Fractured - Jon Yates
I saw Jon Yates being interviewed on The Sacred podcast, and the guy has a decent assessment of what is happening to our society and how we might mend its parlous state.
A Birthday Present
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One of the Scottish noir writers of detective fiction. Having read Conviction, I can tell you Denise Mina is probably one of the best such writers around. Looking forward to reading this one.
Bought from a Charity Shop
I've read her previous books on ancestry and burial practices. Like her TV presenting, her books are approachable, informative and immensely relatable. This one is about how the end of the Roman Empire coincided with the rise of Christianity.
Bought from The Whitby Bookshop
Bought from The Whitby Bookshop
Zombies In Western Culture - Vervaeke, Mastropietro & Miscevic
A slim volume of what I suspect is more an academic outline than a fully fledged book. But I've heard John Vervaeke talking about this subject and its seems a more useful analogy than you might think. That the dominant presence of zombies in our popular movies is a reflection of our cultures unease with the loss of meaning.
A Birthday Present
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A Birthday Present
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In my reading of Christian history and literature I've been meaning to investigate the mystic apophatic tradition, of which Eckhart seems pretty central. This book has a favourable reputation as a broad introduction to his thought.
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Its a compendium of Merwin's poetry who is almost unknown in the UK, but a much lauded man of US literature. His poetry varied in quality and length over his lifetime, sometimes it is a real blissful joy, other times not so much. Presently it is peerless. I'm reading a couple of poems a day, but at over five hundred pages it might be a while before I finish it. I'm currently nearing half way.
Ordered from Holt Bookshop
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An apparently helpful book about how to avoid becoming polarised in our beliefs, and unable to hear opinions that don't accord with our own. A somewhat timely book. I believe I need a little help in this area myself, so lets see what this has to offer.
Bought from Book Hive Aylsham
Subtitled -A Study In Meaning, Barfield was one of the 'Inklings' along with Tolkein & Lewis. An influential thinker whose ideas and theories about poetry and language are probably more wide ranging in their influence than I realise. I want to read this to see if I can get a grasp on what the fuss is about. Wish me luck, cos I think I might need it.
A Birthday Present
Again someone I've seen being interviewed on The Sacred podcast. I'm always fascinated by people whose job is to interact with darker vile and unacceptable people in our society. Adshead is a forensic Psychiatrist whose patients are serial killers, arsonists, stalkers. Basicly the sort of folk the tabloids would label 'monsters'.
A Birthday Present
A general introduction to mysticism as a phenomena. All part of my intention this year to read more about this area.
Bought from Book Hive, Aylsham
Currently Reading ( Ooops just finished it -read the review )
Currently Reading ( Ooops just finished it -read the review )
I could read the Yellow Pages if it was written by this chap. But also his reflections on friendship is a subject I am interested in his experience of. So win win.
Bought from Book Hive, Aylsham
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