Reviewer Rank:
31,905 - Total Helpful Votes: 1 of 1
|
In this short book Karen Armstrong sheds more light on the meaning and continuing relevance of the book of Genesis than many authors have done in far longer works. In a series of short chapters she discusses the vividly drawn men and women who, with their very human mixtures of strengths and weaknesses, people these remarkable stories. She sees Genesis as the story of God's withdrawal from an intimate involvement in his creation and of the human response to the dilemmas of living in the complex world he has left us. This book makes it abundantly clear why the Hebrew Bible continues to fascinate both believers and non-believers; it will send you back to the book of Genesis with renewed… Read more
|
|
|
Don't let the word "millennium" put you off. In this book David Winter offers a series of short Bible readings, one for each day of lent. The readings are all taken from the Gospel accounts of Christ's teaching, and each reading is followed by a couple of pages of discussion of what these teachings might mean for us today. I found Winter's commentary very clear, fresh, and insightful. Although the format is that of readings for lent, they could equally well be used for daily reflection at any time of year.
|
|
|
|
In this book Arthur C. Clarke considers the future development of human technology, focusing on the ultimate limits of what is possible rather than on what the near future is likely to bring. Originally published in 1962, Clarke has added comments where developments have substantially modified his earlier views. He addresses a wide range of questions: transport, colonising space, novel sources of energy, artificial intelligence, a universal machine that can produce any specified artefact, as well as more fanciful possibilities such as time-travel, teleportation, and invisibility. He suggests we should be slow to pronounce anything "impossible" as the technology of the future may be as hard… Read more
|
