The life journey of a woman who-as a medical doctor, missionary nun, pioneer of gender equality, Anglican priest, and now a contemplative Catholic-influenced the lives of thousands. Una Kroll is one of the most outspoken campaigners for the ordination of women. She achieved a certain notoriety in 1978 at the Church of England's General Synod when its members turned down a proposal to prepare legislation to ordain women to the priesthood. Quoting from Matthew 7:9, she shouted from the gallery "We asked you for bread and you gave us a stone." 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women on the Church of England and 2015 will almost certainly see the consecration of women as bishops. This celebration will both rekindle interest in the history of the movement for women's ordination and also serve to further ignite debate for the same in the Roman Catholic Church. Una Kroll told BBC radio about the campaign for the full inclusion of women into the Anglican church and her role in it. Listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04p5f3c

Many people's lives are crippled, or at least hampered, by what other people have done to them, or what they have done to other people. Only by finding a way to get free of the past, can people truly live. This book is a study into the process of life-giving forgiveness in the light of the events of Holy Week nearly two thousand years ago. Readers will be able to make connections between life at the beginning of the twenty-first century and some of the events and characters of Christ's passion and death.

In this wise and pithy book, Una Kroll, an experienced doctor and priest, sheds new light on the how and why of forgiveness and how coming to understand the meaning of the death of Jesus and helps everyone to forgive and live. Each chapter begins with a story taken from life and ends with an illuminating passage from the Bible.

Contents:
-- Do We Need to Forgive and Be Forgiven?
-- What About Criminals and Those Who Have Done Real Harm?
-- Practical Ways of Asking for Forgiveness
-- How Do we Feel About the World?
-- Do We Need Scapegoats?
-- Hate Amnesty and Transforming Hope
-- The First Fruits of Forgiveness