the
liturgical year.
Carey s exposition of the biblical readings and Prayer Book
collects is careful, thorough, and informed by a well-populated
theological and cultural hinterland ... I wholeheartedly commend it
and recommend it to every thoughtful Christian. - The Very Reverend
Michael Sadgrove, Dean of Durham (from the foreword)
Kevin Carey is the Chairman of RNIB, the UK's leading blindness
charity, and a Reader in his parish church. He has been a Member of
General Synod, and is a chorister, published poet, and classical
music critic.
Following the inexplicable murder and reappearance of Perpetua, her
followers spread a gospel of unconditional love. Whilst struggling
to deal with issues of freedom and uniformity, power and love,
tension mounts. Set in two quintessentially British settings, they
quickly discover that each follower is called to pay a price, from
tedium to martyrdom. With the death of one of Perpetua's most loyal
supporters moments after uttering a revelatory accusation, they
learn that obstacles come not only from outside their number, but
from within. Spirit is the second of three books in The Third
Testament for the Third Millennium, a bold re-telling of the New
Testament in a 21st Century context, asking Christians to question
what they believe and why. Incorporating a dazzling array of
artistic styles, convention-breaking use of language and sharply
drawn characters, the series draws on its author's experience of
journalism, broadcasting and politics, and on his work as a lay
minister in the Church of England. It is profound and funny, moving
and edgy, setting out how we might better live together with more
self-restraint and less regulation.
Perpetua, a 19 year old girl from South London, says that she is
God. She gathers a motley collection of followers and begins her
travels, performing miracles and spreading her gospel of
unconditional love along the way.
Her message provokes a strong and ultimately lethal reaction
from Christianity's warring factions, politicians and journalists
bent on profit instead of the truth. Her story is told by four
people: Jack, a tabloid journalist; Claire, a social worker; Beth,
a media student; and Damian, a theology graduate and Church House
intern.
Perpetua is the first of three novels in The Third Testament for
the Third Millennium, a bold re-telling of the New Testament in a
21st Century context, asking Christians to question what they
believe and why.
Incorporating a dazzling array of artistic styles,
convention-breaking use of language and sharply drawn characters,
the series draws on its author's experience of journalism,
broadcasting and politics, and on his work as a lay minister in the
Church of England. It is profound and funny, moving and edgy,
setting out how we might better live together with more
self-restraint and less regulation.
Countries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an
indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth - the assets
such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that
produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both
their income and assets to assess their economic health and
prospects for the future. Wealth accounts allow countries to take
stock of their assets to monitor the sustainability of development,
an urgent concern today for all countries. The Changing Wealth of
Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future covers national wealth
for 141 countries over 20 years (1995-2014) as the sum of produced
capital, 19 types of natural capital, net foreign assets, and human
capital overall as well as by gender and type of employment. Great
progress has been made in estimating wealth since the fi rst
volume, Where Is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital for the
21st Century, was published in 2006. New data substantially improve
estimates of natural capital, and, for the first time, human
capital is measured by using household surveys to estimate lifetime
earnings. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 begins with a review
of global and regional trends in wealth over the past two decades
and provides examples of how wealth accounts can be used for the
analysis of development patterns. Several chapters discuss the new
work on human capital and its application in development policy.
The book then tackles elements of natural capital that are not yet
fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine
fisheries, and ecosystems. This book targets policy makers but will
engage anyone committed to building a sustainable future for the
planet.
In Set in Stone, Kevin Carey's poems tell stories as dreams, as
memories, as rituals, or ceremonies. Carey writes poetry for the
everyperson, poetry that deals with memory, loss, and nostalgia in
an accessible and honest way. These poems tell stories about
growing up and growing older, about loss and victory, giving praise
to the moments that pass through our lives and the imprint they
leave behind. Carey embraces the mystery of nostalgia, the haunted
memories, worn and cemented by time, that string a life together.
These are poems of places and of people, both real and imagined.
These are poems about summer ponds and barroom nights, basketball
and superheroes--poems that remind us of our humanness. These are
poems, set in stone, to be chipped away at carefully, revealing the
truths hidden underneath.
Poetry that takes us from an urban beachfront in the shadow of the
Boston skyline to the halls of a private prep school, from the
corner drugstore to the playground basketball court.
"Carey's universe may be set in blue-collar New England, but out of
that backdrop, we find a man very much like ourselves trying to
hold on to what everyone loses eventually--his children as they
grow up, his parents, long-time friends, perhaps, most important of
all, his sense of where he thought he was going to be when he was
young and what life is for him now."- Maria Mazziotti Gillan - from
the Foreword
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